Gulf Air and ITC Group celebrate 38 years of partnership
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Imperial Travel Centre Group (ITC Group), the airline’s general sales agent in Egypt, celebrated their 38 year long partnership at a trade dinner hosted recently in Cairo. Over 100 travel agents from across Egypt came together to mark the occasion.
Gulf Air Egypt Country Manager, Mr. Ahmed Ali Ramadhan commented: “Gulf Air and ITC Group have a longstanding and successful relationship. The past 38 years have proved fruitful for both ITC Group and Gulf Air, and it is with great pleasure that both parties now look forward to the next 38 years and more, working together to build an even stronger partnership with greater rewards for all.”
On the occasion, Mr. Ali Ramadhan also provided industry members with the latest information on the airline’s various services and commercial initiatives including the 2012 summer flight schedule features and latest sales promotions.
ITC Group was established in 1974 and has been, since establishment, the sole general sales agent for Gulf Air in Egypt handling both the airline’s passenger and cargo needs. With offices throughout the country (including Mansoora, Alexandria and Cairo International Airport), ITC Group has always been and remains at the forefront of innovation in Egypt.
Gulf Air recently introduced a series of commercial initiatives tailored to the Egypt market. These include the Falcon Corporate Plus Programme for corporates and SMEs, the ‘Falcon Flyer’ Programme which offers members attractive privileges and value added benefits such as bonus miles up to 250%, guaranteed seats, priority baggage handling, half miles redemption and family membership, and ‘Family First’ – competitively priced packages for travelling families, offering special privileges both on the ground and in the air. The carrier was recently awarded the Family Friendly Airline Award 2012 based on its ‘Family First’ initiative which includes the introduction of dedicated Sky Nannies for family travellers. Gulf Air has also just seen its Falcon Gold Bahrain Airport Lounge reopen following extensive refurbishment and the introduction of flatbed seats on some of its aircraft. In a world first, Gulf Air introduced SkyHub in 2011 allowing passengers to browse the web at broadband speeds and access social media services such as Facebook and Twitter while onboard. In addition, business travelers can access their virtual private network (VPN) to send and receive emails while watching live news and stock market updates at 35,000 feet.
Gulf Air’s 10 weekly flights between Cairo and Bahrain provide excellent connectivity via Bahrain to key destinations in the Gulf, the Indian sub-continent and the Far East such as Dubai, UAE, Bangkok, Thailand and Delhi, India in less than two hours.
