Emirates Holidays, the tour-operating arm of Emirates airlines, and TUI India, the tour operating arm of Le Passage to India, India’s leading Destination Management Company, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which TUI India will be the Preferred Agent for Emirates Holidays in India. The MoU announced by Mr. Marc Bennett, Divisional Senior Vice President – Emirates Destinations & Leisure Management, Mr. Arjun Sharma, MD, Le Passage to India and Ms. Jeannette Linfoot, Director of Tour Operations – New Markets, TUI Travel PLC., aims to to provide customers with competitively-priced, quality holiday experiences.
To support the Emirates Holidays products, Le Passage to India will leverage its tour operating brand, TUI India to further promote Emirates Holidays across India. With a focus on collaboration and innovation to drive the development of outbound tourism in the country, the partnership is the initial phase of a strategy aimed at exploring supply and distribution opportunities between the two companies.
“We are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership between TUI Travel PLC and the Emirates Group. This exclusive agreement between TUI India and Emirates Holidays in India is just the start of many joint initiatives which will be forthcoming on a global basis. As two of the largest companies in the global Travel Sector, we see great advantage from leveraging the strength of both the Emirates Group and TUI Travel PLC to create opportunities and added value to our customers and our respective businesses”, commented Ms. Jeannette Linfoot, Director of Tour Operations – New Markets, TUI Travel PLC.
“Our partnership with Emirates Holidays will combine the knowledge and expertise of both the companies to deliver quality holidays to Indian customers. This partnership will further drive the outbound industry in the country and we envisage setting new standards of quality products and services for the Indian traveller”, commented Mr. Arjun Sharma, MD, Le Passage to India.
