Emirates promotes Bali

Emirates promotes Bali

JAKARTA (JP): The United Emirates Arab airline's Emirates has
launched a Bali promotion to attract Middle East holiday makers
to the island.

Company manager for Indonesia John Rotikan said on Monday that
few tourists from the region traveled to Bali, due to a lack of
information about the island.

In a bid to woo customers, the company's latest inflight
magazine features a long story on Bali in Arabic.

Rotikan said Emirates' cargo division, Emirates SkyCargo, had
launched a new service to allow customers to check schedules,
space availability and bookings via Internet and e-mail
transmission.

He said many African and Russian traders use Emirates aircraft
to transport textiles, garments and leather goods bought from the
Tanah Abang and Mangga Dua districts.

Emirates take the goods to Dubai, from where they are later
transported to their respective countries via other airlines.

Emirates has flights from Dubai to Jakarta, via Colombo and
Singapore, every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. (jsk)