Having made its entry into the Indian market recently, Ras Al Khaimah welcomed five key agents from Mumbai and Delhi for a three day visit earlier this month in its first ever fam trip organised by Heavens Portfolio from this market. With an aim to showcase the wealth of activities offered at the destination, the group enjoyed the Falcon Show, Bassata Desert Camp, Prince of Sea Dinner Cruise and Iceland Etihad Airways has introduced Edufly, a special program tailor-made to the needs of students travelling from India to pursue their studies abroad. The program, which will run from 1 June to 30 September 2014 to coincide with the start of the academic year, will be available for students travelling from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kochi to a number of Etihad Airways destinations across the US and Europe including Washington, New York, Chicago, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Moscow and Athens.
Neerja Bhatia, General Manager in India, Etihad Airways said, “With the aim of easing some of the difficulties students face when travelling to study abroad, we are pleased to be able to offer them a range of special rewards and benefits.”
Under the EduFly program, students will receive an extra 10 kg baggage allowance when traveling to the UK and Europe, and one additional piece of luggage (weighing no more than 23 kgs) when travelling to the US. The program will also offer a host of other exciting benefits from partners including Matrix International and Axis bank. Matrix International will offer free 1 GB data for the first month for students in the UK, 50 per cent discount on the first month of rental when purchasing a student connection in the US and Rs. 250 worth of free talk-time for students buying a Matrix global card in Russia. Meanwhile, Axis Bank will offer preferential exchange rates and will waiver issuance fees on all Axis Bank Travel Currency Cards issued to students.
