Cathay Pacific launches holiday packages

"In response to the strong demand for holiday products to Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region, Cathay Pacific has drawn up 46 holiday packages specifically for the market here. The 2005 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Holidays give our customers a wide choice of destinations in 10 different countries across the region. In addition, there are both Economy and Business Classes options giving customers even more choice and the opportunity to customize their leisure or business travel with Cathay Pacific," announced Philip Herbert, Cathay Pacific's Country Manager for UAE and Oman.

With Cathay Pacific's Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Holidays for 2005, passengers from the UAE & Oman have plenty of choice. In addition to Hong Kong, the other exciting destinations that travellers can choose include Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Bangkok, and Koh Samui in Thailand; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Langkawi in Malaysia; Bali; both Manila and Cebu in the Philippines; Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Perth in Australia; Auckland in New Zealand; Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York in the USA; and also Vancouver and Toronto in Canada.

Cathay Pacific's Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Holidays are for a minimum of a three-night stay and include hotel, daily breakfast, transfers and tour options. Customers also have the flexibility to choose between single-, twin- and multi-city packages and can elect for combination destinations staying, for instance, three nights in each of Bangkok and Singapore; Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur; or Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong; and so on.

Furthermore, with Cathay Pacific's Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Holidays passengers have options to stop over at Mumbai to visit family or do business on their way to their preferred destinations or on their way back to Dubai.

"We know just how precious summer vacation is for travellers from the Middle East and we want to make it easy for them by giving them choice destinations. Our holiday packages are carefully designed to suit all travellers," said Philip Herbert.

Cathay Pacific flies 13 times a week between Dubai and Hong Kong with 7 direct flights, 2 services via Bahrain and 4 services via Mumbai and Bangkok.