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"Malaysia is one of the popular destinations for Arabs as it has been witnessing a steady increase in the tourist's arrival over the years from the GCC countries and we are expecting a significant jump in the tourists arrival in 2007," said Ms Ahmad, quoting statistics.
Around 147,646 Gulf tourist visited Malaysia last year up from 123,000 in 2004, says Ahmad.
"Gulf Air has been flying to Kuala Lumpur for years and its Holiday Division, Gulf Air Holidays, has been offering travellers fantastic, value-for-money holiday packages to various destinations including Malaysia,"
said Mr Murtada.
"Now with the biggest network in the Middle East, the airline is best positioned to cooperate with MTPB."
During summer, Gulf Air flies six flights a week to Kuala Lumpur.
The two sides also discussed the possibilities of code-sharing between Gulf Ai and Malaysia Airlines.
The delegation comprised of Amirrudin Abu, Director, International Promotion Division, Syed Muhadzir Jamallulil, Director, (UAE, Gulf & Iran) of Tourism Malaysia, Halimy Mahmoud, Regional Vice President (Middle East and Africa), Malaysian Airlines and Anwar Udzir Second Secretary, Embassy of Malaysia in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
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