Emirates Holidays, the tour operating arm of Emirates Airline and one of the largest wholesale tour operators in the Middle East, declared a revenue of Dhs 355 million (US$97 million) for the financial year ended 31st March 2004 - an increase of 23 per cent over the previous year.
Around 100,000 tourists travelled with Emirates Holidays over the past twelve months, with the top destinations proving to be the U.A.E, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Mauritius, the Maldives, Singapore, Lebanon and India. The six destinations growing fastest in popularity were Singapore, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
The past year has seen Emirates Holidays expand its worldwide operations to commence sales in India and Russia. Over the same period, it launched “Tradenet” - a real time electronic information pricing, quotation and availability system - to close to 1,000 travel agents in the Middle East, South Europe, East Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
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