Air Malta Appoints Discover The World As Trade, Sales And Marketing Partner

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Aug 30, 2021, 08:50 ET

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As Europe opens up for regional travel, Air Malta has renewed its focus to trade partners with the appointment of 'Discover the World for the markets of Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

Ian Murray, CEO Discover the World (left) together with Roy Kinnear, Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer during trip to the airline's headquarters in Luqa, Malta.

Air Malta's Chief Commercial Officer Roy Kinnear said, "We are pleased to be expanding our relationship with Discover the World, who is already assisting us in our activities in secondary markets. Discover the World will now drive our sales and marketing efforts and help promote the Maltese Islands in these primary markets. As we restart to gather momentum and increase frequencies to various markets, we are looking forward to working with Discover the World who, through their extensive network and experience, will assist us to promote Air Malta as the airline of choice to the Maltese Islands."

"We are delighted to be working with Air Malta across these key European markets," said Ian Murray, Discover the World's CEO. "A fantastic brand, servicing an amazing destination, is a winning combination. With our super Air Malta and Discover sales teams, we will maximise all opportunities to help our trade partners and consumers book with ease and with confidence."

Alex Savona, Air Malta's Head Global Sales commented, "From quaint beaches and crystal blue sea to trendy restaurants, to magnificent ancient monuments and a stunning legacy of centuries' old art and culture, Malta has something to offer for everyone. Located at the heart of the Mediterranean, our guests can start enjoying the renowned Maltese hospitality as soon as they step on board our flights. We are looking forward to working with Discover the World to drive Malta's and Air Malta's unique selling propositions in these markets".

"We are excited to play an integral part on growing sales for the destination of Malta, said Aiden Walsh, Head of Airline Development for Discover the World. "We look forward to engaging with our travel trade partners to position Air Malta as the preferred carrier of choice to Malta and its Islands. We have put in place a dedicated team in these key markets all offering direct flights to the beautiful Island."

Discover the World will be responsible for providing extensive field sales services to Air Malta, spearheading personal-visit sales campaigns; building on existing trade relationships and increasing ticket revenue from new agencies and operators keen to share in the upswing of demand for holidays to Malta.

Air Malta is currently operating more thanr 90 return weekly flights to 19 destinations.

About Air Malta
Air Malta is a point-to-point airline transporting mainly leisure-based customers to the Maltese Islands. The airline started operations on the 1st April 1974 with seven scheduled services across Europe and two wet-leased aircraft. The airline now operates a fleet of 8 Airbus A320 aircraft to 20 scheduled destinations in Europe. Over the course of its history transported over 57 million passengers safely to and from Malta. For more information on Air Malta please visit www.airmalta.com.

About Discover the World
Discover the World has earned a reputation as an innovative global sales representation leader in the travel industry through a worldwide network of 85 offices in more than 60 countries. With a portfolio of over 100 clients utilizing its sales, marketing and business process outsourcing services, the work of Discover the World has a direct positive impact on the growth of its clients and trade industry partners every day. For more information about Discover the World please visit www.discovertheworld.com.

Contact:

Nancy Vaughan
Vaughan Communication
(602) 912-9126
[email protected]

Stephen Gauci
Air Malta
356-79709928
[email protected]

SOURCE Discover the World