Kompas Express participates in western Canada initiative to promote nonstop Emirates Airline flights from west coast.

Coming March. 1 to Seattle - 14.5hrs NONSTOP - Watch for our e-blasts promoting the Dubai Stopover program and other exciting Dubai tours. Kompas Express is the exclusive fulfillment centre for Emirates in Canada. Connections from:

CALGARY - VANCOUVER - EDMONTON - KELOWNA

Kompas Express reaches agreement with EUROPCAR in Slovenia

Kompas Express changes preferred carrier for INCREDIBLE GETAWAYS product

Following recent changes at Austrian Airlines in Vienna and talks with Lufthansa, Kompas Express announces it has changed the preferred carrier for the Incredible Getaways program for seven consecutive years, after failing to reach a marketing agreement.

Kompas Express is happy to announce that Sky Team members Air France and KLM have joined as official carriers; Kompas is confident that the quality service offered by these carriers will meet the demand of its clients. More gateways and lower prices will stimulate traffic to Vienna and offer the opportunity for stopovers in Paris or Amsterdam if desired.

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International Suppliers meet Kompas Express at the 2012 ACTB in Vienna

Robert Zuzek, President of Kompas at Seattle Launch of Emirates nonstop flight to Dubai

During a large trade event held at the Wa-Mu centre in Seattle, Emirates Airline has introduced the new daily nonstop flight from SeaTac to Dubai, which will begin on March 1st. Kompas Express was represented at the event as the exclusive DSO (Dubai StopOver) fulfillment centre for Emirates in Canada  and met with top western Canadian Travel Agents interested in offering their clients this exciting new route. Emirates announced a code-share agreement with Alaska Airlines which will enable Canadian originating passengers to connect seamlessly through Seattle. Kompas offers the Dubai Stopover program in Canada. Passengers who fly EK to DXB are eligible to book any of 60 hotels in Dubai, private transfers and exciting tours through us and secure a visa when purchasing our packages.

Kompas participates at Emirates event in Toronto

Industry friends join Emirates & partners to hear of new developments and growing Canadian presence
Terrilyn Kunopaski - TravelHotNews

Travel agents, tour operators, consolidators and other industry representatives were on hand at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel last night at an event hosted by Emirates Airlines and its partners. After cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, guests listened in on presentations by Emirates, WestJet, Jumeirah and the Dubai tourism office. With the intention first to say “thanks for support” and second to celebrate a successful 2011 for the airline, Don McWilliam, Emirates manager in Canada, welcomed guests by giving an overview of what the past year has meant for the airline.

Through the Dubai Stopover program with Emirates’ Canadian partner Kompas Express, travellers can obtain a free 36-hour visa, a 96-hour visa for USD$44 or a 30-day visa for USD$57. As Dubai continues to grow as an international hub, there are efforts being made to make the 96-hour visa free of charge as well, however nothing has been confirmed.

One major milestone in Canada was the September 2011 announcement of an interline agreement between Emirates and WestJet, which Duncan Bureau, vice president of sales, WestJet, pointed out was the coming together of two of the world’s most profitable airlines.

It was Emirates’ 23rd consecutive year of profit, with group profit up a whopping 42.9 per cent to USD$1.6 billion and airline profit of USD$1.5 billion.

The partnership allows Canadians from across the country to travel to Dubai via WestJet from 20 cities across Canada. When ticketing an Emirates through fare, travellers will receive boarding passes at their first point of check-in and can through-check two bags to their final Emirates destination free of charge.

In addition to Emirates’ three flights weekly to Dubai, the airline is also anticipating the launch of a new Seattle route, which will kick off March 1. The airline is working to attract Canadians from areas such as Kelowna, Vancouver and Calgary to the new gateway and in an effort to reach out more strongly to Western Canada, has appointed its first-ever west coast sales manager, Savio Pires. Regardless if Canadians choose to fly via Seattle or via Toronto, the Emirates network extends far beyond its Dubai hub to 119 destinations in 70 countries. Even still, Jessica Herring, manager, promotions for the Dubai representative office in North America, emphasized the importance of recommending clients stopping over in Dubai take advantage of the opportunity to see the city. “It adds an enormous amount of wealth to any product you have to offer,” she said.

McWilliam explained that according to reports from The Canadian Press, passenger traffic in Dubai is expected to increase 7.2 per cent annually over the next 10 years, and Dubai Airport is expected to push London Heathrow from the number one spot as the world’s busiest airport in the world.

Herring told TRAVELHotNews.com that arrivals to Dubai from Canada slumped 30 per cent in 2009 when the issue of visa’s was initially announced, but now, the city is expecting to see a 7.1 per cent increase in Canadian arrivals alone.

Emirates continues to be an award-winning airline and Herring said she expects
being aligned with a trusted brand such as WestJet will continue to garner attention from the Canadian market.