Emirates is including a unique ‘follow-your-team’ component to its World Cup Packages, allowing fans to purchase tickets with assurance prior to team qualification. Packages are not only refundable if a fan’s country fails to qualify, but guarantees gold-dust tickets for each of their team’s matches, right up to the final on July 11th.
Richard Vaughan, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide, said: “We are thrilled to be in partnership with FIFA at this world-wide sporting event and, as well as demonstrating our ongoing support of the game, we believe this package shows we are bringing the spirit of sport to our customers. We are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to soccer fans around the globe.”
Emirates is offering the opportunity to follow one of 20 teams: USA, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea and Spain.
Thierry Weil, FIFA Director Marketing Division, said: “At FIFA we are confident that our partner Emirates will offer FIFA World Cup™ fans with the perfect travel solution to support their team in South Africa.”
Emirates will offer soccer fans the choice of five daily flights into South Africa from its network on six continents, with the options of traveling to Johannesburg, which hosts 15 matches including the opening and final match; Cape Town, host city of eight matches and Durban, which is home to seven FIFA World Cup™ matches.
Passengers from the U.S. can connect to Emirates’ South Africa service in Dubai from any of the carrier’s four gateways: New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Emirates’ partnership with FIFA began at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ when it became the event’s first airline sponsor. Following the tournament’s success in Germany, Emirates solidified its status as an Official FIFA Partner up to and including the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.
Emirates packages from the U.S. are exclusively distributed through the Great Atlantic Travel and Tour Company. Starting at $4,749, packages include flights, accommodation, ground transportation and match tickets. For more information, or to book your ticket to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, please contact Great Atlantic Travel at 1-800-739 6865 or log on to www.emirates.com/us to access a booking form.
