EMIRATES Airlines has come up with an interesting side-trips deal for passengers travelling from Hong Kong to Europe, allowing a holiday with variety.
Passengers travelling with the airline from Hong Kong, to, say London, Manchester, Frankfurt, Zurich or Nice, can take side trips at special rates from Dubai, either breaking their journey en route, or on the return leg to Hong Kong.
These extra destinations include Cairo, Larnaca (Cyprus) and Amman (Jordan), for $2,150 return, and Istanbul (Turkey) for $2,950.
Edwin Lau, Emirates' Hong Kong manager, tells us it is also possible to stop over in Dubai, which offers excellent beach facilities, duty-free shopping, and desert trips, including camping and four-wheel dune driving courses.
Emirates will organise visas for BN(O) passport holders, and customers who use its Arabian Adventure holidays arm will have visas provided free of charge.
Mr Lau said it was possible for passengers who wished to see France and Britain to fly with Emirates to Nice, make their own way to London, returning to Hong Kong from London with a break in Dubai, and a special side trip, if they wish.
