Special First and Business Class Fares to Europe with Emirates
Wild Iranian caviar, stir-fried lobster and smoked tangerine are on the menu for high-flying Australians keen to jet to Europe and back in first class style for around $10,000, thanks to special new premium fares available via online discount travel agent, Direct Flights International.
The discounted First and Business Class fares apply to flights from Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney to 23 cities across Europe, including London, Rome and Moscow, with award-winning Emirates Airlines.
Business Class fares are available from $7535 return, including taxes, while First Class return fares are priced from $10,012 return, including taxes.
Direct Flights customers can also reserve accommodation, transfers, car hire, tours and attractions in Europe while booking their flights online.
The Emirates First and Business Class deals are on sale via www.directflights.com.au until November 15, 2008, for travel until March 31, 2009.* Fights booked with Direct Flights are also free of any extra booking fees.
First and Business Class passengers with Emirates enjoy complimentary chauffeur-driven transfers to and from the airport as well as a la carte gourmet cuisine, with First Class passengers typically offered wild Iranian caviar, stir-fried lobster and smoked tangerine. Business Class passengers enjoy lie-flat beds while Emirates offers First Class guests ‘private suites’ boasting a personal mini bar, closet, vanity desk, widescreen LCD screen and a secluded lie-flat bed.
Based in Australia, Direct Flights also offers a unique, flexible payment system, with a credit card just one of seven methods of payment. Other online and offline methods include POLi (Pay OnLine), Western Union Money Transfer, Bpay, Australia Post Billpay, bank cheque and Direct Deposit.
And to ensure customers have all the documentation and information they need for their trip, Direct Flights provides a new one-stop-shop travel advisory service – ‘Know Before You Go’ – which offers online information on visas, health/vaccinations, security and weather.
“Our aim is simple – to make travel easier to book and more affordable than ever before,†said Direct Flights Marketing Director Grant Symonds.
Established in 1991, Direct Flights International is a leading Australian online travel agent offering a fast and easy-to-use method of booking low-cost flights and holiday packages in Australia and around the world. Travellers can pair flights with more than 45,000 hotels, 3000 car rental locations, hundreds of rail trips and cruises, and also tours and attractions in more than 300 destinations across the globe.
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