KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and The Best of The Netherlands, came together at sales workshops in Riyadh and Dubai on February 4 and 6, in order to showcase the hidden beauty of the Netherlands to their trade partners in KSA and the UAE.

Over 60 trade partners took part in the workshops and learnt about Dutch companies, attraction parks and hotels, for example, in the Netherlands and also received information on different flight offers from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Commercial Director of Air France KLM, Middle East, Hicham Lahkim Bennani, said: “At KLM, we are delighted to have organised these workshops with our valuable partners at The Best of the Netherlands.

"We are confident that by organising these sessions we will help our trade partners creating a better travel experience for our clients traveling on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, From Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai to The Netherlands.”

Alex Dil, General Manager Best of The Netherlands, said: “Best of The Netherlands was very honoured to host the joint workshops with KLM Air France both in Riyadh and Dubai. We are proud that we were able to inform the travel industry in both countries about the Dutch partners we were privileged to represent.

“Both Riyadh and Dubai are interesting markets for Dutch tourism and we have seen many opportunities and possibilities.

“We would like to thank KLM Air France, the Dutch embassy in Riyadh, Keukenhof, ITO Tours, Simonehoeve, Efteling, This is Holland, Eating Europe, Paleis het Loo, Smidtje Luxury Cruises, Schiphol Airport and Heineken Experience. And we look forward to further strengthening our ties in the future.’’

KLM offers flight from both cities and also Dammam in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Amsterdam and beyond. – TradeArabia News Service