Ethiopian Airlines ties up with Akbar Travels Group

Promoting medical tourism from Africa to India
2022-11-02
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/ New Delhi
Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines ties up with Akbar Travels Group

Ethiopian Airlines is among the first to initiate a step in providing more convenience and discounted air fares to its medical travellers

In a unique partnership, leading airline, Ethiopian Airlines has tied up with Akbar Travels Group to facilitate passengers coming from Africa to India for medical tourism.
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Ethiopian Airlines and TravoCure Healthcare, the medical travel division and a subsidiary of Akbar Travels Group have joined hands to launch a Medical Tourism Partnership in order to facilitate services for passengers traveling from Africa to India for medical reasons. According to a press release, the new partnership will see both parties conduct joint promotional activities to highlight India as a medical tourism destination for its modern medical technologies at internationally accredited hospitals and clinics.

Tigist Eshetu

One of the sectors expanding globally at great pace is the medical tourism industry. The press statement says that recognised as a trusted provider in this industry, Akbar Travels’ main focus through TravoCure Healthcare has been to offer a plethora of support services in medical and wellness travel to patients anywhere in the world through over 7,000 support staff employed in their vast network of over 200 offices across India including those at airport counters.

Therefore, with its latest collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines, passengers traveling to India from Africa for medical reasons will receive discounts for feasible medical treatment through the Akbar Travels Group, says the statement. This step is to further the company’s mission to offer high-quality healthcare to for lower costs.

The statement goes on to say that Ethiopian Airlines is among the first to initiate a step in providing more convenience and discounted air fares to its medical travellers. Being the first ever airline to actively participate towards the future success of the medical tourism industry offering a more seamless travel experience for medical travelers, the airline will also be providing better travel packages to medical tourists at affordable costs. Thus, travelers who were once in a dilemma to visit a destination can now confirm their plans, as they can manage their expenditure and costs while managing a convenient tour.

“Putting our customers first has always been a priority. Which is why at Ethiopian Airlines, we are more than pleased to partner with a reliable organisation like the Akbar Travels Group as we are prepared to go the extra mile and offer medical patients their right to treatment by making a part of their road to recovery seamless and worry – free. Thus, every patient traveling from Africa to India for medical facilities can benefit, as with Akbar Travels we also look forward to many more new path-breaking horizons for the future,” says Tigist Eshetu, Regional Director India and subcontinent, Ethiopian Airlines.

“World-class hospitals and access to highly-skilled English-speaking medical professionals at a fraction of the cost, today is one of the driving factors for many international patients seeking medical treatment in India. At Travocure Healthcare, we believe in meeting this demand to the best of our abilities and thus, we believe our collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines to be the first step towards making our vision a reality,” says Nitheesh Krishnan, CEO, TravoCure Healthcare.

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