Etihad Holidays offers discounted stays in 80 hotels across 14 cities

Dubai: Etihad Holidays on Thursday said it has launched its biggest ever 'gottogo' promotion, offering breaks at more than 80 hotels in 14 cities across the world with great value fares starting from just Dh995, which include accommodation and return economy flights from Abu Dhabi.

The new promotion includes breaks to the Malay-sian capital Kuala Lumpur as well as the hugely popular Etihad destinations of Bangkok, New York and Dublin. Also available are holidays to Johannesburg and Sun City in South Africa and the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich.

Other new additions to Etihad Holidays' successful 'gottogo' promotion are Geneva and Minsk which join Paris, Beirut, Muscat and Beijing, in a line-up of destinations to cater for all tastes and budgets.

Tony Gauci, head of Etihad Holidays, said: "This 'gottogo' promotion is our most exciting to date because there is such a wide variety of holidays. These include holidays to historical cities like Minsk and Beijing, beach holidays in Thailand and Oman or safaris in South Africa."

"The promotion allows for travel between the end of August and the end of November which gives families and couples the opportunity to take full advantage of the deals on offer and plan their holidays around busy working lives."

Customers can fly with Etihad to Kuala Lumpur and stay at one of six hotels for three nights from as little as Dh1,730. These hotels include the three-star Dorsett Regency hotel from Dh1,785, the four-star Renaissance hotel from Dh1,945 and the five-star Mandarin Oriental from Dh2,525.

Holiday extensions to Malaysia Beach are also available from as little as Dh1,290 for three nights.

Etihad Holidays offers breaks to Muscat, which include a two-night stay at the five-star Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa hotel from Dh995 per person, including breakfast and transfers.

The 'gottogo' promotion offers four hotels in Johannesburg and the nearby resort of Sun City with flights and three nights at the four-star Protea Hotel Balaika from as little as Dh2,750, the four-star Cascades hotel from Dh4,170 and the five-star Palace of the Lost City from Dh5,345.

Etihad Holidays also offers some of the best deals to Beijing, with flights and three nights stay at the three-star Harmony Hotel from Dh1,945 and the five-star Kerry Centre Hotel from Dh2,750.

Etihad Holidays' customers booking a 'gottogo' holiday to Beijing also receive a free half-day excursion to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square, including lunch.

There are four hotels available in the special campaign in Frankfurt, Germany's financial capital, which includes flights and three nights at the four star Holiday Inn City South from Dh2,495 and the four star Marriott Frankfurt from Dh3,325.

Holidays in this promotion must be booked by September 25, 2008. The travel period is August 31 to November 30, 2008.

Fares are per person and do not include airline taxes and fuel surcharges, the company release said.