Afroudakis Yachting, a Greek luxury charter, is seeking to develop the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) yachting market and also to investigate the feasibility of launching a charter operation in the Gulf region. The company currently has repeat business from the Middle East running annual revenues of $300,000, according to a company press release.
The Athens-headquartered yachting broker and operator is planning to make its Middle East market debut at Arabian Travel Market 2002 exhibition taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), May 7-10. At the show, the company plans to focus on presenting its ideas for yacht charters during the 2004 Olympic games.
“We obviously want to meet all the travel agents in the region to expand our business contacts but also plan to view marinas and examine the possibility of moving our yachts occasionally for charter in Dubai and the surrounding areas,” said Maria Bakalakou, Afroudakis’ yacht charter broker.
“We recently opened a new branch in San Francisco and, because we already have a lot of clients from the Middle East, are seriously considering a similar branch in Dubai offering yacht charters in Greece and the Middle East,” Bakalakou added. “We believe the Middle East is an emerging market for the yachting industry and we want to be the market leaders and take advantage of the opening up of this sector in the region.” — (menareport.com)
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