Gulf Air wins 2016 Magellan Awards

Manama : Gulf Air, along with travel partner Anixe, a state-of-the-art internet booking engine supplier, have been recognised by the Travel Weekly 2016 Magellan Awards, winning the 2016 Silver Award for Online Travel Services – in the category of Overall - Booking Interface. 

The award recognises the joint-solution crafted by Gulf Air and Anixe to improve the airline’s e-commerce website gulfair.com with a next-generation booking and shopping platform improving the experience for customers booking flights and purchasing various travel add-ons such as rail tickets, hotel bookings, car rentals and tours.

It is an honour to be recognised for such a key achievement for Gulf Air that saw us work hand in hand with Anixe to deliver an engaging, easy to use booking interface designed to appeal to users around the world. Our focus
has always been on the continual development of innovative technology. This recognition is a testament to our skilled e-commerce development team and their capabilities, alongside our partners Anixe – I am proud of the contribution of our teams to delivering a revamped gulfair.com,” Gulf Air Chief Commercial Officer Ahmed Janahi said.

The site offers a suite of services beyond flight bookings to include hotel bookings, car rental, travel insurance and the Gulf Air Tours service that gives passengers access to a variety of travel add-ons such as sightseeing tours, museum passes, tours, excursions, local activities and airport transfers at their final destination.