Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine May 2018 | Page 149
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GARUDA INDONESIA AND
BANK MANDIRI HOLD GATF 2018
Garuda Indonesia, partnering with Bank
Mandiri, kicked off the 2018 instalment of
the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF)
Phase I, held with the theme ‘More for
Less’, or ‘Get More, Pay Le ss’, at the Jakarta
Convention Center (JCC) on April 6–8,
2018. The biannual event has also been
taking place in 28 other cities across
Indonesia from early March. Bank Mandiri President Director Kartika
Wirjoatmodjo said, “We hope that with this
partnership Bank Mandiri will be able to
facilitate non-cash payments and general
transactions for Garuda Indonesia customers.
We hope that with a variety of interesting
initiatives, we will be able to boost
customers’ loyalty towards Garuda Indonesia
and Bank Mandiri.”
President and CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia
(Persero) Tbk. Pahala N. Mansury said GATF is
part of the airline’s main strategy to help boost
domestic tourism, including the ‘10 Priority
Destinations Beyond Bali’ programme, and
to optimise the tourism potential of other
Indonesian regions, including Jakarta and
its surrounding areas. Garuda Indonesia dan Bank Mandiri
Gelar GATF 2018
“In this instalment of the GATF,
Garuda Indonesia is offering its best
price ever for trips from Jakarta and its
surrounding areas, flying abroad and
within the country. In this way, we hope
to assist customers in planning their trips,”
Pahala said.
Garuda Indonesia bersama Bank Mandiri
menggelar Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair
(GATF) 2018 Fase I, yang bertajuk “More
For Less” atau “Get More, Pay Less”, di
Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), pada 6–8
April 2018. Selain Jakarta, program reguler
dua kali setahun ini juga dilaksanakan di 28
kota lain di Indonesia, sejak awal Maret lalu.
Menurut Direktur Utama PT
Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., Pahala
N. Mansury, GATF merupakan salah satu
upaya strategis Garuda Indonesia dalam
mendorong pertumbuhan pariwisata
nasional termasuk 10 Destinasi Prioritas
Beyond Bali, serta mengoptimalkan pasar
potensial di wilayah Indonesia, khususnya
Jakarta dan sekitarnya.
“Pada kesempatan GATF inilah
Garuda Indonesia memberikan harga
terbaiknya yang pernah ada, baik perjalanan
dari Jakarta dan sekitarnya, maupun
destinasi-destinasi menarik lain di dalam
maupun luar negeri, sehingga diharapkan
dapat memfasilitasi para pelanggan dalam
merencanakan perjalanannya,” kata Pahala.
Direktur Utama Bank Mandiri Kartika
Wirjoatmodjo menyatakan, “Kami harapkan
dengan adanya kerja sama ini, Bank Mandiri
dapat memfasilitasi pembayaran non-tunai
dan transaksi keuangan pengguna layanan
Garuda Indonesia. Dengan berbagai program
menarik diharapkan dapat meningkatkan
loyalitas customer Garuda Indonesia dan
Bank Mandiri.”