Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has launched a new travel trade portal in the UK, allowing travel agents to sell and book Etihad Holidays packages.

The new portal will build on existing relationships between Etihad Airways and the UK travel trade.

Agencies will have the ability to book Etihad Holidays online via the site or by contacting the Etihad Holidays UK Call Center on 0844 499 6660 seven days a week, with prices remaining the same across consumer and trade sites to ensure rate parity.

Travel agencies with current Vax Vacation Access membership, or that use trade websites www.funway4agents.co.uk or www.sandals4agents.co.uk can have immediate access to the Etihad Holidays portal at www.eyholidays4agents.co.uk.

Those wishing to register for membership can do so online by following the instructions at www.vaxvacationaccess.co.uk, or by contacting their Etihad Airways Account Manager.

Etihad Holidays UK launched in August 2013 to cater for growing demand from UK tourists to the UAE and beyond.

It offers luxury packages at over 700 hotels across 140 destinations including transfers and flights which start on-board Etihad Airways, voted the World’s Leading Airline for the past five years at the World Travel Awards.