Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine October 2015 | Page 6

4 Salam Garuda Indonesia SALAM GARUDA INDONESIA M. Arif Wibowo President & CEO PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Dear Valued Customers, First of all, I would like to welcome you on board Garuda Indonesia, and I hope you enjoy your flight with us today. As part of our commitment to consistently deliver the best possible experience to all of our valued customers, we are pleased to share news of the recent Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair, and of your favourite inflight magazine, Colours, successfully winning the ‘PATA Gold Award 2015’ in the ‘Travel Journalism – Travel Photography’ category. Held in 14 cities across Indonesia towards the end of September, the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair offers our valued customers the opportunity to plan their holidays in advance, as well as providing the public at large with greater convenience in securing air tickets and holiday packages at attractive rates. The Travel Fair has been held every year since 2008, and today, the event has grown to become the largest travel fair of its kind in Indonesia. Due to the event’s popularity, since 2014, we decided to hold the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair twice a year: in April and again in September. As well as Jakarta, the Travel Fair also takes place in major cities around the country, including Balikpapan, Bandung, Banjarmasin, Denpasar, Jambi, Kendari, Palembang, Makassar, Manado, Medan, Semarang, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. We are delighted that this event gives customers the best possible deals for their future travel arrangements, and of course we are always thrilled to see the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair packed with eager visitors every year, exceeding our targets and expectations every time; and this year was no exception. This achievement would not have been possible without the cooperation of all of our business partners, and certainly not without the support and trust of each and every one of our valued customers – and so we thank you all for your continued loyalty towards Garuda Indonesia. Meanwhile, on September 8, 2015, during the ‘PATA Gold Awards 2015 Luncheon and Presentation’ held in Bangalore, India, Colours won the ‘PATA Gold Award 2015’ in the ‘Travel Journalism – Travel Photography’ category. Winning this award inspires us to continue providing higherquality content and exciting articles that will help make every flight all the more enjoyable for our passengers. Lastly, we thank you once again for your continued loyalty and for always choosing to fly with Garuda Indonesia.