Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has announced a new cooperative agreement with Tourism Thailand to promote holiday packages to Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui.

Peter Baumgartner, chief commercial officer of Etihad, said that as part of a special promotion running throughout February and March 2010, Etihad Airways would offer travellers the best value-for-money holiday packages to Thailand – known as the country of smiles.

Mr Baumgartner said: “Thailand is one of our key holiday destinations, offering travellers a rich culture and history and vibrant nightlife, backed by the warm hospitality for which the Thai people are renowned.”

Etihad Holidays guests are being offered a range of bonus privileges at various hotels, including additional complimentary nights, free room upgrades, breakfast, airport transfers and attractive discounts on a wide selection of services.

Mr Baumgartner said: “Etihad is committed to forging strong partnerships with tourism bodies in all of our destinations, to give our customers access to the best range of holiday packages under our Etihad Holidays World Deals.”

Etihad Holidays offers its World Deals programme to destinations across the globe including Europe, US, Africa, Middle East and Asia as well as Etihad’s newest destinations in Japan and Sri Lanka.