Alshamel Travel Enhances its Local and Regional Corporate Travel Services
New people and services to meet the growing demand from its corporate customers across the region
Alshamel Travel, one of the region’s leading travel management companies, announced that it is enhancing its local and regional corporate business services to meet the growing demand for Local Corporate Travel by its clients.
As part of the company’s enhancements to the local corporate travel unit, Alshamel Travel appointed Fazal Baig – Regional Country Manager based in Dubai to head the Local and Regional Corporate Travel services, which will be supported by two newly created divisions; Supplier Management Unit, headed by Sanjiv Gandhi as Supplier Management Director and Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) Division, headed by Alaa Fouad as Regional Manager – MICE services. Moreover, a 24-hour Regional Contact Center was established in Kuwait to provide after-hours services to all local and regional offices, Emergency Travel Services (EST), air, hotel, car bookings, Leisure Travel services and other enquiries. This will be headed by Charles Pinho, Senior Operations Manager.
Yousef Al-Essa, Chairman of Alshamel Travel said: “I am pleased to welcome Fazal, Alaa and Sanjiv as new members of Alshamel Travel family, and Charles to his new responsibilities. I am sure they will elevate our service offering to corporate clients. At Alshamel, we understand that travel is one of the three largest expenses on most company balance sheets, and our job is to manage their travel expenses and optimize their travel plans. We are committed to developing our Local Corporate Travel business in the region and are committed to raise our travel service standards to international levels by implementing cutting edge technology and processes that will enable us to do so.”
Commenting about his new appointment, Baig said: “I look forward to be part of the Alshamel Travel team, and working hand in hand with Sanjiv, Alaa and Charles in providing efficient services at the highest standards to our Local Corporate Travel clients. Alshamel Travel has entrusted me with the responsibility of enhancing our travel service standards across the region and I aim to bring my long experience in the business to do just that.”
Alshamel’s Local Corporate Travel team is focused on providing premium customer services ranging from booking flights, hotels, cars, charter flights, to meeting and assisting, meeting and incentive (MICE) programs, visa services, travel insurance and many more services.
To find out more about Alshamel Travel’s Local Corporate Business services, please visit the company’s website www.alshamel.com, or contact the 24-hour Service Center on +965 24396111.