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Consolidating a Travel Program

Managed Travel Services has conducted in-depth research into travel program consolidation. The resulting report, Global Horizons: Consolidating a Travel Program, provides a practical overview aimed at helping companies evaluate the benefits, understand the prerequisites for achieving them and identify the keys to success in the consolidation process.

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Optimizing Travel Policy and Compliance

“Playing by the Rules: Optimizing Travel Policy and Compliance”, provides actionable insights to help travel managers evaluate their own policies and compliance measures and uncover opportunities for savings. The report is based on in-depth research into travel policy design and compliance.

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November 11, 2013

Alshamel Travel Wins ‘Corporate Travel Management Company of the Year’ Award from The European Magazine – MENA Awards 2013

Highly respected international publication recognizes excellence of Alshamel’s travel management services

Kuwait – 2013: Alshamel Travel, the region’s fastest growing travel management company, today announced that it has won the ‘Corporate Travel Management Company of the Year’ award at The European Magazine 2013 MENA Awards.

The ‘Corporate Travel Management Company of the year’ award from The European Magazine underlines the company’s success in providing excellent travel management services locally, regionally, and internationally, through multiple travel solutions and individual counseling. The award also endorses Alshamel Travel’s reputation as one of the region’s leading travel management companies, and one that is committed to providing the very best for corporate and individual customers.

Yousef Al Essa, Chairman of Alshamel Travel said: “We are very proud to have won this award and honored that our commitment to the industry has been recognized in this way. This award represents the third major award for Alshamel Travel this year and the second regional award involving travel management leadership. Our success is the result of the dedication and hard work of the whole Alshamel Travel team, and of course, the support of all our customers.

“Winning The European Magazine’s award will act as a spur for us to continue to improve our value proposition to our customers, and promote best international practice principles in the travel sector. We operate in a very competitive service orientated industry and we firmly believe that our high level of service quality and unwavering commitment to individual business travel requirements are what make the difference.”

Since its formation in 1996, Alshamel Travel has consistently positioned itself as an industry innovator and leader, being actively involved in every aspect of the travel industry across the Gulf and MENA region, including corporate and retail travel, human capital and technological development.

To find out more about Alshamel Travel’s broad and exciting range of services and travel solutions, please visit the company’s website alshamel.com/alshamel74, or contact the 24-hour service center on +965 24396111. This is open seven days a week and is linked to all Alshamel Travel’s regional office systems, providing full out-of-hours service assistance, including information about holidays, bookings and many other enquiries.

October 11, 2013

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 alshamel.com/alshamel74, or contact the 24-hour Service Center on +965 24396111.