Kanoo Travel Launches State-of-the-art Corporate Services Centre in Dubai

Released on: October 14, 2008, 10:46 am

Press Release Author: Nirmala D'souza/OAK Consulting

Industry: Retail

Press Release Summary: The new centre, which is equipped with the latest technology,
will offer customers round-the-clock travel management solutions and emergency
travel services.

Press Release Body: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 14, 2008: Kanoo Travel, the
largest travel company in the Middle East, today announced the opening of their
latest state-of-the-art Corporate Services Centre at Kanoo Towers in Bur Dubai. The
new office, equipped with the latest call centre equipment and enhanced management
information reporting (MIR), will offer customers professional corporate travel
management solutions, emergency services, 24-hour coverage, key account management
and regional travel solutions to large multi-national companies that require a
'single point' travel services solution.

"The Middle East region, and especially the UAE, has been growing at an
unprecedented rate. With so much development taking place here, more and more global
businesses are investing heavily in this region. As a result, the regional travel
industry has also experienced a boom in both the consumer as well as the corporate
segments," said Mishal Kanoo, Deputy Chairman of The Kanoo Group. "To keep up with
the increasing travel demands, we decided to open a state-of-the-art Corporate
Travel Services centre in Dubai equipped with the latest technology which meets all
international standards. The new office will offer our customers complete travel
management solutions, convenience and 24x7 travel services with the highest levels
of customer service."

Kanoo Travel, which launched its retail travel and foreign exchange offices in the
United Kingdom and France earlier this year, recently expanded its operations by
opening offices in Fujairah, Al Ain and the Burj Dubai Business Complex in the UAE
in addition to its expansion and rapid growth in Oman and Qatar. The Corporate
Services Centre in Dubai is the first of many such centres that Kanoo Travel plans
to open across the region.

"The launch of our latest corporate service centre in Dubai demonstrates our
continued investment in 'leading edge' travel services and technology. Furthermore
it is an outward sign of our determination to stay in the number one position in
travel throughout the Middle East. The Corporate service centre is one element in
our business re-engineering process to ensure we remain focussed on providing the
'world class' service demanded by our customers," explained Julian Knott, Divisional
General Manager, Kanoo Travel.

"Kanoo Travel has been the pioneer of the Gulf's travel industry as we set up the
first travel office in this region in 1935. We have a unique distinction of serving
our customers throughout the Middle East through our own servicing network.Our
objective is to provide our customers top-class professional travel management
services using the latest technology with the best customer service. The opening of
our Corporate Travel Services centre in Dubai is another example of our commitment
towards our ever increasing base of customers in the region," added Mr. Abdullah M.
Abo Khamseen, Executive General Manager, Kanoo Travel.

Kanoo Travel, which celebrated 60 years of service in the Gulf's travel industry in
2007, has over 180 IATA locations in the region. With over 1200 qualified
associates, Kanoo Travel boasts of the largest portfolio of corporate clients in the
region. Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialized services in the
travel industry, placing special emphasis on servicing and managing relationships
with its large customer base in the region for which it has won numerous
service-quality Awards in both the leisure and business travel sectors.

With an established 24-hour Regional Call Centre, Kanoo Travel also provides service
support to customers for any type of travel-related services. Kanoo Travel also has
a strong Global presence through its Network Partner - American Express Travel
Services.

-Ends-


About Kanoo Travel:
The Kanoo family's involvement in air travel goes back to 1937 when the company
provided refueling facilities in Bahrain for Imperial Airways seaplanes on route to
India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf
and in 1997 they became the very first Travel Company in the Middle East to receive
the ISO certification.
Today, Kanoo Travel is the largest travel company in the Middle East, with a team of
travel specialists operating a network of over 170 offices in the region and through
a global network of world-class travel partners. Kanoo Travel provides the most
comprehensive and specialised services in the travel industry with unmatched quality
awards and achievements that guarantees the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Kanoo Travel provides its services in five main specialised areas:

 Kanoo Corporate - Business Travel Services.
 Kanoo Retail- Travel Services for the individual travelers.
 Kanoo Holidays - For all type Leisure Travel
 Kanoo Marine - Marine and Offshore Travel Services.
 GSA's- General Sales Agents for international airlines.





Web Site: http://www.kanootravel.com

Contact Details: Media Contact:
Nirmala D'souza
PR Consultant
OAK Consulting
+971507343840
nimi@oakconsulting.biz

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