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Al Shamel Travel
Top TMC Al Shamel Travel will be unveiling its brand new corporate website at the show that promises to allow for a much more interactive dialogue between TMC and clients. It will also be showcasing its full service travel solution from budgeting and policy design to payment and expense management.
Tim Waddell, director of marketing, says the TMC wants to show corporates how the company can drive savings for clients – such as with its fully automated expense management solution.
“Positioning the Alshamel brand as a trusted provider of ‘total travel solutions’ is the key, as well as introducing visitors to the tools, techniques and people that can provide considerable savings to any corporate travel program,” says Waddell.
He adds: “For us, our participation at BTS is about knowledge sharing as much as selling. We will be actively involved in the presentation theatre sessions as well as the seminar program, presenting a session debunking some of the ‘myths’ around Travel Management and another where one of our clients will discuss Best Practice implementations in the Middle East.”
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Kanoo Travel
Kanoo Travel will be unveiling a bevy of exciting travel technology solutions at the show - including its brand new corporate self-booking tool, an enhanced business intelligence tool, and an online travel procurement system.
Kanoo will also introduce clients to its network of state-of-the-art corporate contact centres, and announce a raft of exciting green initiatives such as paperless procurement tools and carbon emission calculators.
“Together with our international partner American Express Travel Services, we hope to offer existing and potential customers the best available travel management solution that suits their business needs,” says Abdulla Abu Khamseen, executive general manager, Kanoo Travel.
“We have made several investments with the objective of improving our service offering to corporate travellers, ranging from training our associates to investing in travel technology and infrastructure.”
Orient Travel
One of the region’s top TMCs, Orient Travel will be using the show to announce new developments at the company, including its new associations with Egencia, and ATPI International, which it is representing in the UAE.
Part of the Expedia group, Egencia is the fifth largest travel management company in the world, while ATPI is a long-established travel management consortium headquartered in the UK.
Following the successful acquisition of Instone International in July 2009, the company now has 40 offices worldwide and revenues in excess of US$ 1 billion.
Orient will also be launching a new booking module for corporates which will allow companies to manage their bookings online.
“We will be showing our presence as one of the top corporate management companies in the UAE,” said Asim Arshad, CEO, Orient Travel. “Being part of Expedia, which itself is the biggest travel company in the world, gives us the cutting edge in technology and our associations with Egencia and ATPI has given us the edge over our competitors.”
Visit Britain
The UK’s tourism board VisitBritain has teamed up with airline Virgin Atlantic and the Morgan Hotel Group from London to highlight what’s on offer for business travellers heading to the UK.
“Partnering with Virgin Atlantic at this year’s Business Travel Show in Dubai gives us a unique opportunity to showcase the UK, not only as a great leisure destination but as a destination where business and leisure can be combined,” explains Carol Maddison, UAE manager, Visit Britain.
“We will have a full range of options available with key contacts among the hotel, theatre, exhibition and ground service industries.”
She adds: “We will also be able to discuss travel trade education as part of our ongoing programme to cement Britain’s position as a must-visit destination for business and leisure travellers,”
VisitBritain also plans to use the Business Travel Show as a platform to launch its promotion of the 2012 London Olympics with a brand new brochure especially for the travel trade entitled 2012 - Great Reasons to Sell London and Britain containing the top ten reasons to visit Britain in 2012.
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