Ala'a Algharram, Reservation Executive

Ala'a Algharram

Reservation Executive

Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hotel Management
Experience
13 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 11 Months

Reservation Executive at Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since April 2013

Achievements
• In my first month on the job, I upsold a total of 25 rooms by offering upgrades and extra benefits resulting in AED 16, 000 in extra revenue.

Night Manager/Night Auditor/Accounts Receivable Executive at The Royal International Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2012 to March 2013

Achievements
• Automated the process of creation of the Daily Revenue Report and Room Statistics Report by bridging the Opera system with the Sun system and the daily excel spreadsheet.
• I handled three different jobs (Night Manager, Night Auditor, and Accounts Receivable Executive) in different departments at the same time for a period of 6 months.
• Prepared, consolidated, sent, and collected all outstanding invoices since pre-opening to the corporations, recovered half the outstanding amount (AED 3M+) in less than thirty days.
• In addition to my three jobs, I took on temporarily (for 45 days) the role of Income Auditor while my colleague was on vacation during the closing of the hotel's fiscal year.

Front Office Supervisor at The Royal International Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2011 to March 2012

Achievements
• Trained the hotel staff on the Opera system.
• Solely checked-in and allocated 129 rooms in two hours to Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) during a three-day mass interview process. I received a Thank You letter from the hotel's General Manager for this accomplishment.
• As part of a team, I helped in the hotel pre-opening by preparing and inspecting the newly furnished rooms.

Guest Services Agent at Mövenpick Resort & Residence Aqaba
  • Jordan - Aqaba
  • April 2010 to September 2011

Mövenpick Resort & Residence Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan
Guest Services Agent, April 2010 - September 2011

Achievements
• I started this job while I was still in university, I managed to successfully balance work and studying for a year and a half.
• I won first place in the Cherish Award in August 2010 for the highest number of successfully handling guest requests.
• I won first place in the upselling competition in May 2011 across all Mövenpick hotels in Jordan

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hotel Management
  • at Al Balqa'a Applied University
  • January 2011

Bachelor Degree in Hotel Management, 2007 - 2011 Al Balqa'a Applied University

Specialties & Skills

Hotel Reservations
Front Office
Accounts Receivable
General Office Duties
Billing Systems
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
CLOSING
INVOICES
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
STATISTICS
Communication

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner
Turkish
Beginner