HAMDY EL SAID, Managing Director

HAMDY EL SAID

Managing Director

HMGRP

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Spanish Literature & Art
Experience
30 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :30 years, 4 Months

Managing Director at HMGRP
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2017

Hospitality & Travel Management contemporary Group

General Manager at ALARABIYAH TRAVEL
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2014 to December 2016

Lead the company successfully using all available tools
Implement management objectives, and visions
Communicate effectively with subordinates & higher management
Develop and present the annual objectives, business plan and strategy
Explore new business opportunities
Use effective public relations to widen public awareness of the company’s
Achieve the set Sales, Revenue, Cost and Profitability objectives
Regular collection of all facts & group it into a systematic reporting mode.
Report all relevant developments to Top Management
Suggestions for alternative courses of action once needed
and corrective measures, in case of deviation from set goals.
Transfer of professional knowledge for positive development of co-workers
Constructive contribution to sales and marketing activities

GENERAL MANAGER at FAZ TRAVEL
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2012 to April 2014

• Establish a brand new contemporary travel group
• Lead the company successfully using all available tools
• Implement management objectives, and visions
• Communicate effectively with subordinates & higher management
• Develop and present the annual objectives, business plan and strategy
• Explore new business opportunities
• Use effective public relations to widen public awareness of the company’s
• Achieve the set Sales, Revenue, Cost and Profitability objectives
• Regular collection of all facts & group it into a systematic reporting mode.
• Report all relevant developments to Top Management
• Suggestions for alternative courses of action once needed
• and corrective measures, in case of deviation from set goals.
• Transfer of professional knowledge for positive development of co-workers
• Constructive contribution to sales and marketing activities

TOURISM MANAGER at ZAHID TRAVEL GROUP
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2004 to March 2011

Increase our market share at least by double. Staff developing to achieve a significant customer satisfaction through the ability to sell all the travel related services. Planning Local & International Marketing campaigns & Sales Blitz specially designed to invade certain markets.‎ Experience & promote new products. Circulate & update all the related industry information.

Tours Supervisor at Zahid Travel Agencies
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2002 to March 2004

Established a new tours Department from the scratch. Expanded Territorial Sales by 62.50 %.‎ Tripled Division Revenues.‎ Arranged travel related products as per market needs.‎ Contributed in business and leisure travel development.‎ Arranged Incentive tours, symposiums and conferences.

Tour Consultanat at Zahid Travel Agencies
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 1999 to June 2002

Office- based operation concentrating only on all the outgoing activities.Organizing Incentives & meetings worldwide.

Operation Manager at Far East Travel & Tours
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 1995 to February 1999

Office-based operation.
Running the show & following up all the tiny little details so that every thing goes smoothly without a glitch.
In addition, tackling certain markets to promote our products as GSA for Singapore Airlines "especially the Outgoing packages"

Senior Tour Operator at Far East Travel & Tours
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1995 to December 1995

Office-based operation.
Running the show & following up all the tiny little details so that every thing goes smoothly without a glitch.

Tour Operator at Gulf Travel
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1995 to June 1995

Taking care of all the travel related services with an eye on the office based operation

Executive Tour Operator at Sports Voyages Travel
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 1993 to December 1994

Taking care of all the travel related services from A to Z. Creating Tour Files from the very first scratch till the very end: office & field based operation....
Receiving the request, arranging programs, negotiating suppliers, quoting prices, confirming services, receiving clients, .......... closing files.
In addition to all that, taking care of all the internal office operation: filing, accounting, ....etc.
In brief, I experienced all affordable aspects of travel related business.

Front Office Receptionist at Siag Pyramids
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 1993 to November 1993

Taking care of all the front office related services.

Tour Executive at Cleopatra Tours
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 1991 to December 1991

Meet & Assist at all Ports for our Spanish Groups visiting Egypt. Facilitating all their relevant needs concerning all the official regulations such as: Hotel acommodation, Check-in, check out, flight bookings, meals, shows, theater tickets, travel insurance, car rental, Int'l driving license, furnished apartments, tours, sightseeing, ...etc

Education

Bachelor's degree, Spanish Literature & Art
  • at Faculty of Arts- Cairo University
  • September 1991

Spanish Language, Literature & Art for four consecutive years. We had 14 subjects every year. We were studying four languages yearly. Arabic, English, Latin & Spanish. Latin was only for the first two academic years

Diploma, Spanish Language
  • at Centro Cultural Espanol
  • September 1990

A course of how to listen, read, write & comunicate in Spanish. The duration of that course was three consecutive years. I graduated with ageneral grade of "Notable" {80 %}.

High school or equivalent, High School Diploma
  • at Maady High School
  • June 1987

High School Diploma

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Word
Front Office
Receptionist
Quoting
MS Word
MS Excel
Power Point
Lotus Notes
Internet
Communications & Sales Skills

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate
French
Beginner

Memberships

Marriott Int'l
  • Sales Specialist
  • September 1999
Meridien
  • M1278315D / Meridien Club
  • April 2002

Training and Certifications

Thailand Golden Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2006
Bavarian Ambassador Program (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2006
Western Australia Specialist Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009
Victoria Specialist Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009
Tassie Specialist Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2009
New South Wales Specialist Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2009
Australi's Northern Territory Specialist Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2009
Queensland Specialist Agent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Apple Vacation Agent Academy (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2008
Valid Until:
February 2018