Micheal Alex, Reservations / Sales Agent

Micheal Alex

Reservations / Sales Agent

Accor

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Higher diploma, Revenue Management
Experience
5 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 2 Months

Reservations / Sales Agent at Accor
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2019 to September 2021

• Creating new Foreign Individual Traveller (FIT Leisure), Corporate & Group bookings.
• Upselling and cross selling rooms & meal plans.
• Communicating Stop Sales, Promotions & Withdrawals to various Travel Agents & DMCs.
• Performing quality checks of reservations & rates according to booking voucher / LPO.
• Training new colleagues & cross trainees with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Liasing with various departments across the hotel to help maintain accuracy of reservations and rates.

Reservations / Sales Agent at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2018 to December 2019

• Assisting with guest requests & creating reservations over the phone & via email.
• Communicating Stop Sales, Promotions & Withdrawals to various Travel Agents & DMCs.
• Performed rate shopping & rate management on PMS & OTA extranet under guidance from General Manager & Director of Sales in the absence of Revenue Manager.
• Training new colleagues & cross trainees with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Sales/Production Coordinator at Leading Hotel & Restaurant Supplier
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2017 to January 2018

• Working as Sales/Production Coordinator with one of the leading hotel & restaurant suppliers in the Middle East region.
• Coordinating with the sales team by managing schedules, filing important documents and communicating relevant information
• Understanding client requirements & proposing products via telephone and email in a competitive sales environment
• Ensuring the adequacy of sales-related linen material
• Responding to new sales enquiries & preparing sales quotations for the Sales team
• Preparing sales proposals for events and projects under the direction of management
• Coordinating with Sales, Production and Accounts department to ensure timely delivery of product samples
• Liaising with relevant departments in order to process Purchase Orders
• Arranging delivery of product samples to clients by coordinating with Transportation department
• Training new colleagues with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Guest Services / Reservations Sales Executive at Jumeirah Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2016 to January 2017

• Worked as a Guest Services Executive at the prestigious award-winning Talise Ottoman Spa at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.
• Assisting with guest requests & making reservations over the phone and in person.
• Upselling and cross selling services & retail products.
• Liasing with various departments across the hotel in order to meet guest requirements.
• Handling & overseeing cash and card transactions.
• Training new colleagues with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Providing personalized and exceptional customer service by highlighting guest preferences.

Business Development Specialist at CuisineLinks Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2015 to June 2015

US based technology start-up in Bangalore, India which specializes in providing optimized business solutions to restaurants and food caterers.

• Worked as a Business Development Specialist at US based technology startup, CuisineLinks, on a 2 month project-internship basis.
• Researched and identified prospective clients across the city to offer business solutions
• Conducted feasibility studies to expand business operation
• Brand promotion
• Gathered information of different types of restaurants & food caterers and updated on app and website
• Offered tailor made solutions to clients according to their unique business requirements

Education

Higher diploma, Revenue Management
  • at HOSPA (The Hospitality Professionals Association), Wimborne, United Kingdom
  • October 2016

Successfully Completed Revenue Management under HOSPA affiliated to Oxford Brookes University

Master's degree, Finance / Marketing
  • at Dayananda Sagar College of Management and Information Technology (DSCMIT), MBA(Bangalore University)
  • September 2015

Completed Post Graduation – MBA with dual specialization in Finance & Marketing

Bachelor's degree, Taxation
  • at St. John’s College, B.Com (Kerala University)
  • June 2013

Completed Graduation – B.Com with Taxation as an elective paper

High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at St. John’s Central School, CBSE (Kollam, Kerala)
  • May 2010

Completed 12th grade with Commerce and Informatic Practices as specialization

High school or equivalent, Primary
  • at The Emirates National School, CBSE
  • March 2008

Completed primary and secondary education

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Hotel Reservations
Revenue Management
Sales and Marketing
Business Development
Management
Sales & Business Development
Business Solutions
Telesales
Marketing
Resort Suite
Customer Service
Revenue Management

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

HOSPA (The Hospitality Professionals Association)
  • Associate Membership
  • March 2014

Hobbies

  • Poetry
    - Participated in & won various poetry writing competitions held at school & college level.
  • Football
    - Participated in & won various competitions at different levels of football including State level. Have assumed responsibility in various leadership roles in football & thrived under pressure. - Conducted a summer football coaching camp for U-14 school team & at grassroots level.