TRAVEL SUPERVISOR
FALCON AVIATION SERVICES
Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months
TRAVEL SUPERVISOR
AUG 2008 TILL DATE - FALCON AVIATION SERVICES
Looking after all company travel arrangements:
Support corporate as well as small group travel reservations.
Ensure to confirm availability plus convey tentative itinerary to respective traveler for approval.
Confirm reservations, distributes tickets along with confirmations to traveler.
Research on optimal travel alternatives.
Coordinate, supervise and implement every aspects of travel arrangements for staff, executives and production team.
Research and resolve all incorrect charges with respected to entire travel program.
Review travel associated invoices as well as statements for accuracy plus codes for Accounts Payable.
Ensure to compare invoices with genuine travel transactions to validate every charge.
Identify most suitable as well as best quality service with reasonable possible rates
Collect information from travel agent and hotels vendors etc.
Perform with Travel Agency to verify travel details and arrange reservations using existing flight schedules as well as Internet resources.
Issuing staffs letters for discounted tickets with Etihad Airways.
Managing all company travel needs and sorting out all problems related
to it like baggage loss, downgrade of ticket or refund follow-up ..etc..
ADMINISTRATION & PURCHASING OFFICER
AUG 2007 TO JUL 2008 -FALCON AVIATION SERVICES
F.A.S was formed in late 2005 under the initiative of H.H.Dr.Shk Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Alnahyan. It provides helicopter & jet charter and maintenance services
I was in charge of all company purchasings, starting with aircrafts spare parts, office furniture, stationary, staffs uniforms ..etc
Also inviting different suppliers to deal with them based on quality and price
SENIOR TRAVEL CONSULTANT
APR 2003-JUL 2007-ABUDHABI TRAVEL BUREAU
GSA for 13 major airlines like KLM, air India, Saudi airlines, Kuwait airways, Korean air, Iran air, Yemen airways, Garuda Indonesia and representative of Carlson Wagonlit travel ( CWT)
At Abudhabi Travel Bureau head office I was handling some of the important corporate accounts like couple of H.H. Sheikhs offices, ministries, ADNOC, BP, LUCENT; making worldwide flights booking, hotels and car hire, travel insurance, visa information and holiday packages of different airlines
During my association with these companies attended several airlines workshop and presentation on different subjects, and visited couple of countries on familiarization trip of different airlines
RESERVATION & TICKETING OFFICER
JUL 2001-FEB 2003-ALBADIE TRAVEL AGENCY - ABUDHABI
GSA for Japan, Czech, lot, Twa, Adria airline and one of the biggest travel agency in abudhabi
Joined as reservation and ticketing staff handling cash and corporate clients
Promoted to supervisor at Czech airline counter doing Reservation, ticketing, sending Pta and issuing sales reports fortnightly