Internationally acclaimed Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, which operates
nine Middle East and African properties, with five under development in
Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon, has appointed Doha's Tourist Travel Bureau
(TTB) as its General Sales Representative (GSR) in Qatar.
The agreement was signed between Mike Pilkington, Regional Director,
Sales & Marketing, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Middle East & Africa
and Ahmed Hussein, Managing Director, TTB, Qatar's largest outbound
travel agency.
Qatar becomes the award-winning hotel chain's third GGC market to get
dedicated sales representation, following similar deals in Kuwait and
Saudi Arabia.
"Last year, GGC travelers spent US$ 27 billion on almost nine million
trips, broke the world record for staying in first class hotels and
splashed out on average twice as much as Europeans," said
Pilkington.
"We are strengthening our GCC sales presence with locally-based
representatives to capitalise on the region's huge potential."
TTB will soon launch a dedicated reservations number for Radisson SAS
bookings. The telephone number 4426474 will become operational on June 15th.
"The Mid East is the most popular destination for GCC travelers
accounting for over a third of the region's outbound market," said
Hussein. "Radisson SAS' strong regional property portfolio coupled with
its landmark Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London, traditionally favoured
by Qataris, makes this a win-win partnership," said Hussein.
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts operates Middle East & Africa hotels in
Amman, Aqaba, Bahrain, Baku, Cape Town, Istanbul, Kuwait, Muscat and
Sharm El Sheikh and has hotels under development in Al Quseir, Beirut,
Hurghada, Istanbul, and Taba.
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, currently includes 110 hotels in
operation and 37 hotels under development in 37 countries and is the
sole franchisor in Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa for
Radisson Hotels & Resorts. |