EmQuest Cricket Mania 2015: Kanoo Thunders racks up impressive win

With the Strong and Aggressive performanceKanoo Thunders did it again!

Dubai, UAE: Kanoo Thunders, Kanoo Travel’s Cricket team triumphed in the recent Sabre EmQuest Indoor Cricket Tournament after beating Sharaf Travels in the finals, which was held at the Insportz Indoor Cricket facility in Dubai on 30^th January 2015.

With the same aggression and unbeaten momentum, Kanoo Thunders overthrew ATE, ALTA, Dada Bhai Travels and Valencia Travels out of 25 participating teams.

Captain Abdul Karim hailed his team for their overall outstanding performance, through the confidence and attitude they showed on the field.  

Kanoo Thunders Athletes Asim Fawaz, Tabrez Shaikh, Liston Olivera, Rafaz Mulla, Kaish Mujawar, Rizwan Alambath, Ankit Desai, Sajid Shaikh and Rijeesh gave their consistent remarkable competence throughout the tournament which was headed by Syed Moiz and Irfan Zaka.

Kanoo Travel was announced as the Grand Winner in addition to special accolades achieved by individual players from Kanoo Thunders. Asim received the ‘Best Bowler’ and Rafaz for ‘Man of the Match’ award respectively.

Mr. Sunil D'souza (General Manager, Kanoo Travel – UAE & Oman) personally congratulated the Kanoo Thunders team for bringing home the top trophy in the said competition.

EmQuest, the organizer of the cricket tournament acknowledged all their sponsors and customers who contributed to the general success of the match which drew over 2,000 agents and guests. It was a fun-filled family gathering.

In brief, EmQuest is a division of Emirates, a travel technology distribution company that helps maximize profits and increase efficiency of all levels of players within the travel industry (airlines, tour operators, travels agents & corporates). It develops, markets and operates innovative technologies and services which give their customers a head-start in this dynamic environment, the travel trade.

About Kanoo Travel

The Kanoo family's involvement in air travel goes back to 1937 when the company provided refueling facilities in Bahrain for Imperial Airways seaplanes on route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf.

Today, Kanoo Travel is the largest travel company in the Middle East, with a team of travel specialists, operating a network of over 140 offices in the region, and through a global network of world class travel partners.  Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialized services in the travel industry with unmatched quality awards and achievements that guarantees the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Customers can utilize Kanoo Travel’s direct booking facility which is accessible in all their retail travel shops, online channels and corporate customer portfolios. 

For more information, visit: www.kanootravel.com

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

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