Kanoo Travel & Onevasco unveil Visa Concierge Services to simplify visa application process for global travelers

Dubai, UAE:  Kanoo Travel, the Region’s pioneering travel management company and Vasco Worldwide, an avant-garde travel service enterprise recently collaborated to introduce a new solution aiming to streamline visa management for its customers.

The new partnership offers Visa Concierge Services that undertakes processing requests to the following countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK.

Currently, there are 2 package options available for the Visa Concierge Services. The Silver Package covers visa guidance and support, document collection, document verification, form filling and appointment scheduling, for AED 200/-. Alternately, the Gold Package offers the same services as the Silver Package, plus the added benefits such as visa status update, cashless transaction, personal assistance at visa center, and courier delivery of passport, for AED 250/-.

Mr. Aubrey Heldt, Regional Operations Manager - Kanoo Travel, said, “Kanoo Travel’s outbound visa service in the UAE in partnership with VFS/VASCO is about providing tools that improve efficiency and create more convenience and satisfaction to our Travel consumers. We look forward to working with Vasco Worldwide in delivering value-added services to create new business opportunities in the emerging and frontier markets across the globe."

Contact your nearest Kanoo Travel Office in UAE (or) Call us at: +9714 408 2339 / Email us at: corpvisa.uae@kanoo.com

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. 

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 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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The Kanoo Group

Kanoo Travel team paddles to a grand Victory at White Water Rafting

Dubai, UAE: Kanoo Travel won the Championship title in the recent ‘Delta Challenge’ which was held on 11^th December 2015 at Wadi Adventure - Jebel Hafeet, with this year’s chosen theme for the ‘White Water Rafting’ challenge. Delta Airlines has been organising the ‘Delta Challenge’ for the past 8 years with different themes, and has been attended by major travel partners.

Every year, Kanoo Travel has been participating in this prestigious event as a travel partner for Delta Airlines, and has also won several Championship titles in the past.  

There were 4 participating teams from Kanoo Travel - Kanoo Riders, Kanoo Zombies, Kanoo Warriors and Kanoo Surfers, who joined the ‘Whitewater Rafting’ match for this year.

The Delta Challenge 2015 comprised of 20 teams from 17 travel companies that took part in the event. The experience consisted of 2 preliminary rounds of tough competitive rowing for the qualification. Later, 3 Kanoo Travel teams qualified for the final championship race which was the highlight of the competition.

White water rafting is an extreme endurance sport that requires team work, precision and stamina. Whilst the adrenaline boost of this team surfing adventure was remarkable, the bonding experience, fun, thrills and excitement was enthralling. Each team consisted of 5 members rowing through rapids on an inflatable raft down treacherous waters with the guidance of a raft instructor.

The ‘Kanoo Surfers’ team, Captained by Sunil D'Souza emerged victorious and walked away with the DL Championship Trophy for 2015.

Listed below are the participants from Kanoo Travel at the Delta Challenge 2015, in alphabetical order:

1. Abdul Haseeb Butt
2. Amjad Ali Syed
3. Asim Fawaz
4. Badiriya Ali
5. Claten Mathias
6. Faraj Nissam
7. Fazmin Hussain 
8. Floyd Fernandes
9. Mudassar Farooq
10. Rajiv Vats
11. Rajvinder Singh
12. Rijesh Parabath
13. Salman Bhari
14. Sameena Firdose
15. Shakih Sajid
16. Sunil D'Souza
17. Tabrez Shaikh 
18. Tuan Deeno
19. Vijay D'Souza
20. Vinoy Xavier

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. 

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 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

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Kanoo Travel: Official Agent for Singapore's Tourist and Business Visa Applications

Kanoo Travel is proud to announce that it has been appointed as the offi­cial agent by the Consul General of Singapore to issue Tourist or Business Visas in their o­ffice in Karama, Dubai. The Kanoo Travel’s Visa Team will provide services and process documents to help people apply for a visa to enter Singapore. 

 

With the new agreement with Kanoo Travel, it has now become easier to travel to Singapore and even easier to obtain visas as the authorised agency for handling Tourist and Business Visas. 

Sunil D’Souza – General Manager, Kanoo Travel, said, “Plan your next trip to Singapore! We can now provide the services in-house and process all your visa needs. Additionally, we are now promoting Singapore Airlines Holidays for you enhanced travel experience. Take advantage of this opportunity & see how your visa will be comfortably executed.”

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 en route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf. 

Today, Kanoo Travel is one of the largest and oldest travel management companies in the Middle East.

With a team of over 1,000 travel specialists spread across the region; operating a network of over 100 IATA locations, and established partnerships with global travel partners, Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialized services in the travel industry with unmatched quality.

For more details, 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 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

To comment on the article, send an email to:
Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

Kanoo Travel wins the top business accolade as ‘Top Travel Company of the Year’ in the Middle East at the 9th Aviation Business Awards

Kanoo Travel is a member of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo / The Kanoo Group, and is one of the largest and oldest travel management companies in the Middle East

Dubai, UAE: KanooTravel, one of the largest and oldest travel management companies in the Middle East, was awarded as the winner for ‘The Travel Agent and Tour Operator of the Year’ during the 9^thAviation Business Awards, held recently at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Dubai.  

The Aviation Business Awards is an annual event which started in 2007 as an ultimate celebration of achievements within the Middle East aerospace industry which includes a combination of regional and international players for their exceptional contributions in the airline, airport and cargo and other supporting sectors.

Kanoo Travel bags ‘The Travel Agent and Tour Operator of the Year’ during the 9th Aviation Business Awards held at Park Hyatt Hotel
(Photo from left to right: Amit Gupta - General Manager (TheTravel Attache), Sunil D’Souza – General Manager, Rayner Mathias – Quality Manager, Bhavin Mithani – Supplier Relations Manager, Naseer Khan – Manager – Corporate Contact Centre, Riza Ahamed – Manager Corporate Leisure, Varghese Daniel – Regional Manager, Salman Bhari – Business Development Manager, Hemant Baheti – Manager Leisure operations)

Senior executives from the region’s Aviation industry turned out in large numbers to celebrate and applaud the winners. Highly commended awardees including Kanoo Travel, drew the spotlight at the event over a glittering grand finale.

The evening’s gathering was the culmination of a 2 months long awards process that included getting detailed nominations entries submitted by leading companies from most segments of the aviation industry. 

There were 15 different categories for the awards wherein four-member independent jury drawn from senior leaders of the industry, in collaboration with Raman Narayan, editor of the Aviation Business Middle East, worked together to select the winners amongst shortlisted nominees.

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 en route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf. 

Today, Kanoo Travel is one of the largest and oldest travel management companies in the Middle East.

With a team of over 1,000 travel specialists spread across the region; operating a network of over 100 IATA locations, and established partnerships with global travel partners, Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialized services in the travel industry with unmatched quality.

For more details: 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 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

To comment on the article, send an email to:
Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

Kanoo Thunders nails Champion title in the AJV Agents League 2015

Kanoo Thunders defends its Cricket success against Travel challengers

Dubai, UAE: Kanoo Thunders, Kanoo Travel’s Cricket team once again won the top award in the recent Atlantic Joint Venture Agents League 2015 which was held at the United Pro Sports, Dubai on 28th August 2015.

Kanoo Thunders at The Atlantic Joint Venture Agents League 2015

The cricket match, The Atlantic Joint Venture Agents League 2015 was sponsored by Munich Airport, in conjunction with Star Alliance Members: Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Airlines, Swiss Airlines and United Airlines, and participated by industry partners in the UAE which includes the Kanoo Travel.

Just recently, Kanoo Thunders also raked the 1st prize award in the 2015 Sabre EmQuest Indoor Cricket Tournament which was held at Insportz Indoor Cricket facility in Dubai, beating Sharaf Travels in the finals.

Team players Abdul Karim, Ankit Desai, Asim Fawaz, Tabrez Shaikh, Liston Olivera, Rafaz Mulla, Rizwan Alambath and Rijeesh Parambath consistently gave their best performances throughout the tournament.

One of the game highlights involved the first match between Kanoo Thunders and its old rivalry, Dnata Travel, with Kanoo Thunders’ stunning lead, scoring 86 runs in 8 overs against its opponent, scoring only 26 runs on board.

After series of play-offs, Kanoo Thunders overthrew its main contenders Dnata Travel, Sharaf Travel and BCD Travel in the final round; taking home the main trophy with pride and cheerfulness.

Captain Kaish Mujawar & Vice-Captain Asim commended the players for their outstanding performance and for defending their top title in the previous tournaments. Equally, Team Mentor Mohammad Imran also congratulated the entire group for their unity and collaboration and expressed his admiration to the athletes for their team spirit, sportsmanship and courage in the games.

Naseer Khan and Irfan Zaka were also present at the event and showed their support to the team.

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 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

To comment on the article, send an email to:
Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

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 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

To comment on the article, send an email to:
Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group