Tuesday 13 November 2018
Sunday 21 October 2018
CUCA Students tour Kanoo Travel for learning opportunities in the Travel sector
Dubai, UAE: Travel and Tourism students from City University College of Ajman (CUCA) recently visited Kanoo Travel premises in Karama, Dubai to gain insights into their chosen field, and to understand the functions of the industry. It was also an opportunity to those who pursue a career in the Travel sector.
During the visit, Aubrey Heldt, General Manager, Kanoo Travel – UAE & Oman delivered his opening speech and welcomed the 22 Students, as well as Faculty Member, Dr. Tajwar Hussaini, Internal Verifier at CUCA. He further gave a short briefing about Kanoo Travel as a Travel Management Company (TMC) and introduced the new type of evolving business, the Online Travel Agency (OTA).
Additionally, Naseer Khan, Regional Travel Manager, Kanoo Travel-UAE & Oman gave them an outline on how the Kanoo Travel as a company handles its day to day operations as a corporate business.
See also: Kanoo Travel highlights technology trends at ATM
Bhavin Mithani, Business Partnerships Manager, Kanoo Travel – UAE conducted the office tour to various travel departments and also explained the overall operations of The Kanoo Group. He commented, “It is a great privilege to extend our support to these students at CUCA for such development opportunities, as these are key drivers in the UAE’s economic development.”
Dr. Tajwar Hussaini said, “At CUCA, we believe in fostering a learning environment to our students that will allow them to get career opportunities with organisations that share our values on professionalism and implement the best practices in the industry.”
“I would like to thank Kanoo Travel for the informative office tour. I am sure that it would help the students a lot. It was a wonderful experience to know so much about travel and tourism as a whole,” she concluded.
See also: Mishal Kanoo, South Korean envoy hold talks to strengthen ties
About Kanoo Travel
Established in the late 1930s, Kanoo Travel is considered one of the largest travel management companies in the MENA region. With over 1,500 travel specialists across the region, operating a network of 70 IATA locations, specialising in Corporate Travel, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Events (MICE), Leisure & Holiday Travel, Airline Representation and Marine Travel. It has been consistently recognised for its premium solutions, service excellence, and winning many regional industry awards.
Tuesday 16 October 2018
Mishal Kanoo, South Korean envoy hold talks to strengthen ties
Dubai, UAE: Mr. Mishal Kanoo, Chairman of The Kanoo Group
(UAE & Oman) met with the South Korean Ambassador to the UAE H.E. Park
Kang-Ho and the commercial attaché Mr. Chae, Kyu Nam to discuss potential business opportunities
between South Korea and The Kanoo Group.
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Left to right: Mr. CHAE, Kyu Nam, Commercial Counsellor; H.E. Park
Kang-Ho, South Korean
Ambassador to the UAE; Mr. Mishal Kanoo, Chairman of The Kanoo Group-UAE & Oman; Mr. Mahmood Mian, Business Development Manager, The Kanoo Group-UAE & Oman
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The Kanoo Group,
which has built a strong reputation across the region for over 125 years, has
diversified industries from shipping, travel, machinery, logistics, property, oil
& gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and
commercial activities, among others.
During the meeting,
the parties exchanged talks on economic cooperation as well as regional and
international developments of mutual interest.
One of The Kanoo
Group divisions, Kanoo Travel, will be promoting Travel and Tourism both
inbound to the UAE and outbound to South Korea; and already started to focus on
the South Korean market.
Kanoo Travel boasts a
wide market presence, with offices in Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, and the UK. It also prides itself in solely
representing American Express Global Business Travel, one of the largest travel
management companies around the world.
Consequently, the commercial
attaché presented business service offerings in the UAE and South Korea in
areas of cooperation such as energy, travel & tourism, logistics, and entertainment.
Among other topics, Mr.
Mishal Kanoo congratulated H.E. Park Kang-Ho on the successful business tie-up between
the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and the state-run utility Korea
Electric Power Corp (KEPCO).
The ambassador also extended
his support to The Kanoo Group and further invited Mr. Kanoo and his family to
visit the popular Jeju Island, the main island of Jeju Province of South Korea,
which contains the natural World Heritage Sites, Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava
Tube.
Finally, The Kanoo
Group reiterated its support for South Korean companies looking to invest and
establish in the region.
Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond
See also: The Kanoo Group donates Dh1m to 'Reading Nation' drive
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, 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
For media enquiries, send an email to:
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group
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Monday 15 October 2018
Maritime leaders gather at Kanoo Shipping’s Annual Regional Meeting
Dubai, UAE: Bringing together prominent maritime
leaders from its Middle
East/Africa network, Kanoo Shipping once again successfully concluded its Annual Regional
Meeting with this year’s theme, “Onwards and Upwards.” The meeting was
held on 2nd – 3rd
October 2018, onboard the iconic Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai.
Executives
from Kanoo Shipping including Jonathan Bygrave, EGM-Kanoo Shipping, and Nikolai
Norman, Head of Commercial Kanoo Shipping, as well as members of The Management
Team welcomed the regional participants with the presence of Fahad Kanoo, Acting
CEO, The Kanoo Group (UAE & Oman) and Ali Abdullah Kanoo, Member of the Board, Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo.
Kanoo Shipping Management together with representatives from
key shipowner and commodity trading customers held a lively Q&A panel
session aimed at gathering a better understanding of customer requirements,
expectations and issues aimed at enhancing their mutual relationship as well as
taking the opportunity to discuss emerging opportunities and challenges
currently faced by the regional maritime sector.
See also: Kanoo Shipping handles the world’s largest container ship on maiden call to Jebel Ali Port
Generally,
the two-day meeting focused on enhancing customer value through efficiency and
Industry IT leadership whilst underlining Kanoo Shipping’s core fundamentals of
compliance, transparency and sustainable excellence.
Kanoo Shipping, a member of The Kanoo Group, is the first Arab shipping agency in the
region in 1911 and one of the founders of S5 Agency World Ltd. At present,
Kanoo Shipping is the largest regional shipping agency in the Middle East which
operates in 20 countries and all principal ports and offshore tanker loading
terminals around the Arabian Peninsula, including Iraq.
Furthermore, Kanoo
Shipping handles over 15,000 ship calls every year through its professional
network which covers all ports in the Suez to Sri Lanka range and East/South
Africa.
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, 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
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
For media enquiries, send an email to:
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group
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Thursday 11 October 2018
The Kanoo Group wins LinkedIn's 2018 Best Talent Acquisition Team in MENA
Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group, one of the largest family-owned conglomerates in the Middle East, has won 'The Best Talent Acquisition Team' Award for 'Other MENA Countries' category at the recent LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards held at the Palazzo Versace Dubai on 4th October 2018.
The MENA Talent Awards was held with the support of Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Development, and Dr Hayat Sindi, one of the world’s leading biotechnologists and Senior Advisor to the Islamic Development Bank’s President for Science, Technology and Innovation.
Held for the fourth consecutive year, the event recognises some of the biggest companies in the Middle East that have made a mark in the recruitment and employer branding space who have used LinkedIn solutions to make a significant impact within their organisations.
The Kanoo Group’s Talent Acquisition team won the Award for their efficient use of the LinkedIn Recruiter platform in promoting The Kanoo Group as an ‘employer of choice’ for talent across the MENA region and in engaging with both active and passive candidates for key roles in the company.
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Left to right: Malek Osseiran, Head of Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar), LinkedIn; Matt Cooper-Bradfield, Head of HR-UAE & Oman, The Kanoo Group; Fatna Jabeur, Sr. Talent Acquisition Officer, The Kanoo Group; Wael Kamal, Key Accounts Director, MENA Growth Market-Talent Solutions, LinkedIn
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Maha Kanoo, HR Director said, “We are proud of our Talent Acqusition Team for earning such a special award. Our collaboration with Linkedin has helped us to attract talent, including UAE Nationals which is an important aspect in supporting the UAE Government’s Emiratization programme.”
“Our Talent Acquisition Team working together with our Marketing Team, which has driven traffic to our LinkedIn coporate page, has significantly enhanced our brand presence on LinkedIn, where we have quadrupled our followers and achieved tremedous levels of engagement with customers, employees, candidates and potential future hires,” she further said.
Speaking about the recent award, Amna Al Mheiri, HR Manager – Talent Management said, “I am delighted that our team has been recognised by LinkedIn for their work. We hope that this award will contribute to our brand strength and reputation and will positively impact our employee retention and engagement. It is also a great encouragement to continue pursuing excellence in our recruitment policies.”
Fatna Jabeur, Sr. Talent Acquisition Officer explained, “We use the LinkedIn data insights to analyse the region’s recruitment trends as well as to choose the right candidates from a vast LinkedIn talent pool which brings our company a competitive advantage.”
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, 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
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
For media enquiries, send an email to:
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group
© Copying of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited. You may recopy extracts from these pages, provided that (1) You acknowledge The Kanoo Group Blog as the source of the material; and (2) Send an email permission to the Author.
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