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- Negotiating and contracting of rates, availability, special offers, allocation/allotment, release periods, overrides, terms conditions for hotels, self-catering or serviced apartments ensuring the best available rates and availability.
- Analyzing the product of our different competitors to ensure our best rates for the multiple source markets
- Analyzing weekly product/sales reports to identify market trends and revenue/room night’s sales growth opportunities
- Have strong negotiation skills and can discuss prices, seasonality, Terms & Conditions effectively and efficiently based on the source market
- Have a thorough eye on all the details, meticulous and don't leave any open points until it is fully discussed clearly and agreed upon to the favor of the company's interests
- Creating and maintaining calendars for key events
- Visiting and inspecting hotels on a regular basis to ensure good standards and enhance relationships thru meeting with hoteliers and representing the company
- Fortify the relationships with the preferred Hotels/Nile cruises & Suppliers of services
- Ensuring that all contracts are received to deadline, and that contract conditions are met
- Dealing with disputes regarding rates, allotment,… etc
- Liaising with other members of staff to ensure the best possible use of contracted hotels
- Can calculate the production achieved at each Hotel/Nile cruise & Suppliers of Services
- Can do price comparisons season to season and calculate the amount of increase and ensure it is in line with the set targets
Job Requirements
- Speak English language fluently in addition to the Arabic language. Other languages would be a privilege
- Presentable, good communicator and excellent negotiator
- Can start working immediately.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in contracting Hotels / Nile cruises as well as Suppliers of services
