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Tarek Zain El Abedin Kamel
Travel Consultant
New Cairo, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Travel ConsultantFull Time
FareFocus
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 -1 yr, 4 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:- Making Excursions, Honeymoons, leisure, Business, - Mice and Sightseeing Tour Itineraries. - Making Hotel & apartment reservations and transportation arrangements. - Issuing, Reissuing, and Refunding Flight Tickets. - Booking Flight Extras. As Travel Consultant, I: - Arrange travel accommodations for groups, couples, executives, and special needs clients. - Provide customers with best deals and well-researched travel options, successfully negotiating rates while improving customer satisfaction ratings - Work closely with clients to understand their unique needs and meet specific Travel desires. - Inform clients of travel policies and utilize preferred vendors to maximize company profits. - Complete, accurate reservations for business travelers at point of sale. - Provided schedule, routing, and fare information to assist customers with ticket purchases. - Processed order transactions and provided customers with detailed itineraries, tickets, and receipts. - Sold flight tickets to customers and assisted with trip planning through scheduling, pricing, and identifying best transportation routes. - Negotiated prices, terms of sales, and service agreements. - Maintain operational proficiency in coordinating international and domestic travel accommodations for customers, arranging for airfare and hotel and rental car reservations. - Maintain currency on airline policies, tariff regulations, and travel laws to maximize effectiveness. - Respond to clients' questions, issues and complaints and find appropriate solutions when needed. - Advise clients on visa, passport, and security requirements for destinations and confirm flight details for each reservation. - Ask open-ended questions to ascertain client needs better and determine best international travel offerings. - Resolve financial inconsistencies by collecting outstanding fees, managing refunds, and delivering travel documentation. - Provide exemplary customer service to new and existing clients, which helps build lasting relationships and secure new travel assignments. - Help senior managers make effective decisions based on current and accurate reporting. - Took proactive approach to identify and resolving issues that could negatively impact business operations and revenue generation. - Consistently foster business growth by delivering first-rate travel advice and itineraries to develop valuable client relationships. - Communicate benefits and information regarding international travel insurance with clients and obtain best rates, increasing repeat business. - Supervise payments via credit and debit cards and handle sensitive information professionally and with discretion.
Interim SupervisorFull Time
Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 -2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:During my time as Interim Supervisor, My duties included: - Provide team leadership and Set the overall vision. - Evaluate Team performance, coach, and train to improve weak areas. - Handle customer complaints and escalations. - Track and prepare quarterly reports to present to leadership. - Maintain compliance with company policies and objectives. As Interim Supervisor, I had: • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows. • Learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity. • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently. • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced atmosphere. • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication. • Prepared, calibrated, and monitored production levels to achieve targets. • Identified individual employees' unique work styles and adapted management methods. • Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity. • Conducted employee evaluations to provide feedback and set expectations for future job performance. • Organized contests and established goals to optimize productivity and improve employee morale. • Developed training, task, and process guidelines. • Communicated clear and concise directions to employees. • Delegated high volumes of work to empower the team, build trust, and assist with professional development. • Conducted routine inspections and identified unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards to enforce safe work practices and procedures. • Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts. • Repaired equipment to keep jobs moving smoothly, informing the maintenance department of major machinery failures. • Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed a training manual for reference. • Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs. • Worked with the management team to implement the proper division of responsibilities. • Enforced rules and regulations outlined in the company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.
Ticketing OfficerFull Time
Mar 2020 - Mar 2021 -1 yr
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:During my time as Ticketing Specialist, My duties included: · Issuing, Reissuing, and Refunding Flight Tickets. · Booking Flight Extras. · Adding Frequent Flyer benefits. As Ticketing Specialist, I had: • Provided schedule, routing, and fare information to assist customers with ticket purchases. • Processed order transactions and provided customers with detailed itineraries, tickets, and receipts. • Sold flight tickets to customers and assisted with trip planning through scheduling, pricing, and identifying the best transportation routes. • Negotiated prices, terms of sales, and service agreements. • Selected correct products based on customer needs, product specifications, and applicable regulations. • Directed passengers to correct loading gates or areas for departures and connections. • Quoted prices, credit terms, and other bid specifications. • Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume. • Fielded customer complaints and facilitated negotiations, resolved issues , and reached mutual conclusions. • Updated schedule monitors, and information boards and used the PA system to convey current information to customers. • Worked with sales team to collaboratively reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal quotas. • Increased sales with the execution of complete sales cycle processing from initial lead processing through conversion and closing. • Recorded accurate and efficient records in the customer database. • Kept detailed records of daily activities through an online customer database.
Travel ConsultantFull Time
May 2019 - Mar 2020 -10 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:During my time as Travel Consultant, My duties included: · Making Excursions, Honeymoons, leisure, Business, and Sightseeing Tour Itineraries. · Making Hotel & apartment reservations · Making Mice Reservations · Making Transportation arrangements. As Travel Consultant, I had: · Organized trips for individual, family, and business travelers. · Provided customers with the best deals and well-researched travel options, successfully negotiating rates while improving customer satisfaction ratings · Worked closely with clients to understand unique needs and meet specific travel desires. · Informed clients of travel policies and utilized preferred vendors to maximize company profits. · Completed accurate reservations for business travelers at point of sale. · Maintained operational proficiency in coordinating international and domestic travel accommodations for customers, arranging for airfare and hotel and rental car reservations. · Responded to clients' questions, issues and complaints and found appropriate solutions when needed. · Asked open-ended questions to ascertain client needs better and determine the best international travel offerings. · Resolved financial inconsistencies through collecting outstanding fees, managing refunds, and delivering travel documentation. · Provided exemplary customer service to new and existing clients, which helped build lasting relationships and secure new travel assignments. · Helped senior managers make effective decisions based on current and accurate reporting. · Organized memorable and exquisite travel itineraries and vacations for high- level clients, celebrities, politicians, and business executives. · Took a proactive approach to identify and resolve issues that could negatively impact business operations and revenue generation. · Consistently fostered business growth by delivering first-rate travel advising and itineraries to develop valuable client relationships. · Communicated benefits and information regarding international travel insurance with clients and obtained the best rates, increasing repeat business.
Uber PartnerFull Time
Jun 2017 - Apr 2019 -1 yr, 10 months
- Job Details:with various types of people and having patience, being calm and friendly while being under the stress and strain of driving all day long, and at the same time dealing with needy, temperamental, and condescending people. In my time as an Uber Partner, I have: • Achieved high customer ratings on post-trip surveys for timeliness, vehicle cleanliness, and customer service. • Optimized profitable time by anticipating surge areas, targeting highly trafficked sectors, and daisy-chaining rides. • Placed safety as a top priority for rides and followed community guidelines for engaging emergency personnel. • Work extra hours to achieve company coverage during periods of low driver availability due to illness, weather, and other unanticipated factors. • Use GPS to determine the fastest route to destinations to save riders money and maximize availability. • Cleaned and sanitized rideshare vehicle to avoid germ and infection spread. • Picked up riders at designated locations and greeted them upon vehicle entry. • Maintained excellent condition of vehicles through refueling, cleaning, and repairing. • Planned routes based on knowledge of local areas, GPS information, and customer preferences. • Helped passengers with luggage, collected fares, and politely answered questions.
Assistant ManagerFull Time
Star Maker Travel
Feb 2015 - May 2017 -2 yrs, 3 months
- Job Details:As Assistant Manager for the Tourism department, my duties included: • Programs planning. • Hotels reservation. • Transportation reservation. • Flight reservation. • Tours quotation. • Managing Tour leaders and reviewing their performance. As Assistant Manager, my role was to: • Mentor team members to enhance professional development and accountability in the workplace. • Conduct weekly staff meetings to motivate staff members, address concerns and questions, plan improvements and evaluate progress toward goals. • Assist in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence. • Strengthen operational efficiency to remain cost-effective while maintaining quality service. • Recognize staff for contributions to company success to foster engagement and increase productivity.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Ancient Europian Culture
Ain Shams University (ASU)Jan 2002 - Jan 2011 - 9 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Saint Fatima language schoo;Jan 2001
Skills
Languages
English
FluentItalian
Intermediate
Training & Certifications
English
British Council·2013