Specifically established to take over the responsibility of planning and managing the travel requirements of your company whilst providing convenience to your travellers and adding value to your travel spend.
Kanoo Corporate brings a new way of working and developing innovative solutions to deliver superior corporate services to companies across the region.
At Kanoo Corporate we are dedicated to making sure your company gets maximum value for your corporate travel budget so that you succeed. That’s the Kanoo Corporate difference.
Our reputation for service excellence has been proven time and time again. It’s not only the many awards we have won over the years that stand testament to this fact, but also our clients. With an impressive portfolio that encompasses multinational corporations and national companies, Kanoo Corporate has long been delivering solutions to some of the most prestigious corporations in Middle East.
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Ability to produce advanced Management Information Reports - MIR
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State of the art corporate contact centers equipped with the latest telecommunications solutions
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Client-focused approach where our people, technology solutions, processes and procedures can be customized to suit your needs and expectations.
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Our expertise is also used to reduce cost in areas from service delivery and strategic supplier negotiations, right through to individual traveler itineraries.
Our Strengths
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First ISO accredited travel agency in the Middle East.
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First IATA accredited Travel Agency in the region
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Largest travel management company in the region
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Global association with our international partner – American Express Travel Services.
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Over 180 IATA locations in the region
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GSA’s for over 30 major international airline and hotel partners.
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Meet and Greet service at major International Airports in the region.
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24 Hours Call Centre – Emergency Travel Services
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Dedicated Holiday Department with online hotel reservations system
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Negotiate corporate rates with suppliers on behalf of our clients
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Offices at Bahrain International Airport and King Fahd International Airport Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
24 hour Emergency Travel Services
With a proven track record of stability, experience and delivering quality service, our philosophy is to focus on offering a comprehensive and extensive range of services which deliver real value to our clients.
With the Kanoo Travel 24 hour Call Center based in Bahrain you also have the benefit of around-the-clock travel support. Day or night, our consultants can assist you with emergency services such as last-minute changes to existing travel itineraries, hotel bookings, air tickets, travel insurance and car rental. The well-being of you and your travelers is always our priority!
Scope of Services
With Kanoo Corporate, your business will have its own Account Manager, Travel Manager and team of travel consultants. As part of our company-wide philosophy, our teams are specifically designed to be small and focused. We are always there when you need us. This even includes our most senior leaders, who are continuously involved with our people and your business.
In this modern age of business travel, the security of your people is everything. Kanoo Corporate can proactively advise and assist you in helping to protect the safety and wellbeing of your people while they are on the move, anywhere in the world.
The systems at Kanoo Corporate can interface with an external travel security provider of your choice, comply and support a process designed and built to offer awareness of existing and potential incidents around the world. Importantly, these services can help minimize travel-associated risks to your people.
Cost Savings: Kanoo has been the pioneer of the Gulf’s travel industry, and is presently the largest Travel Company in the Middle East. This market leadership places us in a unique position, where our rich experience and longstanding partnership with Airlines and other travel related suppliers translates into exclusive ‘cost saving’ benefits for our valued customers.
Planning: This is the primary step that we take, and is paramount to the success of our entire ‘Travel Management Programme’. We conduct a thorough analysis of your travel requirements and entire travel business, after this process and based on your own policies we recommend a travel management programme, and upon receiving your concurrence we then arrange implementation. The objective during this entire process is to ensure that this new programme results in maximum flexibility and convenience for you and optimal ‘cost reduction’ in your travel budget.
Purchasing Power: One of the advantages of being the largest Travel Company in the region, is that we are able to negotiate preferential rates with airlines and other suppliers due to our large purchasing power. The benefits of which are passed on to our valued customers in the form of special airfares, hotel and care hire rates.
Lowest Fare Unit/Fare brokers: Our ‘Lowest Fare Unit’ is staffed by our most experienced and talented travel consultants, who utilize their expertise and knowledge of fare construction to derive and recommend the lowest permissible fare options on the most complicated travel routings.
Pricing Flexibility: We are flexible in terms of pricing, and have different options available for our customers. Any of the following arrangements that suit your procurement policies of travel services can be arranged.
1. Revenue sharing concepts
2. Transaction fee concepts
3. Management fee concepts
Executive Travel: At Kanoo Corporate, we understand the requirements of highly individualized travel services for busy executives. We recognize that some executives have special travel needs requiring a greater level of attention and/or luxury. There may also be times when leisure travel becomes part of their business trip.
That’s where our products make the difference. Kanoo Corporate is equipped to service high-end service requirements, individual demands and personal choice. Our Kanoo Corporate teams feature our most experienced people, who are fully versed in ensuring the highest standards of service.
American Express Travel Services: American Express Travel Management combines innovative travel technology and personalized service to help companies of all sizes save time and money as well as respond to the unique needs of business travelers.
Travel Policy Management: Meet the needs of your business travelers with exceptional service, enhanced. The management tool allows you to facilitate the streamlined control of all your travel related expenditure. This is one of the most important documents required to implement and maintain a travel account. This travel policy document not only forms the basis of your cost saving requirements but also ensures our agreed modus operandi.
Service Level Agreements: Plan exceptional meetings and events with professional support and money-saving resources. We understand that your business requires the highest level of service. To ensure this a Service Level Agreement is drawn up and documented to monitor not only the application of the policy but more importantly to meet and exceed the agreed service levels.
Supplier Negotiations: Save on air, hotel and car rental reservations. As the largest travel management company in the region, Kanoo Travel is able to offer your business substantial savings globally. Our purchasing power ensures that we are able to negotiate the most favourable rates for our customers.
Management Information Reports: Gain a better understanding of your company’s travel patterns, accurately project budgets, identify savings opportunities, manage policy compliance and more.The Management Information System (MIS) has been designed with significant benefits to clients though its integration with their current corporate accounting and reconciliation procedures.
Management Information would form the essential tool for Kanoo Travel to control your corporate travel budget. The MIS must measure the effectiveness of your unique travel policy and preferred suppliers – a vital element of any successful travel management system.
In developing our MIS reports, cognizance was taken of the following criteria which will allow you to:
Ascertain travel spend
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Establish travel patterns
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Monitor adherence to the travel policy
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Identify future savings opportunities
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Measure our success to achieve savings
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Forward plan and budget more accurately
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Negotiate effectively with suppliers
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Compare actual savings to potential savings
A phased implementation approach ensures that the MIS product delivers achievable milestones and that these milestones incorporate the views and requirements of the corporate clients, using the product to enhance their business processes.