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Saab...'Committed to adding real value to our customers in Saudi Arabia'

Travelport targets Saudi Arabian travel market

JEDDAH, September 2, 2015

Travelport, a leading distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry, saw over 100 travel agents from across Saudi Arabia attend its technology roadshow tour in the Jeddah, Riyadh and Damman last month.

The roadshow comes at an opportune time for the Saudi travel agent community as recent research- released by Travelport as part of a co-sponsored study with Phocuswright1- revealed that Saudi Arabia has the largest travelling population in the Middle East, with the young, middle class and affluent population making four to five trips a year, mostly within the Gulf.

Online travel bookings, which represent 25 per cent of all bookings in the Middle East, are forecast to grow in 2015 and 2016 to reach 36 per cent by the end of 2017 when online revenue is expected to reach $35 billion. Offline sales are forecast to continue to grow from $54 billion in 2014 to $63 billion in 2017.

The roadshow was designed to familiarise existing and potential customers with the latest Travelport products that are redefining travel commerce in Saudi Arabia, helping to streamline their businesses, grow their revenues and reach their business goals.

Rabih Saab, president and managing director for Africa, Middle East and South Asia at Travelport, said: “We are delighted to have hosted this successful technology roadshow, showcasing how our travel commerce platform is redefining travel commerce in Saudi Arabia and the potential for things to come.  We’ve seen exceptional attendance and have received extremely positive feedback on the events and in particular, on the innovation of our products. Our platform is embracing and leading the way in travel solutions through empowered selling and pushing new business frontiers such as halal tourism. We are committed to adding real value to our customers in Saudi Arabia.” – TradeArabia News Service




Tags: Saudi Arabia | Travelport | Roadshow |

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