Mohamed Ouda

Contracting Manager at Alouf Travel
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Location
Egypt, EG
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • french Full professional proficiency
  • Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • guidance diploma
    Sinai institut for hotels and tourism
    May, 2004
    - Oct, 2024
  • Licence of french arts
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Experience

    • Egypt
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • Contracting Manager
      • Dec 2021 - Present
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director Of Contracting
      • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contracting Manager for online B2B and offline Business
      • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

      I am working with Hotels\Suppliers to negotiate rates and contracts with them, and therefore enabling them to offer their clients great deals. This is a very hands on role in a challenging and competitive environment - the role needs lots of energy and enthusiasm and a "can do" attitude. Key Roles & Responsibilities include: - Negotiating and contracting of rates, special offers, allocation, release periods, overrides, terms conditions for hotels, self-catering or serviced apartments ensuring the best available rates and availability; in both: new properties but also re-contracting existing agreements - Analyzing the product of our different competitors in order to ensure our best conditions in the market - Analyzing weekly product/sales reports to identify market trends and revenue/room nights sales growth opportunities - Analyzing opportunities for opening of new destinations and product development - Assisting in resolving complaints and administrative issues of our suppliers and Hotels. - Coordinating with the Head Office team the loading, check, positioning of the contracts -Preparing supplier website demonstrations for the suppliers - Negotiating and contracting extra services like transfers and excursions. Show less

    • Egypt
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contracts Manager for online B2B and offline business
      • Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

      I am working with Hotels\Suppliers to negotiate rates and contracts with them, and therefore enabling them to offer their clients great deals. This is a very hands on role in a challenging and competitive environment - the role needs lots of energy and enthusiasm and a "can do" attitude. Key Roles & Responsibilities include: - Negotiating and contracting of rates, special offers, allocation, release periods, overrides, terms conditions for hotels, self-catering or serviced apartments ensuring the best available rates and availability; in both: new properties but also re-contracting existing agreements - Analyzing the product of our different competitors in order to ensure our best conditions in the market - Analyzing weekly product/sales reports to identify market trends and revenue/room nights sales growth opportunities - Analyzing opportunities for opening of new destinations and product development - Assisting in resolving complaints and administrative issues of our suppliers and Hotels. - Coordinating with the Head Office team the loading, check, positioning of the contracts -Preparing supplier website demonstrations for the suppliers - Negotiating and contracting extra services like transfers and excursions. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • Yield Manager for online B2B
      • Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

      Handling all the contracts to apply it online (B2B and B2C) All markets rates and specially the UK rates. Get offers and following the change rate of the competitors in order to offer the best rate. Check the competitors rates in order to apply the best rates and the rate parity. Check with the hotels sales how to get the best gimmicks and upgrades for our business. Follow up the allocations and increase it in case we need. Cooperation with contracting department to sign the needed hotels with the best rates and offers. Daily report for our sold rooms situation and the yielding actions for the high management. Solve any problems before or after the guest arrival. looking for the B2B and B2C agencies in order to agreed with them the integration threw the XML. Show less

    • Senior Tour Operator
      • 2001 - Aug 2013

      - Plan, create, arrange and operate tour and travel programs. Provide and organize vacation and holidays packages by coordinating and negotiating with airlines, hotels, ground transportation services, tour guide and sightseeing providers, restaurants and other similar business.- Evaluate services rendered on tours and report any problems to tour organizer, and resolve any problems with accommodations, itineraries, or services qualificationsFrench department supervisor (Travco Travel Company) in Luxor office (Jet Tours & Club Med) from 2003till June 2007.- follow up the handling of the French tourist groups programs.-Follow up the arrival and the departure’s time of the groups and make the necessary confirmation and reservation for their flight. - Solving any problems with the clients and handling their programs. -Making confirmation for all their reservation in Luxor. - Sending a weekly report for the head office in Cairo.French representative {Travco Travel Company} in Aswan branch (Jet Tours & Club Med). (From 2002 till 2003). -companion with the groups in the arrival & departure transfer.-Taking care off all clients until their accommodation in Aswan.- making a conference for the clients to explain the life in Egypt.- answering all questions& give them all the details that they need about their vacation in Egypt. - selling excursion Companion with the Francophone ministers & experts of youth & sport during the conference of Confeges in Cairo (2001). Show less

    • Senior Tour operator and Yield Executive
      • Jun 2011 - May 2013

      Handling all the contracts to apply it online on the web site of Jumbo Get offers and following the change rate of the competitors in order to offer the best rate.

    • Senior Tour operator
      • Jan 2007 - Jun 2011

      Handling all travel operation requirements.Follow up on account status of receivables and account payables.Negotiate and settle agreement with hotels.Prepare agent report.Plan and organize vacation travel for individuals and groups.Handle transportation and accommodation using computerized reservation system (Topax).Sell tailor made programs and packaged tours to clients.Promote particular destinations, tour packages and other travel services.

    • Senior Tour Operator
      • Jun 2001 - Jan 2007

      Travco travel company)- Plan, create, arrange and operate tour and travel programs. Provide and organize vacation and holidays packages by coordinating and negotiating with airlines, hotels, ground transportation services, tour guide and sightseeing providers, restaurants and other similar business.- Evaluate services rendered on tours and report any problems to tour organizer, and resolve any problems with accommodations, itineraries, or services qualificationsFrench department supervisor (Travco Travel Company) in Luxor office (Jet Tours & Club Med) from 2003till June 2007.- follow up the handling of the French tourist groups programs.-Follow up the arrival and the departure’s time of the groups and make the necessary confirmation and reservation for their flight. - Solving any problems with the clients and handling their programs. -Making confirmation for all their reservation in Luxor. - Sending a weekly report for the head office in Cairo.French representative {Travco Travel Company} in Aswan branch (Jet Tours & Club Med). (From 2002 till 2003). -companion with the groups in the arrival & departure transfer.-Taking care off all clients until their accommodation in Aswan.- making a conference for the clients to explain the life in Egypt.- answering all questions& give them all the details that they need about their vacation in Egypt. - selling excursion Companion with the Francophone ministers & experts of youth & sport during the conference of Confeges in Cairo (2001). Show less

    • Receptionist
      • Jun 1998 - May 2001

      During my study at the university During my study at the university

    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Tour operator
      • Jun 1996 - Apr 1998

      During my study at the university) -Receiving emails of the reservation from the foreign companies. - made all the reservation for the group from A to Z (from the arrival to the departure). During my study at the university) -Receiving emails of the reservation from the foreign companies. - made all the reservation for the group from A to Z (from the arrival to the departure).

Education

  • CAIRO UNIVERESITY – FACULTY OF ARTS
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), French
    1995 - 2001
  • SINAI ISTITUTE FOR TOURISM & HOTEL
    guide diploma, Tourism
    2005 - 2007
  • LYCEE EL HARAM FRENCH SCHOOL
    high school, prim, prep and secondary
    1981 - 1995
  • Lycee El Haram
    Matriculation, French Language and Literature
    1981 - 1995
  • Lycee El Haram
    General Certificate of Secondary Education, Secondary Education
    1982 - 1999

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