Experience

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA UAE

• United Arab Emirates
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Present

  Organizing events, conferences, trade missions, trade shows, functions, official delegations and cocktail receptions o Creating a tailor made program for one of the above mentioned events or travel groups in up to 3 countries o Creating Budget plans o Logistic travel organization of flights, Hotels and transportation o Selecting matchmaking counterparts for the Austrian delegation o Correspondence with Austrian and local companies o Advertising of the event on all websites and social media Public Relation Officer in charge of media publications and social media o Updating and maintaining all electronic b2b platforms and websites in English and German Rendering advice to Austrian companies about local companies, products as well as major changes in economic policies o Including market research Personal Assistance to the Austrian Commercial Counsellor o logistic organization of business trips to Bahrain, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, UAE and Austria o arranging of appointments o catering to all travel needs Updating and maintaining of the data base Show less



Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort

• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Executive

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

  Luxurious resort hotel with 272 bedrooms, 9 outlets, garden & beach, health & recreation facilities, and meeting & catering facilities fitting up to 600 guests for local and international business & leisure clientele. Reporting directly to the Director of Sales & Marketing Corporate Sales: building and maintaining customer relationships with major corporate clients, annual corporate contracting, achieving of annual revenue and room night targets, working with KAM and StarTrack, contracting via Lanyon (corporate clients and TMCs), selling Starwood Sales Programs such as Starchoice, Starwood Preferred Planner and Starwood Preferred Business Leisure Sales: leisure contracting, conducting site inspections, launching, promoting and selling of Starnet, achieving of annual revenue and room night targets Group & Event Sales: Selling and managing of group and event bookings of up to 600 guests, coordinating closely with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction Show less