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agencies including Kanoo, ITL, and
Dnata. As primary technology provider,
Sabre has supported the growth and
success of its agency customers by
providing industry-leading technology
and tailor-made solutions to enable
agents to shop, book and manage
travel for its clients.
STNME also recently opened offices
in Iraq and Palestine, and expanded
its presence in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
and Bahrain, where its focus on training
and customer service has helped the
company grow its customer base.
Sabre expands
operations in Qatar
Sabre Corporation, a technology
provider to the global travel industry,
is expanding itsSabre Travel Network
Middle East (STNME) presence with
a new office in Doha. This follows the
recent appointment of Ghassan Abu
Khalaf to country manager, Qatar.
The new office in Qatar highlights
STNME’s continued growth across the
Middle East, after first establishing a
presence in the region more than 30
years ago. Today, STNME has longstanding strategic relationships with
some of the region’s largest travel
Careem signs MOU with
Ministry of Transportation and
Communications in Qatar
regulating and licensing the ride-hailing
service technology in Qatar. The MOU
follows recent moves by the authorities
in Qatar to regulate the rapidly
expanding transportation industry.
Careem, the region’s car booking
app, announced it has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
with the Ministry of Transport and
Communications for the purpose of
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H E Sheikh Hamad Bin Ghanim
Al-Thani, Director of the Quality
Performance Department for Land
Transportation Services division and
Ibrahim Manna, General Manager
at CAREEM signed an agreement
allowing the popular car-hailing app
to connect CAREEM Captains (drivers)
to customers. CAREEM is currently the
“Qatar has established its position as a
global tourism destination and showed
resilience in spite of many challenges
impacting the wider industry and
economy,” said Daniel Naoumovitch,
CEO, STNME. “Now is the right time for
the travel industry to invest in global
technology and solutions that will
enable the region to compete even more
effectively on a global scale. Sabre’s
industry-leading solutions such as Sabre
Red Workspace, and mobile, data,
retailing and personalization technology
positions the industry for success.”
first and only car booking platform to
have completed this step required by
the Qatari authorities.
“We have been proactively working
with the Ministry of Transport and
Communication to understand the
regulations set forth and to ensure
that we are fully compliant” said
Ibrahim Manna, General Manager of
Emerging Markets at Careem.
Careem entered this market in 2014;
now with three million registered
users to date from more than 28 cities
in the MENA region and Pakistan,
along with an increasing fleet of
more than 50,000 ‘captains’, Careem
is re-inventing the current state
of transportation. In Qatar alone,
Careem has seen strong 30% growth
month-on-month.
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