
rana abdel hamid
Tour Operator | Operations Management
Salary / Daily rate
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Tour Operations Manager with 6+ years of expertise in travel management and team leadership. Successfully managed 200-300 weekly B2B/B2C clients and led teams up to 42 representatives with proven results in GDS systems and vendor negotiations. Specialized in personalized itinerary design and strategic travel operations for enhanced client satisfaction.
Work experience
Operations and Tour Manager
Nile Aviation Egypt Nile Cruises
Dec 2021 - Present
4 years 11 months
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Creating PNRs via global distribution systems (GDS) such as Amadeus. Responsible for flight tickets issuance, changes, cancellation, and anything in between. - Managing agency debit memos (ADMs) and agency credit memos (ACMs) through BSP systems. - Negotiating with service providers and securing flight deals. - Reviewing flight travel expenses and invoices to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures. - Communicating with vendors and employees to resolve discrepancies, provide guidance, and recommend process improvements. - Designing personalized travel itineraries for an B2B and B2C clients (an average of 200-300 clients weekly) according to their preferences and needs. This includes planning and arranging travel logistics such as flights, accommodations, cruises, and transportation.
Customer Service Team Lead
Xceed
Apr 2019 - Oct 2021
2 years 7 months
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Overseeing a group of 42 eDreams ODIGEO customer service representatives. - Designing and delivering trainings for employees in order to cover gaps, inform about product updates and help them succeed through continuous mentorship and coaching. - Managing relationships with hotel partners, translating and enforcing company procedures and priorities, and resolving escalations as needed. - Providing team leadership to achieve identified performance metrics and targets.
Concentrix
Jan 2017 - Mar 2019
2 years 3 months
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Customer Service Specialist
Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
1 year 3 months
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Handling inbound contacts for the Hotel.com premium line, dealing with silver and gold subscription clients in French-speaking regions. - Responsible for sales and after-sales support for hotel reservations, while building and maintaining relationships with travel and tour vendors.
Customer Service Representative
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
1 year 1 month
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Handling inbound contacts for Expedia clients in French-speaking regions. - Responsible for selling and organizing travel plans, flights, lodging, hotel transfers, insurance coverage, sightseeing tours, and activities, in addition to providing after-sales support for the same services.
French Teacher
Anna Academic Nursery
Feb 2015 - Mar 2016
1 year 2 months
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Assessing the capabilities of the students and developing appropriate lesson plans and curricula. Pronouncing words and phrases and explaining their meanings to students. Conducting research to develop appropriate learning materials, language games, and other teaching aids. Using both in-class activities and online resources and platforms to create a blended learning environment. Teaching the various tiers of French to students. Developing and grading informal and formal written and oral assessments. Scheduling feedback sessions with students and providing extra support or enrichment activities as required. Making recommendations to students for further learning and development. Organizing conversational classes and fun events where students can engage with French culture. Updating records and handling various administrative duties.
Education
Cairo University
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
2014 - 2017
3 years 1 month