Asish Paul
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Skilled Travel & Event Coordinator with proven expertise in corporate event management and client relationship development, showcasing excellence in contract negotiation and trend analysis.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Event coordinator
Flyt For Travel and Tourism
Abu Dhabi, UAE
07.2024 - Current
- Identified and booked unique venues to enhance event appeal.
- Managed vendor relationships to secure cost-effective deals and ensure value for money.
- Coordinated logistics to facilitate seamless event execution.
- Organised comprehensive schedules, maximising operational efficiency.
- Generated publicity through strategic use of social media platforms.
- Fostered strong relations with participants via professional client management.
- Handled unforeseen challenges to minimise disruption during events.
- Maintained meticulous attention to detail, improving attendee experience.
Senior Travel Consultant
Mercator Travel and Tourism
Abu Dhabi, UAE
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Coordinated hotel bookings, flight tickets, and events for corporate clients and government entities.
- Converted enquiries into sales by tailoring travel packages to client specifications.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with customers and travel coordinators to achieve revenue targets.
- Attended travel trade shows to expand industry network and identify emerging trends.
- Generated an excellent reputation for planning bespoke holidays within client budgets.
- Maximized profits through effective negotiation of rates with suppliers.
- Qualified enquiries by determining specific travel requirements to provide competitive quotes.
Senior Travel Consultant for VIP Desk
Nirvana Travel and Tourism
Abu Dhabi, UAE
08.2018 - 08.2022
- Generated and managed business from VIP clients (C-Level Executives, HNWI Clients, Govt.Delegations) for Nirvana Holidays
- Handled both Sales & Operational part of VIP clients Leisure & Business Trips
- Responsible for qualifying enquiries by identifying the exact Travel requirements & provide most competitive quote to ensure maximum sales conversion
- Managed the negotiation & contracting process for VIP movements with Worldwide hotels, Global DMC partners, Airlines & FOREX Companies
- Continuously evaluated Sales & Operational activities to improve customer satisfaction & Client retention, ensured 100% client retention
- Established and maintain excellent relationship with customers & their Travel coordinators, which helped to over achieve 2019 budgeted revenue & profits by 123%
- Improved decision-making process by maintaining sales & operational data reports, submitted these reports & forecasts to Management team fortnightly
- Well experienced in using all major B2B/B2C bed banks & Airline Reservations system
- Actively attended in all Travel Trade shows to expand industry network & to identify, learn new trends in the business.
Senior Holiday Consultant for Corporate & B2B
Shams Abu Dhabi Travel
Abu Dhabi, UAE
04.2014 - 07.2018
- Responsible for developing the agencies Holidays department by handling both Sales & Operational activities
- Professionally & efficiently managed enquiries from our 08 Branches, 80+ Corporates, 20+ Sub agents & Retail clients
- Ensured 87% conversion by qualifying enquiries, providing competitive quotes & close follow ups
- Responsible for overall tracking of each departures by ensuring the reconfirmation of booked services like Air Tickets, Hotels, Land arrangements & supplier payments are on track
- Improved and maintained customer data base from Key corporates, Retail clients & Sub Agents, delivered efficient and effective CRM initiatives to this data base
- Frequently analyzed & streamlined Sales, Operations & Marketing activities to improve overall customer satisfaction, department's base revenue & profits
- Responsible for identifying & contracting with DMC partners, B2B Bed Banks, Airlines & FOREX Companies for the department
- Responsible for creating & marketing of new holiday products, based on the market demands & customer feedbacks
- Managed the promotions of these products through email campaigns & social media channels
- Involved in the development of departments yearly Business plans, Margin strategy & Budgeting
- Directly responsible for departmental report maintenance & timely submissions to Sr
- Management team.
Business Development Manager
Parveen Holidays
Cochin, India
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Planned, developed and implemented Sales strategies to develop Holidays business for the agency.
Senior Business Development Executive
Heavenly Holidays
Cochin, India
12.2010 - 12.2011
- Successfully generated business leads through proactive sales efforts.
Business Development Executive
Alhind Tours & Travels
Thrissur, India
03.2009 - 11.2010
- Responsible for driving Sales for the agency through both proactive & reactive sales approaches.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business
Albedo School of Business Management
india 06.2009 - 03.2012
Diploma in Travel Tourism & Airport Handling -
Young Men Christian Association for Management Studies
06.2005 - 03.2008
Skills
- Sales strategy development
- Social media marketing
- Market analysis
- Corporate event management
- Client relationship management
- Contract negotiation
- Trend identification
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Team Leadership
- Operations management
- Conference planning
- Event planning
- Vendor coordination
- Special events planning
- Post-event evaluation
Accomplishments
- Worked as a cheerful team player and the highest contributor to achieve VIP Department Sales Target of USD 22 million in 2019.
- Selected as Operations Manager for 2019 Special Olympics held in UAE (Project value: USD 40 Million) coordinated by Nirvana Travel.
- I was selected as the Top performing agent of Etihad Holidays in 2017 & been awarded with a London FAM trip.
- Served as Event Manager and core team member for ADIPEC 2024.
- Solely managed operations and logistics for the World School Festival 2024 in Abu Dhabi.
- Worked as Event & Operations Manager for Emirates Arabian Horse Championship 2025.
Custom
Available Upon Request
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Tamil
Advanced
Malayalam
Native
Timeline
Event coordinator
Flyt For Travel and Tourism
07.2024 - Current
Senior Travel Consultant
Mercator Travel and Tourism
08.2022 - 05.2024
Senior Travel Consultant for VIP Desk
Nirvana Travel and Tourism
08.2018 - 08.2022
Senior Holiday Consultant for Corporate & B2B
Shams Abu Dhabi Travel
04.2014 - 07.2018
Business Development Manager
Parveen Holidays
01.2012 - 12.2013
Senior Business Development Executive
Heavenly Holidays
12.2010 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business
Albedo School of Business Management
06.2009 - 03.2012
Business Development Executive
Alhind Tours & Travels
03.2009 - 11.2010
Diploma in Travel Tourism & Airport Handling -
Young Men Christian Association for Management Studies
06.2005 - 03.2008
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