ALTHAF THAKKANA POIL, Sr Staff Travel Assistant- HR

ALTHAF THAKKANA POIL

Sr Staff Travel Assistant- HR

Qatar Airways

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Diploma, Travel and Tourism Consultant
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Sr Staff Travel Assistant- HR at Qatar Airways
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since January 2017

Presently working as a Sr. Staff Travel Assistant in QR- Staff Travel Office (HR) at Qatar Airways. Issuing rebate tickets for QR staff and subsidiaries. Duty travel, staff annual tickets. Processing travel requests for Training's, Interview, Joining, Repatriation, Compassionate, DHD ticketing, Consultants ticketing, CAA rebate ticketing etc.

Sr Reservation and Ticketing Agent at Qatar Aviation Services
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2008 to January 2017

Offering all kind of travel related services including Holiday Packages, Hotel, Visa assistance and Travel Insurance.

Interaction with Airlines regarding Reservations, Ticketing, Itinerary, Fares and Confirmations.

Deal with corporate companies & arrange group reservation / Ticket for their group fares, VMPD and Excess Baggage.

Handled independently corporate companies like Qatar Foundation.

Issuance of tickets for last minute passengers as well as for corporate clients.

Online booking & reservations (Air India Express, Air Arabia, Bahrain Air, Air Asia).

Issuing VMPD for various airlines through BSP.

Coordinating & Monitoring Travel requests.

Designing & Costing of itinerary.

Gather, Analyze and prepare Daily/Weekly/Monthly sales report.

Preparation of duty staff roster.

Assisting supervisor to optimize team performance.

Upgrading junior staffs regarding the fares, sales and pricing of itinerary.

Answering all Incoming and Outgoing Phone calls.

Issuing Electronic Travel Authority and all other relevant duties.

Travel Counsellor at H R G Sita India
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2006 to December 2007

Domestic, International Reservation and ticketing.

Handling major Corporate Clients like Infosys, Oracle, Texas

Instruments, Satyam, Dell, HCL, Volvo, HSBC, I Gate, and Accenture.

Visa Documentation, Hotel & Car Rental, Travel Insurance.

Handling Monthly Reports.

Counter Staff Executive at Oasis Tours India Pvt Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • March 2005 to February 2006

Domestic, International Reservation and ticketing for Corporates.

Hotel arrangements, Co-ordination with Consulates to get visas.

Travel Insurance, Handling Walk-in Customers.

Education

Diploma, Travel and Tourism Consultant
  • at IATA
  • March 2016

World Geography, Fare construction, Travel Terminology

Diploma, Diploma in Airline Ticketing & Tourism Management
  • at Speed Wings Aviation Training Center
  • March 2006
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce
  • at Calicut University
  • September 2005
Diploma, Diploma in System Management
  • at Aptech Computer Education
  • January 2005

Specialties & Skills

Insurance
Administration
Booking
Management
Holiday / Cruise packages
Hotel Bookings
Executive Travel arrangements
Document Control
Airline Ticketing
"MICE” travel

Languages

Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Five Star Leadership Foundation (Training)
Training Institute:
Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar
Date Attended:
December 2013
Payment Capture Screen (Training)
Training Institute:
Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar
Date Attended:
December 2014
Aviation Security Awareness (Training)
Training Institute:
Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar
Date Attended:
December 2014
Basic Passenger Tariff (Training)
Training Institute:
Qatar Airways
Date Attended:
September 2008
Intermediate Passenger Tariff (Training)
Training Institute:
Qatar Airways
Date Attended:
September 2010
Product & Service (Training)
Training Institute:
Virgin Atlantic
Date Attended:
May 2012
QR Product Awareness (Training)
Training Institute:
Qatar Airways
Date Attended:
March 2008
Amadeus CRS Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Amadeus
Date Attended:
June 2005