Manama, Bahrain – Kanoo Travel, part of the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and the largest travel agency in the Middle East and North Africa region, announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Yatra Online Limited ( BSE: 543992, NSE: YATRA ), the leading Indian company in corporate travel and expense management, with the aim of raising the level of corporate travel services in the region.

This move combines Kanoo Travel’s established regional presence with Yatra’s advanced technical capabilities in travel and expense management, representing the Indian company’s first major international expansion and laying the foundation for sustainable growth in a rapidly expanding business travel market.

This partnership marks a significant milestone in Kanoo Travel’s digital transformation journey and simultaneously supports Yatra’s plans for global expansion. Yatra has developed its platform over more than a decade to serve over 1,300 large and medium-sized enterprises across India. Through this partnership, Kanoo Travel will enable its Middle Eastern clients to leverage this proven capability, while Yatra enters a new phase of its presence beyond the Indian market.

Under the agreement, Kanoo Travel will adopt Yatra’s integrated corporate travel and expense management platform, providing a seamless digital experience encompassing travel bookings, policy management, expense management, process automation, and advanced data analytics. Yatra will also establish Kanoo Travel’s global operations center, providing 24/7 multilingual operational support in coordination with Kanoo Travel’s customer service teams across the Middle East.

By integrating the digital platform with the global operations center, the two companies offer an integrated and scalable operating model based on the latest technologies, which contributes to enhancing customer experience, raising operational efficiency, and supporting future growth plans.

Commenting on the partnership, Mohammed Abdul-Ilah Al-Kooheji, CEO of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group , said: “Our corporate clients are increasingly looking for technological solutions that facilitate travel management, enhance adherence to travel policies, and provide them with a clearer view of spending, without compromising the quality of service for which Kanoo Travel is renowned. Yatra’s platform, with its technological capabilities and operational expertise, enables us to offer an integrated solution that adds value to our corporate clients across the Middle East. We are confident that this partnership will enhance our ability to meet the needs of the business sector and support our long-term growth plans.”

Siddhartha Gupta, CEO of Yatra Online, said : “Our partnership with Kanoo Travel marks the beginning of a new chapter in Yatra’s growth. For over a decade, we have successfully built one of the leading corporate travel and expense management platforms in India, efficiently and comprehensively serving the needs of large organizations. With Kanoo Travel’s strong regional presence and established relationships with its clients, we have the opportunity to revolutionize corporate travel management in the Middle East. More importantly, this partnership confirms that technologies developed in India can deliver real value to clients in various global markets, and we see it as the beginning of a new phase of Yatra’s international expansion.”

About Kanoo Travels:

Founded in the late 1930s, Kanoo Travel is one of the largest travel management companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With over 500 multilingual travel consultants and specialists, Kanoo Travel has an extensive network of offices across the MENA region. Kanoo Travel specializes in corporate travel, including meetings, incentives, conferences, and events; leisure and vacation travel; and representing air and sea transport companies.

Kanoo Travel, owned by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Company, one of the largest independent family businesses in the GCC region, provides reliable and cost-effective services that meet and exceed customer expectations. It has been consistently recognized and praised for its outstanding solutions and service excellence, winning numerous prestigious regional awards over the years.

Today, the company operates a network of more than 100 offices in key markets, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Egypt, making Kanoo Travel a true international travel partner with a keen insight into global markets and the ability to provide customers with unparalleled levels of service.

For more information, please visit: https://www.kanootravel.com/

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