Kanoo Travel partners with Cvent to elevate MiCE experience in the region

Kanoo Travel has signed an agreement with Cvent, a market leader in meetings, events and hospitality technology, at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to utilise the latter’s complete suite of event management solutions. Cvent’s event technology solutions will offer ATM attendees enhanced engagement and networking opportunities and will allow Kanoo Travel to manage and deliver a more impactful and memorable overall event experience. The partnership is a first-of-its-kind collaboration for Kanoo Travel as it becomes one of the first corporate travel management companies in the region to benefit from Cvent’s integrated technology solutions which include online registration, onsite badging and check-in, mobile event apps and feedback and reporting solutions. In addition to using Cvent’s onsite event technology, the company will also utilise Cvent’s venue sourcing platform – the Cvent Supplier Network (CSN) which will help to simplify and automate the event venue selection process. Featuring more than 260,000 hotels, resorts and special event venues, the CSN is one of the world’s largest databases of detailed venue information.
“Kanoo Travel is embracing the digital transformation in the travel and hospitality industry and it’s serious about adapting the latest technology solutions which add value to its customers,” said Nabeel Kanoo, President, Kanoo Travel. “By partnering with Cvent we will be providing our customers with a comprehensive event management platform which will handle the entire event lifecycle and we will be able to offer them venues and hotels with competitive prices,” he said.
Speaking on the partnership, Gokul Bajaj, Head of Sales & Partnerships and General Manager, Cvent Dubai,“We are excited to be working with Kanoo Travel, a market-leading organisation that recognises the importance of digital transformation and automation and we’re proud to partner with them to further support the growing UAE event technology industry. With Dubai’s expanding MICE market, the Arabian Travel Market offers a unique opportunity to showcase the power of technology in transforming meetings and events. With more than 20 years in the industry, Cvent is well positioned to lead this digital effort by offering solutions that make live events more engaging, strategic and impactful.”