GlobalStar Travel Management – a leading worldwide travel management company (TMC) – has announced the addition of Saudi Arabia's Al Maha United Travel to its global network. Al Maha United is a subsidiary of the ANTA group, which is the GlobalStar partner in the United Arab Emirates. Al Maha United currently operates in Jeddah, with a new office soon opening in Riyadh. The new agreement is the latest milestone in GlobalStar's Middle East expansion and was achieved through a successful introduction by Travelport – the business services provider to the travel industry and Globalstar's travel technology partner. Travelport, which has been operating in the Middle East for the past 20 years, works closely with TMCs in the region to share its local expertise and help build successful working relationships with global travel companies. Mark van Iersel, Director Marketing and Partner Recruitment, GlobalStar, said: "We are delighted to have Al Maha United on board. GlobalStar is striving to develop new partnerships in the Middle East region as we establish ourselves as the leading TMC in the region. This is also the first time we have worked so closely with another industry partner to grow our business in a specific region and Travelport's expertise and regional knowledge has provided invaluable support for our ambitious growth strategy.” “Travelport recognizes the growing needs of corporate travellers in the Middle East region,” said Rabih Saab, President and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Travelport. “As such, we see this as a unique opportunity to use our regional knowledge and experience to connect global TMCs with regional travel companies looking to take advantage of the Middle East corporate travel sector.” Next to Al Maha United GlobalStar is also represented Al-Khobar with the partner Dadabhai Travel. Dadabhai travel is also the dedicated GlobalStar partner for Bahrain. — SG
