Al Tayyar Travel Group launches the first mobile application for flight bookings in the Middle East

Al Tayyar Travel Group, one of the largest travel and tourism companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced today the launch of a flight booking iPhone application in the Middle East, as part of their activities during the "Arabian Travel Market" 2011, in collaboration with "Amadeus" and “2Share”. 

Al Tayyar Travel Group considers the ATM a special platform and an ideal opportunity to interact and acquaint their customers with the variety of services provided, for companies and individuals. The new booking service through the iPhone is a response to the aspirations of the Arab market, which is always looking for new services and keeping up with the latest international technological developments as well as the latest services at the world travel market. 

Dr. Fahad Al-Jarboa, Chief Executive Officer of "Al Tayyar Travel Group", said: "We are delighted to launch this new service which will make booking easier, saving time and effort. The cooperation with "2Share" and "Amadeus" is a part of our strategy to provide the highest quality of services and to meet the comfort and well-being of our customers. We made ​​the booking service a pleasure with introducing the latest innovative solutions exclusively for our customers in the Middle East, to give them this sense of special excellence." 

Eng. Mansour Al Obaid, 2Share CEO, also commented saying: "2Share believes that the technology should be reflected directly to the community and end users.  We are delighted to share our technology with a partner such as "Al Tayyar Travel Group", as they are the ideal partner for such applications due to their strong network and infrastructure as well as their wide and diverse customer database.

Mr. Nashat Bukhari, General Manager of Amadeus Saudi Arabia added: "2ShareTravel app. for iPhone is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is powered by the Amadeus web services technology. This Amadeus pioneered technology solution provides the leverage to travel agents to improve their sales, diversify their customer portfolio and increase their work efficiency". 

Al Tayyar Travel Group offers a full spectrum of services such as cargo services, car rental, insurance, hotel services as well as all travel and tourism within the Kingdom and abroad. Al Tayyar Travel Group has been able to achieve success due to their presence in all regions of the Kingdom and the uniqueness of their services also because they respect and have the trust of their customers while always striving to provide them with the highest standards of quality and service.