Gulf International Employment Services launches Unique recruitment portal,jobdirection.com

Ski holidays an emerging trend for 2003, says MMI Travel Company

A range of international ski holiday packages, at prices starting from Dhs. 2010 per person, per week

Dubai, UAE - MMI Travel, a division of Maritime and Mercantile International, has noted that ski holidays have emerged as one of the leading holiday trends for early-2003. The company is predicting its most successful season to date, as it offers a variety of ski holidays in various parts of the world - combining the widest range of packages with the best value-for-money offers in the market place.

MMI Travel has been recording a steady increase in the number of consumers availing of their ski packages. Featuring more than six bookable destinations including Grindewald, St. Moritz, Faraya, Moena and Zell Am See, from renowned ski operators, the ski holidays section of their holiday division has grown by over 40 per cent since its launch.

Vikas Bhasin, Supervisor, Leisure and Incentives, MMI Travel, explains that a ski holiday holds great appeal for residents of the UAE because of several factors: "Given our cross cultural diversity, skiing is either a childhood hobby or a brand new sport for different nationalities - all of who are only too willing to go on a pre-paid skiing holiday package. Most resorts allow skiers a choice of renting studios, apartments and chalets for anything from a weekend to a month. And irrespective of whether a visitor is a complete beginner or more advanced, a ski resort usually suits all levels of skiers by offering different types of ski lessons.

"Meals included in the holiday package, resident child care facilities, the easy availability of ski equipment and lift passes, as well as activities like dog sledging, snowmobiling or paragliding are the other highlights," he stated. "It is not surprising that our outbound traffic to ski resorts has grown exponentially. MMI Travel offers a wide range of ski destinations, and our prices offer the best value for money. And whether a customer is a first timer or an ex-Olympic downhill skier, we also ensure that their needs are met to the best of our ability.

"MMI Holidays aim to customise skiing holidays to suit all our customers, whether beginners or expert, or even non-skiers and try to make their holiday as memorable as possible by arranging for special requests such as English-speaking guides or excursions to neighbouring cities and towns," Bhasin stated.

Another factor that lends credit to this emerging trend at MMI Travel is that their customers can avail of a wealth of extra holiday services and products including, car hire, airline tickets, airport transfers and travel insurance through the company, before they embark on their journey.

MMI Travel offers a vast range of affordable accommodation to suit everyone's budget, with prices starting at Dhs. 2010, per person, per week. Travellers can choose from luxury or traditional hotels, catered or self-catering chalets family apartments and studios, in renowned ski resorts in Austria, Italy, Lebanon and Switzerland.

The ski season runs until end-April, 2003, but Bhasin cautions that it is best to make early bookings. Details and itineraries of MMI Travel's ski holiday packages can be had at any of their offices in Dubai, Jebel Ali or Ras Al Khaimah, by contacting Tel: (04) 2095000, or by emailing miteshm@mmi.co.ae (keralamonitor.com)

Gulf International Employment Services launches Unique recruitment portal, jobdirection.com

25 January, 2003

Portal offers free job postings for employers and directs job-seekers to
the right positions

Dubai, UAE- Gulf International Employment Services (GIES), after the successful
launch of alkhadam.com, introducing another new service by launching a
unique online recruitment service, jobdirection.com, to supply skilled
unskilled and high quality manpower, offering employers in the UAE and
Gulf the opportunity to post their job vacancies for free on the Internet
and directing job-seekers to the most suitable position in their profession.

The new portal brings together employers, job seekers and recruiting agencies
on a common online platform for easy interaction and implementation of
a wide range of services.

Employers wishing to recruit new staff can use this portal to post their
requirements online free of charge with the new vacancies being made available
only to job seekers who are members of jobdirection.com. A user-friendly
search engine allows job hunters to search the specific category of jobs
before they apply for membership. A team of recruitment specialists at
jobdirection.com, who will screen, select and inform the right candidates,
then matches the applications and available appointments. In other words,
jobdirection.com will monitor and track candidates throughout the hiring
process.

Jobdirection.com also offers other free services to the employer like advertising
pooling, interviewing and short-listing candidates. The portal caters to
all professional and skilled job categories including in the fields of
business and administration, science, engineering and technology, healthcare,
media and arts and the service industry. Yousef Al Ghareeb, Managing Director of Gulf International Employment Services, said: "We are delighted to launch this innovative free online
service for the benefit of employers and job-seekers. Jobdirection.com
will provide a professional platform for easy online recruitment through
an integrated interface between job seekers, employers and labour supply
agencies. Jobdirection.com empowers employers and prospective employees
with the tools and information to make correct, educated choices on their
future course of action.

Mr. Al Ghareeb said: "We hold the strong belief that the Internet will
eventually transform every facet of life. Overwhelmed as we are by the
immense possibilities and opportunities offered by the Internet, we are
also aware of the need to provide only easy-to-use and practical online
services. As a leading supplier of high quality and trained manpower, Gulf
International Employment Services is committed to delivering the best candidates
to employers and directing people to the right job through jobdirection.com".

"Extensive research conducted by us prior to launching this portal showed
that there was a great need for an inexpensive and easy-to-use online recruitment
service that will benefit both employees and job-seekers. Jobdirection.com
will hit the right target audience, help employers reach the most qualified
candidates easily and speedily, give maximum exposure to the suitable candidates
and implement services efficiently to the satisfaction of all parties involved
in the process", he added.

The portal will have a number of sections to enable users to draw the
full benefit of the services. The sections include, Terms and Conditions
and FAQ, advertising programs and sponsorship opportunities.

Al Ghareeb "We are happy to announce that we can provide you the best and
quality services by supplying you the qualified, well-experienced and very
diligent manpower. We deploy all categories of Manpower. We will be glad
to offer you the best of our services in the UAE and the other Gulf Countries.
We look forward that GIES will be one of the pioneers and distinguished
international companies in providing the best quality services in the field
of Manpower employment

Gulf International Employment Services has its head office in Dubai and
representative offices in several countries including India, Pakistan,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka.
.(keralamonitor.com)