{"id":199955,"date":"2018-08-29T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=199955"},"modified":"2018-08-30T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T21:29:14","slug":"dubai-based-incoming-travel-agency-operating-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/dubai-based-incoming-travel-agency-operating-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai-based incoming travel agency is operating in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Rida International Travel &amp; Tourism, an incoming travel agency based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, began operations in Brazil. The company has hired two sales and marketing managers for Latin America, Silvana Maria Gomes de Oliveira and Enzo Avezum, based in Rio de Janeiro and S\u00e3o Paulo, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Rida offers its services as an incoming agency to tour operators, the companies that set up travel packages, which <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199949 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/silvanaoliveira.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/>later are sold to consumers via travel agencies. The services offered by the company in Brazil targets Latin Americans traveling abroad, especially to Arab countries, where the company\u2019s main offices are located, and foreign tourists in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The Dubai company has always been known for its services in the Middle East but it\u2019s now repositioning itself as a global company, a strategy that includes its operations in Brazil, according to Silvana.<\/p>\n<p>Rida offers the full line of services of an incoming travel agency, from transportation, guiding services and tour organization to the booking of accommodations, for tour packages or for individuals. The services can also be customized, which can include, for instance, an individual itinerary or a corporate bonus trip, with an awards dinner, tours, hotels, etc;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199951\" style=\"width: 132px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/enzo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"212\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-199951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avezum: sales manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besides its headquarters in Dubai, Rida has three main offices in Lebanon, Jordan and Morocco, with its own staff and fleet, and others around the world. Its operations in Brazil focus on offering services to Brazilian and Latin American tourists in these countries.<\/p>\n<p>Among these destinations, the most sought-after by Brazilians is the United Arab Emirates, says Silvana de Oliveira. \u201cDubai is the shining star, it sells itself.\u201d The UAE attract Brazilian tourists for its luxury, but it\u2019s repositioning itself as an attractive destination for families, according to the manager. \u201cIt\u2019s a more affordable destination, the purchasing power in reais in the UAE is the same as in dirhams,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Silvana says that Lebanon has been a surprise, for both the demand and the profile of Brazilian tourists that seek to travel to the country. It has been sought as a luxury destination and by tourists looking for experience tours. In the latter category, says Silvana and Avezum, the demands include cuisine and bike tours.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco and Jordan attract visitors mainly looking for historical tourism. Jordan usually has a demand for packages that include other destinations in the region, such as Dubai or the Holy Land. Morocco also has a demand as a solo destination or in combination packages, including Tunisia and Algeria, for instance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199961\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199961\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ridainter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-199961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tourist transportation is one of the services offered<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the other hand, when offering its services as an incoming travel agency in Brazil to foreigners, the greater demand is coming from countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam. Since the company still doesn\u2019t have a full staff in the country, the services are offered by Rida\u2019s partners, which went through quality control, says the manager.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Silvana and Avezum work from their home office, but the company has plans to open an office in the country. Silvana de Oliveira has been working at Rida since May. She\u2019s been in the field of commercial aviation as a salesperson for 33 years and has worked in major airlines such as Emirates and Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Avezum has been with Rida since earlier this month and began his career in airports operational area. Later, he moved to sales in commercial aviation and marketing in tourism, including a job with Embratur, a body of Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Tourism, where he worked with tourism promotion. Avezum has studied Marketing for International Destinations at the University of California (UCLA), in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rida International Travel &amp; Tourism<br \/>\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.ridaint.com\/<br \/>\nS\u00e3o Paulo<br \/>\nPhone: +971 4 2944511 or\u00a0+55 11 99350-7763<br \/>\nEmail: enzo.avezum@ridaint.com<\/p>\n<p>Rio de Janeiro<br \/>\nPhone: +55 21 997350607<br \/>\nEmail: silvana.oliveira@ridaint.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by S\u00e9rgio Kakitani <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-199953\">Rida<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-199949\">Press Release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-199951\">Press Release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-199961\">Rida<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rida began its operation in the Brazilian market this year, focusing on selling its services as an incoming travel agency in four Arab countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1455,"featured_media":199953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[139,4674,38174,2160,4681,4671,4672,4673,433,4679,4680],"class_list":{"0":"post-199955","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-dubai","9":"tag-enzo-avezum","10":"tag-hoteis-en","11":"tag-hotels","12":"tag-incoming-travel-agency","13":"tag-rida","14":"tag-rida-international-travel-tourism","15":"tag-silvana-maria-gomes-de-oliveira","16":"tag-tourism","17":"tag-tourism-guide","18":"tag-tours"},"wps_subtitle":"Rida began its operation in the Brazilian market this year, focusing on selling its services as an incoming travel agency in four Arab countries.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}