Nimal Joseph

Current

• Assistant Reservations Manager at Burj Al Arab

Past

• Assistant Manager - Reservations at Jumeirah Emirates Towers
• Account Manager - Sales at Days inn India

Education

• Emirates Academy Of Hospitality Management
• Cornell University
• Mangalore University

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Hospitality

Websites

• My Company

Nimal Joseph’s Summary

Experienced Hospitality Professional with hands on experience in Sales and Marketing - Front Office and Room Reservations / Revenue Department

Possess strong organization and Team management / Communicates openly and clearly both verbally and in writing / Self-reliant . working with minimal control and direction / Acts on own initiative when appropriate / Adapts quickly and positively to new situations

Seeks first to understand & then to be understood, listen actively and process information before responding, Communicates verbally in clear and concise manner using English

Nimal Joseph’s Specialties:

Trainings :
IDeas – Revenue Optimization System training conducted by
Mr. Guy Barnes from Ideas (2005)
New Market Delphi Multi Property System from Jumeirah International
7 Habits by Mr. Stephen R. Covey Course from Jumeirah International
Training Centre
Task Trainer Course from Jumeirah International Training Centre
Q-Pulse (SOP/Document Control System) from Jumeirah International
Training Centre (2002)
ERRS- Enhancing Room Reservations Skills
UPSELLING – By TSA International UK

Nimal Joseph’s Experience

• Assistant Reservations Manager

  Burj Al Arab

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Hospitality industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Revenue Management
  Assist Revenue Manager to Forecast for the forthcoming period.
  Assist Revenue Manager in preparation of Budgeting
  Maintain Rate Parity in all distribution channels by conducting random audits.
  Handle rates and room inventory on Hotel PMS, Synxis, GDS & IDS channels
  Generate statistical reports pertaining to business on the books, forecasts and current occupancy status.
  Assist Revenue Manager to Maximize all revenues for the Hotel, including but not limited to Room and Banquet/Catering Revenues through budgeting and forecasting
  
  The management of all aspects of competitor intelligence; pricing; management of room inventory, and/or the yield hurdle points; distribution channels, market segment mix and acceptance/denial of major group bookings.
  Monitoring competitor pricing for all revenue generating departments and understanding the dynamic of the local market and recommend appropriate actions for the Hotels pricing and market mix strategy

• Assistant Manager - Reservations

  Jumeirah Emirates Towers

  (Hospitality industry)

  2003 — 2007 (4 years)

• Account Manager - Sales

  Days inn India

  (Hospitality industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

  Company Profile :Days Inn is the world's largest franchised economy hotel chain, offering quality lodging at a fair price. With over 1990 hotels and about 160,000 rooms in nine countries, Days Inns are host to approximately 50 million guests a year.

Nimal Joseph’s Education

• Emirates Academy Of Hospitality Management

  Revenue Management for Restaurant Reservations 2008 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Revenue Management for Restaurant Reservations Course from Emirates Academy Of Hospitality Management – In Association With ecole Lausanne

• Cornell University

  Hotel Revenue Management 2007 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Introduction to Hotel Revenue Management
  Forecasting and Availability Controls in Hotel Revenue Management
  Pricing Strategy and Distribution Channels in Hotel Revenue Management
  Overbooking Practices in Hotel Revenue Management
  Non-Traditional Applications of Hotel Revenue Management

• Mangalore University

  BHM , Hotel Management , 1992 — 1995

Additional Information

Nimal Joseph’s Websites:

• My Company

Nimal Joseph’s Interests:

Football , Cricket , Fishing and Travel

Nimal Joseph’s Groups:

•    eCornell Alumni
•    Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Group
•    Hotel Industry Professionals Worldwide

Nimal Joseph’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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