Abu Dhabi: Nirvana Travel & Tourism, located at the Breakwater, Abu Dhabi, has joined Travel Leaders Network, North America’s largest travel agency organization, with more than 42,000 travel advisors, as part of a major expansion of Travel Leaders’ international presence. Nirvana Travel & Tourism remains locally owned and will continue to service existing clients while anticipating new opportunities for expansion as part of the international network.

Nirvana Travel & Tourism is one of numerous travel management firms around the world that have signed on as part of the ambitious international expansion as Travel Leaders extends its footprint across several continents.

“This expansion allows us to offer a highly-personalized service model to our international travelers with the backing of a leading travel industry company,” said Alaa Al Ali, CEO of Nirvana Travel & Tourism. “We will continue to service our clients in a highly personalized manner while providing them with the benefits of Travel Leaders’ vast suite of technology solutions and other travel management tools.”

“We, at Travel Leaders, are excited about our new partnership with Nirvana Travel & Tourism and the opportunity to expand our services to travelers in the United Arab Emirates,” said Roger E. Block, President of Travel Leaders Network. “Travel Leaders offers a comprehensive array of programs, combined with innovative thinking and proven best industry practices that will allow travel advisors at Nirvana Travel & Tourism to seamlessly offer their clients additional services and improved access to international partners.”

Travel Leaders’ comprehensive suite of programs include online booking tools, marketing tools, hotel programs such as SELECT Hotels & Resorts; an international destination marketing company network; and a vast array of education and training resources. In addition, an end-to-end technology suite will support both international corporate accounts and local customers, including profile management, online trip authorization, data consolidation and analytics, meetings technology and customer reporting.

“While we’re joining forces with Travel Leaders, one thing won’t change — our customers will continue to receive the highest level of personal attention and service that they’ve come to expect,” stated Alaa Al Ali. “We’ll continue to lead the way in travel by offering innovative travel options and global trends with holistic bespoke holiday packages experience in the GCC region and other touristic destinations across Europe and Asia. Additionally, we’re pleased that our new Travel Leaders affiliation will provide our customers with a proven level of unparalleled travel industry experience and relationships that will further increase the array of travel options available to them.”

Travel Leaders Network and Travel Leaders Corporate are part of Travel Leaders Group and now are able to service customers across 80 territories and in all regions of the world, which is among the top-ranked travel companies on Travel Weekly’s Power List and Buying Business Travel’s top travel management firms.