# Ramzi Al-Qassab

> Ramzi Al-Qassab is a Bahrain-based Sabre executive whose career spans airline and hotel sales, regional travel distribution and commercial leadership. Appointed managing director for the Middle East in 2024, he appears in October 2026 coverage with a wider regional remit. His public work centres on agency partnerships, booking technology, personalisation and travel servicing.

- **Role:** Managing Director, META, EE, CIS, PAK & CEO Middle East JV (STNME), Sabre
- **Organizations:** Sabre Corporation, Sabre Travel Network Middle East, Gulf Air, Gulf Hotels Group
- **Education:** London Business School
- **Known for:** Appointed Sabre’s Middle East managing director in March 2024., Public profile records a 2016 Gulf Pearl Youth recognition for mentoring., Public profile records SKAL recognition in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Earlier roles included area manager at Gulf Air and senior sales and marketing manager at Gulf Hotels Group; exact dates unverified.
- **2006** — Pictured in coverage of Saudi travel agency Mosaid’s move to Sabre.
- **2011** — Attended Sabre’s Kuwait office opening as regional commercial director.
- **2017** — Appeared with ITL World chairman Dr Siddeek Ahmed at a corporate office opening; ITL World renewed its Sabre agreement.
- **2024** — Appointed managing director for the Middle East in March.
- **2025** — Listed for the ATM fragmentation panel and named among judges for its startup pitch competition.
- **2026** — Quoted in the October almatar announcement as managing director for the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Eastern Europe.

## Achievements

- Appointed Sabre’s Middle East managing director in March 2024.
- Public profile records a 2016 Gulf Pearl Youth recognition for mentoring.
- Public profile records SKAL recognition in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Commented on almatar’s expanded use of Sabre Mosaic for travel servicing, with a title covering the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Eastern Europe.
- **2025-04** — Discussed travel AI in an interview and was listed in the ATM panel on fragmentation.
- **2025-03** — Named as a judge for the forthcoming ATM Start-Up Pitch Battle scheduled for May 1, 2025.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramzi-al-qassab-09b11a50

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Last updated: 2026-10-24