American Express Middle East and Kanoo Travel inaugurate joint Service Centre

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About American Express:
American Express Company is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network Services Company founded in 1850. It is a world leader in Charge and Credit cards, Travellers Cheques, travel, financial planning, business services, insurance and international banking.

AMEX (Middle East) B.S.C. (c) - AEME established its presence in the Middle East in 1959 and set up its first office in Bahrain in 1979. In 1992, American Express became a joint venture company owned by Mawarid Investment Limited and American Express.

Operating in 18 markets in the Middle East and North Africa region, AEME issues dollar currency Charge and Credit Cards: Personal (Green), Gold, Platinum as well as Company and Corporate Cards. Since 2001, with the introduction of its first local currency Credit Card in the United Arab Emirates, AEME has been introducing a range of local currency Credit Cards across the region.
American Express Cards are accepted at millions of locations in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

For further information on American Express, please contact:

Graziela Martins
Corporate Communications and PR Manager
AMEX (Middle East) B.S.C. (c)
Tel (+973) 17 557718
Fax (+973) 17 557833

About Kanoo Travel:

The Kanoo family's involvement in air travel goes back to 1937 when the company provided refueling facilities in Bahrain for Imperial Airways seaplanes in route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf and has grown into the largest Travel Company in the Middle East, operating a network of over 180 travel offices in the region with 10 dedicated outlets in Bahrain. We have a strong global network of world class travel partners; in particular we are very proud of in being the lead franchise partner for AMEX Travel Services in the Middle East region.

Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialized services in the travel industry with unmatched quality awards and achievements that guarantees the highest levels of customer satisfaction. In Bahrain, Kanoo Travel was the first ISO 90001: 2000 credited travel company.