Mosafer Inc. is a Qatari owned global travel retail store headquartered in Doha, Qatar and is best known as a luggage manufacturer and retailer. The company has 32 locations worldwide with its biggest flagship store located on 57th street in Manhattan, New York. Mosafer is Abuissa Holding’s self developed concept focusing on travel led by founder Ashraf AbdulRahim Abuissa.[3][4][5]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel and Tourism |
| Founded | 2011[1] |
| Founder | Ashraf Abdulrahim Abuissa[2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Areas served | Qatar, UAE, KSA, Turkey, US |
| Parent | Abu Issa Holding |
| Website | mosafer abuissa |
Etymology
editThe word, Mosafer, means “traveler" in Arabic, Turkish, Urdu and Persian. The term directly associates the company with its customers who are all travelers.[1][6][7]
History
editMosafer Inc. was established in 2011, but also secondarily sells its products on an online platform.[1][8][9][10] The company was founded by the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, Ashraf Abdulrahim Abuissa.[11][12][13][2][4]
Comprising a mainstream industry Neuro-Retail department and specialized product development team, Mosafer focuses on the requirements of its customers. Mosafer has 32 associated stores in 6 countries which mainly provide travel accessories, backpacks and known brands.[14][15][16][17]
The company focuses on the tourism industry and has received the Gold Achiever award for two consecutive years for being the top agent country-wide.[18][9][2][19][4][20]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cheap Flights - Online Hotels - Holiday Packages: GoMosafer". Gomosafer.com.
- ^ a b c "Ashraf A.R. Abu Issa". Elitetraveler.com. 4 October 2012.
- ^ Street, All rights reserved © 2019 The Real Deal is a registered Trademark of Korangy Publishing Inc 450 West 31st; York, New; Phone: 212-260-1332, NY 10001 (15 December 2015). "Qatari luxe travel brand comes to 57th Street". The Real Deal New York.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Hargrove, Channing (17 December 2015). "Fancy Luggage Store Arrives on 57th Street in Time for Holiday Travel". Racked NY.
- ^ "Gomosafer". Qatar is Booming.
- ^ "Mosafer Travel and Tourism receives the Gold Achiever award". Qatar-Tribune.
- ^ Coleman, Liam (20 November 2018). "Mosafer to open concept store at Istanbul New Airport".
- ^ "Peninsular Plus" (PDF). Thepeninsularqatar.com. April 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Mosafer Travel and Tourism receives the Gold Achiever award". Qatar-Tribune.
- ^ Edelson, Sharon (2015-12-16). "Mosafer in Manhattan Set for Takeoff". WWD. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ editor_CM (2012-06-06). "Ashraf Abu Issa to compete for prestigious award recognizing the World's leading entrepreneurs". Qatar is Booming. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "SME Advisor | SME Dubai | Magazine for SMEs in Middle East". SME Advisor. Retrieved 2018-08-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ashraf Abu Issa receives 'Businessman of the year" award". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "About Mosafer". Mosafer.com.
- ^ "Mosafer launches 'MADE IN EUROPE' luggage lines". thepeninsulaqatar.com.
- ^ "Mosafer Luggages and Travel Needs L.L.C (Mosafer) - Company Details on ZAWYA MENA Edition". Zawya.com.
- ^ "Mosafer to open concept store at İstanbul New Airport". The Moodie Davitt Report. 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Mosafer wins Gold Achiever award". Gulf-Times. 14 June 2016.
- ^ Edelson, Sharon (2015-12-16). "Mosafer in Manhattan Set for Takeoff". WWD. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Ministry Recognizes "Qatar IT Business Awards 2018" Winners | Ministry of Transport and Communications". motc.gov.qa. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
Further reading
edit- "Ashraf Abu Issa is 'Businessman of the Year'". The Peninsula Qatar. 4 October 2016.
- Edelson, Sharon (2015-12-16). "Mosafer in Manhattan Set for Takeoff". WWD. Retrieved 2018-08-29.