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Faina Umulisa

February 8th, 2010 Posted by admin

NAME: Faina Umulisa

COUNTRY: Rwanda

BUSINESS: Jet Travel (travel agency)

Faina, 39 years old, owns Jet Travel, a travel agency in Rwanda.

After working in the travel agency business for nine years, the company for which she worked shut down, so Faina decided to open her own business.

The company offers services such as hotel and flight reservations, airport pick-up and drop-off, visa support, private drivers, car rental, full organization of business and private events, banquets and receptions, as well as honeymooner packages. Faina currently has four employees. Her goals over the next five years are to obtain accreditation by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and to open a Branch in Burundi.

Through her PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS training, Faina hopes to learn more about tourism operations and hotel management.

Tags: business, businesswomen, entrepreneur, event planning, flight reservation, hotel reservation, packages, Rwanda, Rwandan women, tourism, travel, travel agency, vacation
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