Marriott International has become the first hotel group to open a hotel shop in the new Dubai Airline Center on Sheikh Zayed Road. Marriott opened its dedicated GSA (general sales agent) shop in the center on September 1, 2002.
The hotel shop will represent Marriott's 12 hotel brands and will cater to both individual and corporate customers. More than 100 airlines, holiday and travel services suppliers from around the world are represented at the Dubai Airline Center.
In addition to receiving brochures and getting further information on Marriott's more than 2,600 hotels, customers will also be able to make instant reservations. “The airline center is the region's largest and most sophisticated ‘one-stop travel shop' and attracts a significant number of clients,” said Samir Daqqaq, vice president of Marriott Global Sales in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. “We have established a presence there to tap into this business and to proactively reach out to our customers.”
He added that the move was a key element of the growing strategic partnership between Marriott International and Dnata Agencies, a regional travel organization. Speaking about Marriott's move to the Airline Center, Rashid Al-Noori, senior general manager of Dnata Agencies said. “The Dubai Airline Center is unique in the region. It contains 33 dedicated airline counters, as well as a number of Dnata counters, where customers can book with 100 airlines.”
The Marriott GSA shop is located near the Government Travel Section on the Mezzanine floor of Dubai Airline Cente, Sheikh Zayed Road. — (menareport.com)
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