Dubai Link Group participate respectively for the 18th year in the Arabian Travel Market in its 25th round which will be held in Dubai World Trade Center tomorrow.
Dr. Haytham Alhaj Ali, CEO of Dubai Link expressed the importance of continued participation and effective engagement with our business partners in the Arabian Travel Market which is considered region biggest fair in terms of attendees, organization and possibilities of attract successful opportunities in travel investment.
He added that Arabian Travel Market is the main place where we launched the global search engine GTE in 2015.
Dubai Link exhibits this year in stand TT1250 Sheikh Saeed hall where our team welcoming throughout 4 days many of our current and new agents who wish to take advantage of Dubai Link's services which vary from flights bookings, hotels reservations and city tours or want to register their agencies in GTE system.
Many interactive meetings are going to take place with some agents. These meetings aim to inform our clients with latest technology updates in the market and make the best use of our booking system "GTE". Our sales managers will also explain how GTE works starting from how to register and methods of search for the best hotels around the world, comparing prices and finally ways of booking and payment.
Our business agenda throughout the four days of ATM contains spotlighting the vital role Dubai Link as one of the largest destinations management companies in Dubai that provide middle and small companies in Gulf area and Middle East with all forms of varied tourism products.
Global Travel Engine (GTE):
Global Travel Engine is an affiliate of Dubai Link since 2015. GTE is a wholesale system that allows our business partners to benefit from the most sophisticated technologies for the smooth flow of everyday business. This innovative system includes XML connection with the most reputed global wholesalers/suppliers, a dynamic connection with major properties in order to maintain the highest size of inventories worldwide, and finally our own contracts with many wholesalers abroad, with permanent availability in hundreds cites around the globe at competitive price.
By using GTE clients will obtain wide range of services with a very competitive prices that are accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year along with ultimate support of our experienced staff and personal service.
GTE had already started its operation in the beginning of 2015 and it had already met its budgeted targets during the past two years till now with 50% growth in 2017 and we are expecting the same growth to be achieved for the year of 2018.
GTE has gained good number of registrations during the last three years with a growth percentage of 77% during 2017. The registered agencies are being derived from different markets such as (GCC, UAE, Europe, Middle East and North Africa). GTE has 60 dedicated and well experienced staff to fulfil its customers’ demands with ultimate support for the booked service.
Our top selling destinations are located in different regions all over the world in UAE, GCC Europe, America, Middle East and North Africa.
GTE expected growth, investments and expansion plans:
Based on the local and international industry figures, we can conclude that the future of the online travel industry is expected to maintain its growing figures for the next five years. GTE has already built its own projection for the next five years and by adding the new investment raised by Mr. Hussam Eddin Alemam for the amount of 45 million dirhams. Our expectations are expected to achieve more than 300% growth in gross revenues by the end of 2022.
GTE is maintaining its expansion plan for penetrating new markets by acquiring new multinational agencies worldwide as we have already contracted many new customers in Europe, North Africa and USA. And the same is expected to rise with its new branches in Spain, and UK that will start its operations during the current year.
