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Dubai - Avis Budget Group EMEA and Kanoo Travel, the region's pioneering travel management company, have teamed up inGulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) and Egypt to offer travelers a car rental solution. Under the agreement, Kanoo Travel will serve as the General Sales Agent (GSA) for Avis Budget Group, thereby allowing travel professionals to book their clients with Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental. The signing ceremony was held during the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai.
"This agreement enhances our travel services and our customers' experiences in one of the world's fastest growing economies.We will work very closely with the Avis Budget Group team to explore opportunitiesin the corporate and retail segment of this market, and help generate reservations," said Kanoo TravelExecutive General ManagerPraveen Gandhi.
"Kanoo Travel has a highly-established presence in this market," said Larry De Shon, President, International, at Avis Budget Group EMEA. "With this respected agency in place as our GSA in the region, we will be able to promote Avis and Budget to a broader audience and drive domestic and outbound sales."
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About Avis Budget Group
Avis Budget Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of vehicle rental services through its Avis and Budget brands, with more than 10,000 rental locations in approximately 175 countries around the world, and through its Zipcar brand, which is the world's leading car sharing network, with more than 900,000 members. Avis Budget Group operates most of its car rental offices in North America, Europe and Australia directly, and operates primarily through licensees in other parts of the world. Avis Budget Group has approximately 30,000 employees and is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J.
For more information, visit www.avisbudgetgroup.com.
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 on route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf.
Today, Kanoo Travel is the largest travel company in the Middle East, with a team of travel specialists, operating a network of over 140 offices in the region, and through a global network of world class travel partners. 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.
Customers can utilize Kanoo Travel's direct booking facility which is accessible in all their retail travel shops, online channels and corporate customer portfolios.
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