MUSAFIR.COM OPENS 12th UAE STORE AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE AS PART OF MAJOR REGIONAL EXPANSION STRATEGY

Dubai - MENA Herald: Musafir.com, the UAE’s first premium-experience travel website, has announced the inauguration of a new flagship branch at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
The new Musafir.com store was inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Department of Statistics and Community Development and Co-founder of Musafir.com, in the presence of Sachin Gadoya, Managing Director and Co-founder of Musafir.com, and Saleh Al Akrabi, CEO of DIFC.
The inauguration marks the 12th store opening for Musafir.com in the UAE – one of six new store openings lined up before the end of 2016 –and represents a key milestone in the travel provider’s ambitious regional expansion strategy.
With a specific focus on the corporate travel segment, the new branch located in the heart of Dubai’s financial district is expected to increase Musafir.com’s corporate travel bookings by 35 per cent over a period of next six months. With the recently upgraded online corporate tool that helps organizations manage their employees travel with ease, Musafir.com expects to see tremendous growth in their corporate clientele. This follows 60 per cent growth in Musafir.com’s corporate travel bookings since January 2015.
“As the UAE’s first premium-experience travel website, we have seen our company grow from strength to strength over the past nine years, and today’s opening represents a significant milestone in our regional expansion,” commented Sachin Gadoya, Managing Director and Co-founder of Musafir.com. “Over the past 18 months we have seen our corporate travel segment grow by as much as 60 per cent, now representing 1500 active corporate customers, and accounting for 35 per cent of our business. The new branch in DIFC will be key in sustaining this momentum into 2017.”
In addition to corporate travel, the new Musafir.com branch will focus on the brand’s diverse holiday offering with more than 3,000 destinations and 85,000 properties worldwide. It will provide the full range of Musafir.com’s products and services including flights, hotels, holidays, worldwide visas and UAE tourist visas.
“Musafir.com was established with a clear vision to be the leader in providing premium-experience travel across the Middle East, backed by our experienced team of professionals and commitment to customer service excellence,” commented Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Department of Statistics and Community Development, and co-founder of Musafir.com. “With the opening of the new branch in DIFC, our customers can expect an outstanding and consistent level of service and an unbeatable range of innovative products. On this significant day for our company, we express our gratitude to our customers and partners for their presence and continued support.”