(Dubai, 25 February 2014) Gateway is an international travel wholesaler and technology provider. The Gateway 2 Travel booking engine allows travel agents to compare the room rates of 200,000 accommodations worldwide, and to book directly at the best net rates. In 2013, a local office was opened in Dubai to deliver direct service to customers in the Middle East region.

As per the agreement AVIAREPS will represent Gateway in the Middle East. With their many years of expertise in the tourism and aviation industry, they form the perfect partner for Gateway to take care of sales and marketing activities within the region. With this local representation, customers are guaranteed a focused and qualitative service.

Mr. Shahjahan Sayed will be the new Regional Sales Manager for Gateway, GCC and Middle East region. He has proven skills with extensive working experience in tourism. He started his Aviation/Travel trade career in Mumbai, India and moved to the U.A.E. in 2007 to work for MMI Travel, part of the Emirates/Dnata group. He further built up his sales skills at Malaysian Airlines, Bahrain Air and more recently Mahan Air as sales manager.

The Gateway office in Dubai can be reached by e-mail on sales@gatewaymiddleeast.com and by phone on +971 4 433 5950. To offer direct and customized service to the customers, a local support line has also been established. The Gateway Service Desk can be reached 7 days a week by e-mail on servicedesk@gateway.be. Customers in the United Arab Emirates can call the toll-free number 8000.3570.2824. Support numbers for other countries will soon be added.

Travel agents who wish to receive more information on the hotel booking engine, can visit www.gateway2travel.com or make an appointment for a demo at sales@gatewaymiddleeast.com.