Budget UAE Wins ‘High Performance in Marketing’ Award from Budget International
Budget UAE was selected as the winner of the ‘High Performance in Marketing’ award for its marketing strategies.

Budget UAE being presented with its "High Performance Marketing" award.

Budget UAE being presented with its "High Performance Marketing" award.
Budget UAE announced Dec. 5 that the car and van rental company won the “High Performance in Marketing” award at the Budget International EMEA Annual Conference.
Budget Rent-a-Car UAE, which has 24 offices across the country, was recognized for its innovative marketing strategies that resulted in 20% growth in business this year, according to the announcement.
Budget International evaluated all its licensees in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region to determine the winner. The award was presented by Larry De Shon, president of Budget EMEA.
“All the hard work of the past years has definitely paid off,” said Salim Damji of Budget UAE. “The credit goes to the entire Budget UAE team that has always placed the highest emphasis on quality since inception.”
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