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Budget UAE Offers Loyalty Program

Budget Car & Van Rental UAE, a franchise of Budget Rent A Car International, has launched its “Gateway Car Rental Rewards” loyalty program.

by Staff
May 20, 2014
Budget UAE Offers Loyalty Program

Salim Damji, senior general manager at Budget UAE.

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Salim Damji, senior general manager at Budget UAE.


Budget Car & Van Rental UAE, a franchise of Budget Rent A Car International, has launched its “Gateway Car Rental Rewards” program.

This program will award points (1 point for every dirham spent). Then the earned points can be redeemed against rental charges within the UAE, including vehicle upgrades, GPS rental and collision damage waiver (CDW). All Budget UAE customers of Budget are eligible to receive the Gateway loyalty card, says the company.

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"We felt the need to offer value-added rewards to our regular customers,” said Salim Damji, senior general manager at Budget UAE. “Therefore, after several months of meticulous planning, we decided to introduce the Gateway loyalty card program, which offers attractive rewards to our regular customers through a generous points system.”

To receive the loyalty card, customers can collect a Gateway application from any Budget Rent a Car UAE location. A temporary Gateway card will be issued immediately. Or Customers can also join the rewards program at www.budget-uae.com/gateway, says the company.

To start gaining the rewards, Gateway members must have a minimum of 5,000 points.

Currently, Budget UAE has 22 locations in the United Arab Emirates region.

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