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As of 1st December, Gulf Ventures was incorporated by Dnata Agencies, one of the Middle East’s leading travel management organisations, as its premium Destination Management Company offering professional and creative destination management throughout the Gulf region.

Dnata Agencies is a business unit of Dubai-based Dnata, part of the Emirates Group and one of the largest travel companies in the Middle East. Gulf Ventures’ incorporation into Dnata is an important development that will significantly enhance its products and services for partners, suppliers and customers, through leverage of combined resources.

Gulf Ventures’ head office is in Dubai, and it also has a complete operation in Oman, based in Muscat. The company has a network of international sales offices in the U.K., Germany, the CIS and Australia. Its main areas of business include incentive travel, general leisure and luxury travel, and it provides very high standards of hospitality Gulf Ventures is also one of the main Incentive Operators in the Gulf region, and with two fully-equipped desert venues, a fleet of four wheel-drive vehicles and limousines, licensed multi-lingual guides and an extensive portfolio of external resources, it has established itself as a market leader in professional destination management.

The new incorporation with Dnata will provide a range of benefits for partners, suppliers, and ultimately Gulf Ventures’ customers, through access to a wider network of business opportunities. Dnata Agencies meets the current and future travel demands of the travel trade and travelers alike. The company’s mission is to offer total travel solutions, and world-class products and services to its customers. In addition to Dnata Agencies, Dnata has two other business units: Dnata Airport Services, the premier ground and passenger handling agent at Dubai International Airport; and Dnata Cargo, sole operator of Dubai’s air cargo terminals.

Dnata was originally established by the Government of Dubai in 1959 with a staff of five to provide ground handling services at Dubai International Airport, then newly-opened. In the four decades since its inception, Dnata has positioned itself into a market leader in the Middle East involved in every aspect of the travel industry, employing a total staff of more than 6,000.