GCC markets
Travel Technology for the UAE and the Wider GCC
Booking engine and travel commerce technology built for how travel is actually sold in the Gulf.
The GCC is not one market and it is not a copy of anywhere else. Travel businesses here sell across six countries and currencies, serve heavy intra-GCC, inbound and outbound demand, and usually run consumer, agent and corporate channels from the same operation. Aerobit is built for that shape of business.
Every GCC market, in its own currency
Prices, markups, payments and refunds stay exact in the currency each market trades in — including the three-decimal dinars that break booking systems designed elsewhere.
- United Arab Emirates (AED): Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah
- Saudi Arabia (SAR): Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam
- Qatar (QAR), Bahrain (BHD), Oman (OMR) and Kuwait (KWD)
- Visitor currency and visitor language set from the visitor’s country, configured in the back office
- Exchange-rate providers per branch with rate sync, history and an alert when a rate deviates abnormally
- Storefront wording editable per company and language, with import and export
Built for multi-channel travel businesses
A single Gulf travel company often runs a consumer brand, an agent network and a corporate desk at once. Aerobit runs all of them on one platform, with separate business rules, markups and content scope for each.
One platform behind the whole operation
Flight, hotel and package products, supplier connectivity, B2B and B2C channels, corporate booking and partner APIs come from the same foundation, so growing into a new channel or a new market does not mean another system.
Why the GCC is not a copy-paste market
Platforms built for other regions tend to assume one currency with two decimals, one selling channel and one set of business rules. Gulf travel businesses break all three assumptions on day one.
- Six countries, six currencies, three of them with three decimal places
- Heavy intra-GCC traffic alongside long-haul inbound and outbound demand
- Consumer, agent and corporate channels run by the same company
- Seasonal peaks — summer outbound, religious travel, exhibitions — that shape demand
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the wider Emirates
The UAE concentrates a large share of the region's travel technology demand: OTAs and consolidators in Dubai, corporate and government travel in Abu Dhabi, and agency networks across Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah serving both residents and visitors. Aerobit is built for that mix of business models rather than for one of them.
Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf
Saudi Arabia's travel sector is expanding around tourism investment and religious travel, with volume concentrated in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait each combine local demand with strong outbound markets. The same platform serves all of them, with rules, currency and content scope set per market.