• Through the partnership, talabat hopes to support, encourage, and stimulate local domestic travel and hospitality services
  • talabat’s wallet solution allows customers to make secure digital payments for orders through the app, with more rewards and benefits to be tied with the wallet soon.

talabat, the region’s leading food and grocery delivery app, announced its strategic partnership with Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel companies. talabat customers across the region will now receive 8% cashback directly to their talabat wallets when arranging their accommodation reservations through Booking.com using the http://booking.com/talabat link. 

The partnership with Booking.com is the first wallet partnership initiative in talabat’s regional lifestyle. talabat customers can choose from more than 28 million global accommodation listings on Booking.com, including hotels, homes, apartments, and other unique places to stay.

Sofiène Marzouki, Managing Director at talabat Egypt says: “We are glad to give our Egyptian customers the opportunity to earn 8% cashback to their talabat wallets when planning their next holiday through Booking.com. We always look at how we can involve our platform in areas that drive more value to our customers and community across Egypt. A big factor driving this partnership is our intention to further promote the domestic tourism and hospitality sector in Egypt, presenting a win-win situation at the core of this alliance.” 

Along with offering customers more value on talabat when planning their next holiday, the launch of this new partnership also focuses on supporting the domestic tourism and hospitality industry in each operating country, something which Marzouki believes is vital during the pandemic.

Want to get your 8% cashback when booking your next trip? Follow the steps below:

Once a customer has arranged accommodation using the booking.com/talabat with their talabat registered email, they will receive talabat pay credits within 30-60 days after their stay is complete. The talabat pay credits can be redeemed within 6 months on the wallet function of the app. By using this function, customers can easily keep track of their credits and be assured that their digital payments are incredibly secure - along with being able to access a number of exciting offers.

Consumers can download the talabat application through the iOS Appstore or Google Play.

About talabat

Talabat transformed the food ordering business in the Middle East when it launched in Kuwait in 2004. With a network of over 13,000 restaurants and stores and 24,000 branches, talabat has become the region’s home of food. 

In addition to food ordering, talabat is also revolutionising the grocery ordering vertical in the MENA region. Talabat mart, the region’s first q-commerce store launched in Kuwait in October 2019. Without a storefront, talabat mart is delivery-only and provides hyperfast 30-minute delivery of groceries to customers.. 

Today, talabat lives to help people create and enjoy the moments that matter. With talabat as their trusted sidekick, customers can spend less time preparing food, shopping for groceries, and doing other unimportant tasks and more time doing what matters to them. Talabat is part of Delivery Hero, the global leader in online food ordering and delivery. 

About Booking.com

Founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has grown from a small Dutch startup to one of the world’s leading digital travel companies. Part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), Booking.com’s mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. 

By investing in the technology that helps take the friction out of travel, Booking.com seamlessly connects millions of travellers with memorable experiences, a range of transport options and incredible places to stay - from homes to hotels and much more. As one of the world’s largest travel marketplaces for both established brands and entrepreneurs of all sizes, Booking.com enables properties all over the world to reach a global audience and grow their businesses. 

Booking.com is available in 43 languages and offers more than 28 million total reported accommodation listings, including over 6.2 million listings alone of homes, apartments and other unique places to stay. No matter where you want to go or what you want to do, Booking.com makes it easy and backs it all up with 24/7 customer support.

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