Since launching the mobile-app-based transportation network the UAE in September 2013, Uber has seen a rapid growth in business, going on to rollout services in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon and Egypt.
“[Our] business has really taken off in Dubai,” said Mondalek. “As an international hub, our business has also been driven by tourists, which accounted for 20-25% of growth.”
Partnerships have been a key part of this success, with Uber’s API enabling it to integrate its apps with a number of companies such as Google and Tripadvisor.
In the US, it has entered a strategic partnership with AT&T, where the carrier sells handsets preloaded with the Uber app.
In return, all Uber drivers in the US use AT&Ts network. Mondalek confirmed Uber would be open to exploring similar partnerships with operators in the Middle East.
