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Customer Support Policy

Effective date: 1 August 2026  ·  Last updated: 6 August 2026
Policy Version 1.0  ·  Policy Owner: Book GCC Trip

This Customer Support Policy explains how to reach Book GCC Trip for help with a booking, what our support team can do for you, and what to expect in terms of response times and escalation if a first response does not resolve your issue.

It applies to every guest who has an account, an active booking, or a question about booking with Book GCC Trip, and works alongside our Complaint Handling Procedure, which governs formal complaints specifically, and our Cancellation & Refund Policy, which governs cancellation and refund eligibility.

On this page
1. Definitions2. Support Channels3. Support Hours and Languages4. What Our Support Team Helps With5. Day-of-Arrival and During-Stay Support6. Response Time Targets7. What to Have Ready When You Contact Us8. Escalation, Tier One: Support Manager9. Escalation, Tier Two: Founder10. Related Policies and Contact

1. Definitions

"Support Team", "first-line support":
the team that handles day-to-day support contacts by email, phone, and chat.
"Book GCC Trip Assistant":
the automated in-app and in-browser chat assistant available while you browse or manage a booking on Book GCC Trip.
"Business Day":
a day that is not a Friday, Saturday, or UAE public holiday, for the purpose of the response-time targets in this Policy.
"Support Manager":
the first escalation tier above first-line support, currently Abbas Jalbani.
"Founder Escalation":
the final internal escalation tier available if an issue remains genuinely unresolved after Support Manager review — see Section 9.

2. Support Channels

You can reach Book GCC Trip support in the following ways: by email at support@bookgcctrip.com; by phone during support hours; through the Book GCC Trip Assistant chat available while you browse or manage a booking; or by signing in and using My Bookings for common self-service actions such as viewing your confirmation, checking your cancellation terms, or starting a cancellation.

The Book GCC Trip Assistant is an automated tool. It can answer many routine questions quickly, but it is not a human agent and it can make mistakes or misunderstand a request. If your matter is urgent — for example a same-day arrival issue — or the Assistant's answer does not resolve your issue, contact our human support team directly by email or phone rather than relying on the Assistant alone.

3. Support Hours and Languages

Our support team is available 09:00–18:00 UAE time. Support is provided in English at launch; Arabic-language support is planned for a future phase. Messages received outside support hours are queued and handled in order once the team is back online.

4. What Our Support Team Helps With

Our support team handles:

  • Pre-booking questions — availability, room types, hotel policies, and how our pricing and cancellation terms work.
  • Changes to an active booking, including date, room, or occupancy amendment requests.
  • Payment issues, such as a failed charge, a duplicate-charge concern, or a question about a payment confirmation.
  • Cancellations, and questions about refund eligibility under our non-refundable platform policy and its two narrow exceptions — see our Cancellation & Refund Policy.
  • Technical issues with the website or app, such as an error at checkout or a missing confirmation email.

If a request concerns something only the hotel controls — such as a specific room assignment on arrival, or an in-stay amenity — we help coordinate with the hotel wherever we reasonably can, but the final decision on that point rests with the hotel.

5. Day-of-Arrival and During-Stay Support

We treat arrival-day and during-stay issues as time-sensitive. If you have a same-day check-in question or an arrival problem, contact support as early as possible so we have the most time to help before your check-in window closes. During support hours, arrival-day and during-stay contacts are prioritised ahead of routine, non-urgent queries.

If a problem arises during an active stay — for example, a discrepancy between what you booked and what the hotel is providing — contact support with your booking reference and a description of the issue. We will work with you and, where relevant, the hotel to help resolve it as quickly as the circumstances allow.

6. Response Time Targets

The times below are operational targets we aim to meet, not a guaranteed service level and not a contractual commitment:

  • Email: we aim to respond within one Business Day during support hours.
  • Phone and chat: we aim to respond in real time during support hours, or as soon as an agent becomes available.
  • Complex issues that involve a hotel or a payment provider may take longer to fully resolve, even where our initial response is prompt — where that happens, we will tell you it is still in progress rather than leave you without an update.

7. What to Have Ready When You Contact Us

To help us investigate quickly, please have the following ready when you contact support:

  • Your booking reference.
  • The email address or phone number used to make the booking.
  • A short, clear description of the issue and, if relevant, when it happened.
  • Any prior communication you have already had with us about the same issue.

8. Escalation, Tier One: Support Manager

Most requests are resolved by our first-line support team. If your issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may ask to escalate it to Abbas Jalbani, Support Manager, reachable at +971 54 288 5615 or through the usual support channels above. The Support Manager reviews the issue independently of the original response and will contact you with the outcome.

9. Escalation, Tier Two: Founder

If an issue genuinely remains unresolved after Support Manager review, you may request further escalation to Mohammed Ahmed, Founder & Executive Escalation, at +971 54 339 3555. This is a final internal escalation tier reserved for issues that first-line support and the Support Manager have not been able to resolve — we ask that you use the earlier channels first so straightforward matters can be handled quickly.

Related policies
Complaint Handling ProcedureCancellation & Refund PolicyConsumer Rights StatementAccessibility StatementTerms and Conditions
Revision History
Version 1.0Initial publication6 August 2026