Newly opened branch on Hera'a Street, Jeddah. JEDDAH - Daleel Rent a Car, a subsidiary of Aayan Saudi Leasing Company, has opened a new branch on Hera'a Street in Jeddah, increasing the number of its branches to 18 located across Saudi Arabia. Salim Bilfaqih, assistant general manager of Daleel, said: “The opening of our new branch is part of our expansion plan, which includes opening three more branches this year in Al-Khobar, Riyadh and Jubail, bringing the total number of our branches to 21 branches by the end of the year.” He added that “the opening of our new branches coincides with the development and expansion of our fleet of vehicles, where more than 90 percent of our fleet will be of 2010 and soon 2011 models, it includes all categories of vehicles including small, medium and luxury cars, as well as mid-sized and large buses.” Rida Shaerah, operations manager at Daleel, said the company expands branches to serve a large number of its customers in view of the widening of the car rental market and the rising number of visitors to the major cities and the diversity of their needs. “We have branches in a number of five-star hotels such as Movenpick in Makkah and Yanbu, and negotiation is underway to be present at all Movenpick chain of hotels in Saudi Arabia. We will work hard to be available in other five-star hotels and airports across the Kingdom, in addition to our offices in Yanbu and Madina airports,” he noted. Daleel Rent a Car offers various services including receiving guests at the airports, private chauffeur on hourly and daily basis. By year-end, the company plans to expand its fleet to 1,500 vehicles.