ARA Research & Consultancy is a specialized marketing research and consultancy firm based in the Middle East with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait City and Beirut. Founded in June 2002 and with 42 core professionals, ARA Marketing Research & Consultancy offers reliable and high value added research and advice. ARA Research & Consultancy focuses on selected areas of expertise: Excellence Programs (Customer satisfaction and Mystery shopping), Real Estate Studies, Industrial Research and Opinion Polling. In addition, it has vast experience in the following sectors: automotive, media, public sector, real estate and investment, and hospitality. Managed by an international team specialized in different disciplines, it offers 360° expertise, high-quality fieldwork, ethical analysis and innovative and technologically advanced reporting tools. ARA Research & Consultancy is a member of ESOMAR and abides by the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research.