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DESTINATION / ABU DHABI
AL FORSAN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS RESORT Al Forsan International Sports Resort is the first facility of its kind in the UAE and the Middle East.
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Located at Khalifa City, the resort not only aims to become recognised as a world-class sporting and leisure destination for local and international sporting professionals, individuals, families and companies, but the regional hub of corporate events and team-building exercises.
Al Forsan showcases five world-class sports that cater to all abilities, from novices to professionals. Facilities include a shooting area, watersports area featuring the first cable ski lakes in the Middle East, an equestrian centre, motorsports and themed indoor air-conditioned paintball fields. Additional facilities include a full-size football pitch, tennis courts and basketball and volleyball courts.
The sports resort caters to meetings, conferences, incen- tives, team-building events, gala dinners and corporate gather- ings with a number of meeting spaces equipped with high-tech audio visual facilities. It offers: • A conference centre
Above: Bani Yas wildlife
Left: Kayaking around the Bani Yas mangroves
• A ballroom seating up to 200 people • Meeting rooms for up to 30 people
• ‘Unique’ outdoor function spaces including a full-size polo field • Team-building events
• Hosts sports events like the GCC ladies air pistol competition
PREMIER INN ABU DHABI CAPITAL CENTRE Premier Inn Abu Dhabi Capital Centre will be the first internationally-branded budget hotel on Abu Dhabi island. Immediately adjacent to ADNEC and convenient for Zayed Sports City and Abu Dhabi International Airport, the hotel offers high standards of service, comfortable rooms and exciting food and beverage options. It features: • 242 rooms with en-suites • A restaurant, cocktail bar, Costa Coffee shop and poolside dining
• Swimming pool, Whirlpool spa and gym • Four meeting/training rooms • Business centre • Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
SIR BANI YAS ISLAND
Desert Islands Conference Centre will be adjacent to the Desert Islands Resort & Spa byAnantara on the north side of the island, between Anantara Spa and the Water Sport Centre. With capacity for 340 guests, the cen- tre will be the island’s first and only venue to accommodate larger groups.
Sir Bani Yas Island is perfect for meet- ings, team-building activities, seminars and corporate events in natural surroundings.
Al Yamm & Al Sahel Lodges by Anantara The two lodges, comprising luxurious villas, join Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara to provide three unique experiences in one single destination, with guests provided with access to all of the resort’s facilities.
Also opening this year:
• Desert Islands Water Sport Centre • Sir Bani Yas Equestrian Centre • Sir Bani Yas Stables
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EASTERN MANGROVES RESORT AND SPA BY ANANTARA The resort, due to open late 2011/early 2012, will occupy a prime position along a 1.2-kilometre stretch of Abu Dhabi’s protected Eastern Man- groves District, situated just 15 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport. It is part of an integrated hotel, marina, retail and residential destination. It features: • 224 hotel rooms and suites across five levels • Three themed food and beverage outlets • Spa with hammam, gym and infinity pool • A ballroom with state-of-the-art conference facilities
ABU DHABI PROJECT WATCH
Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC) projects due to open in Q4, 2011
SAADIYAT
Monte Carlo Beach Club (Will open in September 2011)
St Regis Saadiyat Resort and Residences
WESTERN REGION Sir Bani Yas Island
Al Sahel Lodge Al Yamm Lodge
Desert Islands Conference Centre
Desert Islands Water Sports Centre
Sir Bani Yas Stables
HYATT CAPITAL GATE This property, which is due to open any day now, will tower 160 metres above the ground and lean a stag- gering 18 degrees above Abu Dhabi. It is part of the new iconic Capital Gate building – an architectural wonder that is set to become one of Abu Dhabi’s land- marks, overlooking the city’s coastline as well as the mangroves, Saadiyat Island and downtown. It features: • 189 rooms • Connected to Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre • The Lounge on the 18th floor • The hotel’s signature restaurant 18° • Outdoor spa and pool on the 19th floor • Gourmet food market - The Food Emporium • Privé bar and lounge • Four ‘Salons’/meeting rooms opposite Privé
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REVIEW / UNUSUAL VENUES
Meetme provides a round-up of some of the most unique and unusual meeting places the Middle East has to offer
Are you bored with the same old board room? Fed up of booking the more obvious event ven- ues in town? And under pressure to put the ‘wow’ factor into your next corporate gather- ing or incentive? Well, there’s good news – the Middle East is full of hidden gems and they’re waiting to be discovered by planners with a pen- chant for something different.
From meetings in the sky to dining by the Dead Sea, there’s an unusual venue out there for everyone. Here, Meetme provides a few point- ers to get your creative juices flowing
MEETINGS IN THE SKY
Dubai-based helidubai is the first committed VIP helicopter service provider in the Middle East to cater to corporate and private needs including ‘aerial meetings’.
The firm can transport guests from hotel to airport or city to city and is the only commercial helicopter operator permitted to land on the helipad at the Burj Al Arab.
“Helicopter travel is a valuable timesaving tool for busy executives taking you direct to your destination efficiently and thus significantly cut- ting journey times” says Captain Andrew Mas- terson, director of operations, helidubai.
“Although flying time is relatively short, depending on the destination, we have had occa- sions when the passengers have actually spent the entire trip discussing business matters, turning the cabin into a mini boardroom. The helicopter is entirely private and very comfortable so holding a meeting during a trip is not beyond the realms of possibility; in fact it makes perfect sense.” helidubai operates a fleet of Agusta 109E Power and the AS 350 B3 helicopters, all of which are fitted out with leather interiors, air-condition- ing and offer outstanding viewing.
The company not only transports govern- ment officials, visiting heads of state, business leaders and celebrities, it also runs an aerial tour operation departing daily from the Atlantis, The Palm Jumeirah.
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