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Tradition meets luxury at desert resort Abu Dhabi's Heritage Village is a draw card for meetings and incentives
Remah, Hameem and Razeen. Surrounding the facility are mounds of desert sand, well- tended lawns and a tranquil oasis of water in the form of an artisti- cally designed swimming pool. For incentive travellers, the
Heritage Village also offers a number of desert activities, including dune bashing, quad biking, sand boarding and camel riding. Traditions of the past come alive with henna paint- ing and a falconry experience, as well as souk shopping – all within the site’s premises. Destination management
Arabian Nights Heritage Village
A first-of-its-kind desert resort on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi city will now make it pos- sible for visitors to experi- ence authentic Arabian life amid the golden dunes. Nestled deep in the sweeping
desert terrain of Al Khatim, Arabian Nights Heritage Village will be launched on October 1, offering a real-life immersion
into traditional desert living with modern luxuries. Far from the chaos of urban
life, the Heritage Village is ideal for corporate groups look- ing to hold private meetings with an incentive offering. “Arabian Nights Heritage
Village will take guests on a journey through time as they experience traditional living
first hand in various accom- modation clusters, each rep- resenting a different lifestyle across the ages,” said Murad Saket, General Manager of Arabian Nights in Abu Dhabi. The Heritage Village com-
plex, laid out in the shape of a palm tree, features five areas named after various regions of Abu Dhabi – Shahama, Baynouna,
company Arabian Nights, which manages the facility, offers day safari and overnight safari pack- ages at the Heritage Village. Customised packages are also available for corporate geta- ways and special occasions. Arabian Nights has part-
nered with the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority in promoting the emirate as a meetings and incentives des- tination to regional and inter- national business travellers.
Monte-Carlo club captures corporate imagination
One year since launch, the Monte- Carlo Beach Club on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island has courted a sig- nificant following of corporate clients looking for an exclusive meeting and teambuilding venue. According to Alexandra Lebon,
Senior Sales and Marketing Manager at Monte-Carlo Beach Club, Saadiyat, it has witnessed a steady growth in membership and overall monthly visitor figures since opening in September 2011. “What we always knew was
that the market is growing around us. As Saadiyat Island develops, it will bring more peo- ple – to live and to holiday –so we anticipate our numbers will grow as this happens,” she said.
12 / Monte-Carlo Beach Club,
Saadiyat has played host to a num- ber of teambuilding events for private and public entities, mostly from Abu Dhabi. Lebon said cor- porate business lunches have also become popular as it proves ideal for informal meetings. “Companies recognise that this is not a traditional work environ- ment and they can communicate with their staff in other effective ways, either in one of our food and beverage outlets or in our state-of- the-art boardroom,” she added. The property has benefitted
from its unique position as the only exclusive beach club on a natural island billed as the future cultural hub of the Middle East.
Monte-Carlo Beach Club, Saadiyat
Saadiyat Island will also be home to major museum projects such as the Guggenheim and Louvre Abu Dhabi within the next five years. Expected to be an affluent sub-
urb off the coast of Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island will offer other luxury projects, the Saadiyat
Beach Golf Club and two five- star hotel properties. While most of its clientele are within the domestic leisure seg- ment, Monte-Carlo Beach Club is also tapping the corporate travel market by partnering with tour operators and DMCs.
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