GET TO KNOW YOUR DUBAI BETTER
The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched the Soul of Dubai Guide, a one-stop referral source into the city through people’s views on what visitors and residents should experience during their tour of the city. The guide also showcases the dynamic growth of the city as well as its cultural diversity, roots and heritage through various disciplines of art. Presenting both Old and New Dubai, the guide reveals local eateries, heritage sites, quaint boutiques and organic markets, to picturesque parks and beaches. It is available free in both Arabic and English across the city in cafes, art galleries, airport lounges, cultural institutions and the Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) offices across the world. It can also be downloaded from dubaiculture.gov.ae
ETIHAD AIRWAYS INTRODUCES MOBILE BOARDING PASSES
Etihad Airways has introduced mobile boarding passes to guests travelling from Abu Dhabi (excluding flights to America), London Heathrow, Manchester, Doha, Colombo, Dammam, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Istanbul, Minsk, Munich, and Tokyo Narita. The new programme offers increased check-in options, reduces paper wastage, eliminates the risk of losing the boarding pass, and enables the storage of multiple boarding passes on one mobile device. The new passes will contain the same information as traditional ones, ie, guest name, seat number, flight number, gate number and a barcode which will be scanned by an electronic reader at the departure gate. Guests can receive them directly to their smartphone, saved using the Passbook feature on iOS operated devices, or saved and sent to an e-mail address. For more information, log on to etihad.com
HURRY! BOOK A STAY AT SHERATON DUBAI CREEK HOTEL
After Ramadan, book 30 days in advance at the Sheraton Dubai Creek hotel and get a 30 per cent discount on five nights or more stay; guests staying for three nights get 20 per cent off their stay. For families, children’s rooms get 50 per cent off, free meals for under 12 years and an online Rio 2 game.
Starwood Preferred Guest members also get a suite promotion, including in-room Club Lounge services, 3,000 bonus Starpoints, complimentary daily buffet breakfast, high-speed internet and welcome VIP amenities in the hotel’s preferred Club rooms and Suites.
Visitors can also earn up to Dh150 per night towards dining experiences, redeemable during the stay at the hotel’s restaurants and bars. For bookings call 04-2281111 or log on to sheraton.com/Sheraton-Dubai-Creek-Hotel
AN EXCITING OFFER FOR FOOTBALL FANS
Get your friends, family or colleagues together for a weekend getaway or dinner and watch your preferred World Cup match at a private football screening room for up to 15 people in Ras Al Khaimah’s Waldorf Astoria’s 17 Squared bar. Dh1,700 including select beverages and snacks.
Combine the experience with a two or more nights stay in a premium room and enjoy a complimentary 50 minute massage during your stay. Call 07-2035555.
BEAT THE HEAT AT ATLANTIS, THE PALM
Stay at Atlantis, The Palm, until July 27 for Dh1,055 (plus 10 per cent service charge, 10 per cent municipality fee and Dh20 per bedroom per night tourism fee) and get unlimited free access to Aquaventure waterpark, The Lost Chambers Aquarium and preferential rates to swim with dolphins and meet sea lions. Arabic oud players and an Arabic monochord artist entertain at the Asateer Ramadan Tent during iftar and suhour, along with traditional Ramadan activities such as card games, chess and backgammon. Call 04-4261000 or log on to atlantisthepalm.com
CELEBRATE LONDON’S SUMMER AT ST JAMES’ COURT HOTEL
London’s St James’ Court Hotel’s Royal Vintage Summer Experience offers accommodation in a classic room with breakfast on twin-sharing basis and a three-hour bespoke sightseeing tour in a vintage car, which includes the Queen Mother’s favourite Jaguar DS420 Daimler limousine “Grand Princess”, the famous Downton Abbey Rolls Royce “Gabriella” and Lord Mountbatten’s vintage Daimler “Silver Baroness”. Also on the menu is a floral themed afternoon tea. Guests can also ask for tailored treatments at the Wellness Centre and a host of on-site dining options including Michelin-star fine dining at Quilon. The Royal Vintage Experience starts from £395 (Dh2,487) and is valid until September 31. For reservations or more information call 0044-2079638333 or write to booksjc.london@tajhotels.com or log on to stjamescourthotel.co.uk
