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Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)

Main Category: Travel and Tourism
First Address : PO Box 126888
City : Abu Dhabi
Country : United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971 2 4443000
Fax: 971 2 4443111
Email: elewis@tdic.ae
Website: www.tdic.ae


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Prestige properties

Get ready for major communities dedicated to well-being as the region steps on the pampering pedal.

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Abu Dhabi tourism projects under review

Gov't reviewing projects due to credit crunch, but Guggenheim and Louvre going ahead.

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The day the oil runs dry

The UAE's oil reserves cannot last forever, which has seen two cities embark along very different paths.

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TDIC inks $210mn tech deal for Saadiyat Island

GITEX: Abu Dhabi awards Aecom programme management contract.

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Webb and Erbas contracted on Saadiyat Island

Australian firm looking at futuristic lighting technology.

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British Museum to work with Abu Dhabi

World-famous museum to have presence in UAE capital, although it will not be branded museum, exec says.

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MEAPPLE event to have dual focus

Attractions industry suppliers to exhibit alongside park and resort developers, reveals show director.

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Alliance aims to make UAE No. 1 golf destination

Developer wants Abu Dhabi to rival the world's best places for golf tourism.

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Player finetunes design for Saadiyat Island course

Golf course designer makes changes to original design for course, including dramatically reducing the number of trees.

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Louvre connection

Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel is bringing the first offshoot of France's famous museum to the Gulf.

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Go with the flow

Michael Sagild, chief operating officer of Minor International, explains why Anantara Spa is set for both expansion and evolution.

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Buro Happold wins Abu Dhabi’s Louvre

UK-based engineering consultancy, Buro Happold, has won the engineering services contract for the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

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Arab world welcomes Pablo Picasso

Abu Dhabi to host region's first ever exhibition of work spanning iconic Spanish artist's career

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New airport to link Al Gharbia

Dedicated air-shuttle service part of plans to develop the isolated region as a new tourism destination.

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Abu Dhabi to build $190mn worker compound

New Saadiyat Construction Village to house some 20,000 employees, TDIC says.

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Arabtec lands $544mn Saadiyat Beach deal

TDIC signs UAE construction firm to build phase one of island community.

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Data islands

Abu Dhabi tourism body, TDIC, has set up an offshore disaster recovery site and a primary datacentre in a record eight months to provide reliable connectivity across branch offices.

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Ground broken on Abu Dhabi tourism HQ

Groundbreaking on a new sustainable headquarters for Abu Dhabi's tourism industry has begun at Maqta Bridge, Abu Dhabi.

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Groundbreaking begins on new sustainable Abu Dhabi tourism HQ

Groundbreaking on a new sustainable headquarters for Abu Dhabi's tourism industry has begun at Maqta Bridge, Abu Dhabi.

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Golf island

Abu Dhabi is cashing in on the region's golf passion by building a course on Saadiyat Island.

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Abu Dhabi 2008: quality vs quantity?

With construction in the UAE's capital on the increase, what's in store for Abu Dhabi's FM sector in 2008?

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Anantara to manage two Abu Dhabi resorts

TDIC appoints the Thai hospitality company to run the five-star properties.

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UK firm to design Abu Dhabi landmark

UK firm to design Abu Dhabi landmark.

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TDIC and Leighton join forces

Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has formed a joint venture with contractor Gulf Leighton.

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Foster + Partners wins Sheikh Zayed National Museum international design competition

UK architectural firm Foster + Partners Ltd has been announced the winner of the international design competition for the planned Sheikh Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Making a splash on Abu Dhabi’s waterfront

TDIC announce plans for redevelopment of city’s Al Bateen waterfront.

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Al Bateen set for $435mn overhaul

Oldest occupied area of Abu Dhabi City to be redeveloped with new waterfront and luxury hotel complex.

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TDIC to redevelop Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen

The Al Bateen district of Abu Dhabi, the oldest occupied area of the UAE capital city, is to be redeveloped at a cost of AED 1.6 billion (US $435 million) to include a signature waterfront destination with a luxury five-star hotel complex.

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From strength to strength

Lee Tabler, CEO Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC), explains the remit of the organisation, and the socio-economic factors it takes into consideration when driving forward.

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Staff training key for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

The Tourism Development & Investment Company (TIDC) - the asset management and development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) - has agreed an operating framework with the New York-based Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation for the planned Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which reveals a significant focus on staff mentoring and education.

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TDIC finalises Guggenheim plans

TDIC finalises Guggenheim plans.

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ALEC all set for two new contract awards

Al Jaber Engineering and Contracting (ALEC) is set to build two hotel projects in Abu Dhabi.

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Bridging the gap

In-house procurement is the modus operandi of contractor ALEC's Between the Bridges project in Abu Dhabi.

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Saadiyat Island makes 'trendy' list

Wall Street Journal research tips Abu Dhabi's cultural centre as a top 10 emerging trendy destination.

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Agency established to push Louvre Abu Dhabi

A powerful new cultural agency has been established to steer the development of the planned Louvre Abu Dhabi, to be built on Saadiyat Island.

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Turtle power on Saadiyat

A batch of 58 Hawksbill turtles has hatched safely on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island.

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New courses teeing off across region

Golfers heading to the Middle East will have a variety of new options to consider, with several new projects announced in the past month.

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Leighton scores Saadiyat link-up road

Leighton International has been named as the preferred contractor on a US $550 million ($2 billion) road package in Abu Dhabi.

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Climate change

More and more travellers are considering the impact their holiday could have on the environment.

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Strategy meeting for Abu Dhabi Louvre

A 10-strong delegation of French ministry officials and representatives from five of the top cultural institutions in France visited Abu Dhabi last month to develop the management strategy for the planned Louvre Abu Dhabi, due to open in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island by 2012.

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Danat follows in Al Aqah’s footsteps

"This year we expect to close at between 70 and 72% and we have seen a 40% growth in overall business this year, because guests' F&B spend is very high here - higher than any of the city hotels because our F&B proposition is very good and there is literally nowhere else they can eat," explained the property's general manager, Manoj Kanwal.

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Camp deal on Dubai Waterfront

Al Masaood Bergum wins $64mn contract for construction of Nakheel's labour camp at Dubai Waterfront.

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Abu Dhabi Louvre

A delegation of French ministry officials, the country's museums agency and national museums group, as well as representatives from five of the top cultural institutions in France, last week visited the UAE capital to follow progress on the management strategy for the planned Louvre Abu Dhabi in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island.

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Building a new world

Neil Hickman and Mark Goodchild of Cityscape reveals to Arabian Property the resounding success of the world's biggest property show.

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Abu Dhabi sets out its meetings target

Abu Dhabi expects 1.5 million meetings-related tourists per year by 2015.

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Abu Dhabi's 'art island' wins awards

Cityscape special: Saadiyat development scoops two awards at the exhibition.

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Abu Dhabi rules out 'cataclysmic' growth

Cityscape special: the UAE capital hopes to emerge as a global city by 2030, but not through "uncontrolled expansion".

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Cityscape showcases $400bn developments

Cityscape special: Abu Dhabi's debut exhibition is set to display projects from 50 countries.

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TDIC launches Desert Islands plan in capital

Abu Dhabi is to develop a US $3 billion (AED11 billion) tourism complex that will be made up of eight islands.

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TDIM to showcase future tourism projects

ATM Special: Plans for a new annual platform in Dubai for investors, planners and operators to showcase and invest in tourism projects have been unveiled.

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Under new management

The Abu Dhabi Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has appointed Troon Golf to manage and operate the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

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Bridgeway project unveiled

The UAE capital's Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), which manages the tourism assets of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), has partnered with Abu Dhabi's Al Farida Investment Co. LLC, one of the region's most expansive and diversified investment conglomerates, for a US$136m (AED500m) hotel, apartment and shopping centre which will transform the area around Zayed Sports City.

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Abu Dhabi to 'rival the Caribbean'

Ambitious 'Desert Island' project hopes to attract over a million visitors a year by 2017.

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Abu Dhabi on the right track

The tourism and hospitality sectors are busy gearing up for the influx of millions of tourists into the capital.

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TDIC and Al Farida to build Bridgeway

Abu Dhabi hotel complex goes some way towards wider goal of adding 4000 rooms to hospitality stock.

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Abu Dhabi means business

Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has unveiled plans for a five-star business resort located on the creek, separating the island city from the mainland.

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The island of culture

Abu Dhabi’s flagship Saadiyat Island development will revolutionise the Middle East’s art scene.

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Abu Dhabi in talks with British Museum

The 250-year old museum could be in the frame for a presence on the ‘arty island' of Saadiyat.

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Saadiyat project may be scaled back

Lee Tabler, who is behind Abu Dhabi's new cultural district, says that some plans may be abandoned.

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Abu Dhabi investing in future

Abu Dhabi's hotel industry is set to boom with several ambitious projects announced for the UAE capital.

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Abu Dhabi reaches for cruise control

Two cruise ships will be berthed in Abu Dhabi until the end of February to reduce the city's room shortage during major events.

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Floating hotels ease Abu Dhabi room shortage

Abu Dhabi Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has chartered two cruise ships to meet extra demand for accommodation generated by MICE events.

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Credit boosts Abu Dhabi tourism

Abu Dhabi tourism development and investment to be boosted by syndicated credit facility for new projects

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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi takes shape

Frank Gehry's museum design is one of four projects unveiled for the $27bn Saadiyat 'culture' island.

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Arabic Press Review 30/01/07 – Business news seen through local eyes

The media-friendly ‘du' - the UAE's new telecoms operator - accounts for more than its fair share of column inches in today's UAE Arabic press.

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Major waterfront destination announced in Abu Dhabi

A major new waterfront destination has been announced in Abu Dhabi redeveloping the city’s previous tourist club site into a world-class tourism, residential and commercial shoreline hub.

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Arty Abu Dhabi in $1bn Louvre deal

Campaigners in France cry ‘non!' as the famous gallery looks set to open an outpost in the UAE capital.

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Britart in the frame at UAE culture zone

UK gallery could join Guggenheim as British minister has talks over Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi's $27bn art island

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Plans for local real estate hub

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In on the action

Dubai may grab most of the headlines, but that does not mean the other emirates are standing still. Rather, each is working to carve out its own niche market in a bid for tourism success

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