Emirates Launches Unbeatable Family Friendly Holiday Offer in Time for Dubai Summer Surprises

Coinciding with their participation in Dubai Summer Surprises as a key sponsor for the twelfth edition of the summer extravaganza this year, Emirates has recently launched the ‘Kids Go Free’ promotion offering families from across the globe an incredible saving when they visit Dubai with Emirates. The promotion will run up to 20th September, 2009. The promotion, which has been developed to further attract international visitors to Dubai across DSS, will see one child under the age of 16 years fly free and up to a maximum of two children stay, eat and play in Dubai for free when travelling with two paying adults; once again proving that Dubai is the ultimate family friendly holiday destination.
 
Collaborating with some of the emirate’s most impressive attractions this one-of-a-kind offer will provide families with the opportunity to take an exciting break, in a unique destination, without breaking the bank.
 
“Dubai Summer Surprises is an important event in Dubai’s calendar. Each year the festival attracts thousands of international visitors into Dubai to shop, explore and be entertained in the emirate. This year, Emirates has launched an innovative and competitive promotion called Kids Go Free, that we believe will further push travel to Dubai, said Ahmed Khoory, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East and Iran Emirates.
 
“The Kids Go Free offer allows families from across the globe to take a well deserved break, in an exciting destination, without the financial strain an international holiday can bring. Knowing that their child will travel, stay, eat and play for free takes a huge degree of financial pressure off the family budget. We hope that this enticing offer from Emirates will enable more families to experience Dubai Summer Surprises and have their annual holiday in this exciting destination.”
 
The Kids Go Free promotion is applicable for passengers travelling with Emirates to Dubai from select destinations around the world and includes Meet and Assist at Dubai International Airport.
 
A total of 33 hotels in Dubai are participating in the promotion with a hotel to suit every family’s budget and preference, from a six star luxury hotel to serviced apartments. In addition to free flights, accommodation and meals children will also have free entry to a wide range of Dubai’s most interesting children’s attractions, ensuring an action packed family vacation. Some of these exciting and complimentary activities include;
 
• Wild Wadi Water Park, including a medium meal
• The Lost Chambers at Atlantis The Palm Dubai
• Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in Dubai Mall
• Dubai Ice Rink in Dubai Mall
• Sega Republic Indoor Theme Park in Dubai Mall (opening June 2009)
• Ski Dubai in Mall of the Emirates
• Bowling at Magic Planet in the Mall of the Emirates
• Round of golf and access to the driving range at The Montgomerie Dubai
 
The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest, will also provide each family with some incredible discounts to be utilised within the mall, helping families save even more money and make good use of the recently announced increase to Emirates’ free baggage allowance.
 
For further details and full terms and conditions please contact your local Emirates office.

Emirates Airline Sends Off First Set Of UAE Pavilion Volunteers To The 2009 Venice Biennale

Emirates airline, in partnership with the UAE Pavilion for the Venice Biennale, sent off the first set of volunteers to Venice, Italy on 31 May 2009. 
 
Volunteers will participate in the UAE’s first national pavilion at the international Venice Biennale, a major international exhibition, showcasing the contemporary art of more than 70 countries and expected to host over 900, 000 visitors. Once there, the volunteers will serve as gallery managers and assistants in the UAE Pavilion.  The exhibition will take place June 7-November 22 in Venice, Italy. 
 
The UAE’s national pavilion will be titled “It’s Not You, It’s Me,”- a playful and provocative look at the world’s most prestigious contemporary art event.
 
The sendoff of this first set of volunteers marks the beginning of many sets of volunteers who will travel to Venice; all coordinated by donations of Emirates airline. 
 
“The Volunteer programme is a critical part of how we showcase the up coming talent of the contemporary art, design and architecture of the UAE.  The pavilion will be a place at which international visitors can take away with them a unique experience of interacting with UAE nationals or residents; these volunteers are our ambassadors and the custodians of their very first national pavilion,” said Dr Lamees Hamdan, Commissioner of the UAE Pavilion. 
 
“We are delighted to have Emirates airline be our partners and enable us to fly our volunteers to Venice. We have a programme that will run from late May through to November 2009 and this support is invaluable to our programme.”
 
“Emirates is delighted to sponsor the UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Emirates has always been committed to working closely with our local UAE community and we are honored to be able to coordinate the travel of the many volunteers involved, helping to fulfill their dreams of working at this prominent cultural event.  The UAE Pavilion is an important initiative and we look forward to further extending our partnership in the future,” said Sami Aqil Abdulla, Vice President Airports Services at Emirates Terminal 3.
 
Initiated and supported by His Excellency Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, the UAE Pavilion is being developed and presented under the leadership of its Commissioner, Dr. Lamees Hamdan, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.  Serving as curator for the UAE Pavilion is Tirdad Zolghadr, an internationally respected curator, critic, professor and filmmaker.
 
A high-level delegation from the UAE comprising His Excellency Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Omar bin Sulaiman, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre, Paolo Dionisi, the Italian Ambassador to the UAE and his wife Tala Slim Dionisi and number of distinguished persons will also travel with Emirates later this week to participate in the UAE’s first national pavilion.  In all, there will be 62 volunteers travelling and represent the UAE at the event.
 
Built in a large and prominent location in the Arsenale, one of the two main areas of the Venice Biennale—the UAE Pavilion will combine scenographic elements and architectural design by the partnership of Rami Farook (founder of the UAE’s Traffic design gallery) and the Belgian architectural collective D’haeseleer & Kimpe & Poelaert, known for its collaborations with visual artists.
 
The UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development, and is supported by the Emirates Foundation and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA).