Located opposite Terminal 3, new hotel will provide 300 hotel rooms for passengers at estimated investment of 120 Million AED

13  February 2012, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), and Premier Inn, the UK's most popular hotel brand and the pioneering value for money hotel operator, mutually announced today the groundbreaking of a Premier Inn Hotel at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The announcement follows an agreement that was signed last year between ADAC and Premier Inn as part of ADAC's initiative to promote Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects within the Emirate.

Scheduled to open its doors by mid March 2013 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, the Premier Inn Hotel is the fifth in the UAE and is located opposite Terminal 3.  The 300 room hotel will offer quality lodgings at a value for money proposition to the business/ transit traveller flying from or to the airport.

Abdul Majeed Al Khoori, Chief Financial Officer of ADAC said: "The Premier Inn Hotel at Abu Dhabi International Airport is thoughtfully designed to reflect the individuality, authenticity, and unique attributes of its location, that appeals to travelers using the airport and nearby residents.  The hotel will allow ADAC to offer yet another set of convenient products, to its airport customers from travelers and airlines, providing quality services for their comfort and convenience at very reasonable prices, which Premier Inn is known for worldwide."

The hotel will be conveniently linked to Terminals 1 and 3 by a retail corridor, which will include various shopping outlets, lounges, restaurants and convenient stores to enhance the passenger shopping experience whilst travelling from the Capital's airport.  The Premier Inn hotel will extend a variety of service offerings and amenities such as a contemporary restaurant, Costa Coffee shop, Cocktail Bar, meeting rooms, swimming pool with whirlpool spa and a gymnasium in addition to free internet access in all rooms and throughout the hotel.  

At an estimated total cost of AED 120 Million, Premier Inn at Abu Dhabi International Airport is designed by Dewan Architects & Engineers, offering an expression of a comfortable, friendly and practical hotel within a unique structural design.

The 3 star hotel has also been designed according to Premier Inn's Hotel Vision in offering environmentally friendly developments; achieving the Estidama Pearl 2 rating as per the requirements of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.

Marking Premier Inn's fifth hotel in the UAE, Darroch Crawford, Managing Director of Premier Inn in the Middle East, said, "We are delighted to be opening the first major hotel at Abu Dhabi International Airport where we are able to present our offerings in a prominent location at value-for-money prices. The Abu Dhabi International Airport Premier Inn is in line with our strategy to expand our customer base of business and leisure travelers in the region."

For more information, please visit  www.adac.ae  or www.premierinn.ae.

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About Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC)
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is a public joint-stock company wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. It was incorporated by Amiri Decree number 5, issued on 4 March 2006, to spearhead the development of the Emirate's aviation infrastructure. In September 2006, ADAC assumed responsibility for the operation and management of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain International Airports. In 2008, ADAC added Al Bateen Executive Airport (an exclusive private aviation airport), and Sir Bani Yas and Delma Island Airports to its portfolio. These airports are geared to serve the various segments of air travellers, the aviation marketplace, and will help contribute to Abu Dhabi's development as a destination for both business and leisure tourism.

Currently under way is the multi-billion dollar re-development and expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport designed to increase the overall capacity of the airport to more than 20 million passengers per year. As part of this redevelopment, a second runway and a third terminal have been completed.

About Premier Inn
Premier Inn is the UK's biggest and fastest-growing hotel brand with over 600 hotels and in excess of 46,000 rooms across the UK and in Ireland.  Premier Inn bedrooms in the GCC are 24m² and feature en-suite bathroom with bath, shower and bidet, 32in flat screen TV and free internet access.

Each room can comfortably sleep up to two adults and two children at no additional cost. All Premier Inns in the UAE have a restaurant, a bar and a swimming pool. Premier Inn opened its first international hotel in Dubai in April 2008, a 308 bedroom property in Dubai Investments Park. Hotels in Dubai Silicon Oasis and at Dubai International Airport opened in May 2009 and January 210 respectively and Premier Inn Abu Dhabi Capital Centre opened just a few days ago .

Premier Inn was confirmed as the World's Best Budget Hotel brand at the World Travel Awards in Doha just three weeks ago.

About Dewan Architects & Engineers
Dewan Architects &  Engineers is a regional architectural and engineering design firm with offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, and the Philippines, and with over 26 years of industry successes across GCC countries, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The firm was recently ranked amongst the 60th largest architectural firm globally, and the 3rd  largest in the region, according to prestigious industry publication Building Design Magazine in its January 2010 issue, which featured the magazine's annual 'World Architecture Top 100' - a unique, definitive listing of the world's largest architecture practices.

For more information, please contact:
May Ali Mostafa 
Mob: +971 55 136 5787
Tel: +971  2 447 2805
E-Mail: adac@hillandknowlton.com 

Elham Bourani
P.O. Box: 94449, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Mob:   +971 50 818 0467
E-mail: ebourani@adac.ae;
Web sites: www.adac.ae, www.adacmediacentre.com  
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +4

Radwa Shehab
P.O. Box:  94449, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Tel:  +971 2 504 3261
Fax: +971 2 575 8300
Mob:  +971 2 62 2349
E-mail: rshehab@adac.ae

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