Abu Dhabi, UAE – Visit Abu Dhabi has announced it will be the lead sponsor of all official pre-season tours for Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) – a continuation of its long-term designation as Official Tourism Destination Partner of the prestigious Premier League club. The news was revealed at the Middle East’s leading travel event, Arabian Travel Market, by the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi).

For more than 10 years, Visit Abu Dhabi and Manchester City have teamed up to celebrate football’s unique ability to unite people across international borders. As the official lead sponsor for Man City’s US Summer Tour 2022, this partnership will help tell the story of Abu Dhabi and promote the unmatched experiences the emirate has to offer, to football fans in the US and beyond. 

The partnership further highlights Abu Dhabi as a leading sports destination, both at home and away. Abu Dhabi has taken centre stage as host for many high-profile events on the sporting calendar this year. These include the first NBA pre-season games in the Middle East, the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, the ITU world triathlon and the World T20 Cricket Championships.

HE Saleh Mohamed Saleh Al Geziry, the Director General for Tourism at DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “We are proud of our long-term strategic partnership with Manchester City and are excited to be part of the US Summer Tour 2022. Together with Man City, we will continue to share Abu Dhabi’s experiences with new global audiences and bring the destination’s incredible offering to football fans around the world.”

Abu Dhabi not only offers an amazing events calendar for sports fans this year but unique experiences across culture, leisure and entertainment, nature and adventure.

For more information about Abu Dhabi, head to visitabudhabi.ae.

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About the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi:

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) drives the sustainable growth of Abu Dhabi’s culture and tourism sectors and its creative industries, fuelling economic progress and helping to achieve Abu Dhabi’s wider global ambitions. By working in partnership with the organisations that define the DCT Abu Dhabi’s position as a leading international destination, DCT Abu Dhabi strives to unite the ecosystem around a shared vision of the DCT Abu Dhabi’s potential, coordinate effort and investment, deliver innovative solutions, and use the best tools, policies and systems to support the culture, tourism and creative industries.

DCT Abu Dhabi’s vision is defined by the emirate’s people, heritage and landscape. We work to enhance Abu Dhabi’s status as a place of authenticity, innovation, and unparalleled experiences, represented by its living traditions of hospitality, pioneering initiatives and creative thought.

For more information about DCT Abu Dhabi and the destination, please visit tcaabudhabi.ae and visitabudhabi.ae. For Abu Dhabi Calendar, please visit inabudhabi.ae.

About Manchester City Football Club:

Manchester City FC is an English Premier League club initially founded in 1880 as St Mark’s West Gorton. It officially became Manchester City FC in 1894 and has since then gone onto win the European Cup Winners’ Cup, seven League Championship titles, including five Premier League titles (2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021), and six FA Cups. Manchester City FC is one of 11 clubs comprising the City Football Group and counts New York City FC and Melbourne City FC among its sister clubs.

Under manager Pep Guardiola, one of the most highly decorated managers in world football, the Club plays its domestic and UEFA Champions League home fixtures at the Etihad Stadium, a spectacular 55,000 seat arena that City have called home since 2003. Today, the Stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus, which also encompasses the City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art performance training and youth development facility located in the heart of East Manchester. Featuring a 7,000 capacity Academy Stadium, the City Football Academy is also where Manchester City Women’s Football Club and the Elite Development Squad train on a daily basis and play their competitive home games.

For more information, please visit www.mancity.com.

For more information, please contact:
Mohammed Al Daqqaq, Asda’a BCW
Email: Mohammed.daqqaq@bcw-global.com
Afaf El Sharkawy, Asda’a BCW
Email: Afaf.elsharkawy@bcw-global.com