By Hanan Alnufaie
Saudi Gazette
ATLANTIS the Palm in Dubai offers unforgettable experiences for joy and recreation. Ranging from 1539 rooms and suites and imperial club suits that offer great exclusivity to guests including «signature suites», to the preferred activities by Saudi tourists including: Aquaventure Waterpark, sea lion discovery program, the lost chambers and ambassador lagoon where visitors can see 65,000 types of sea animals, Blue Cost Dive Center, Kids Club, 1.7 km exclusive beach for Atlantis, and ShuiQi Spa and Fitness Center. Different decoration themes based on different occasions to Saudi such as: Eids and half- term holidays is taken also into consideration. «Atlantis the Palm is a fantastic destination within the bigger destination for Saudi Dubai,» Linda Abdul Hay, Director of Public Relations at Atlantis the Palm said during an interview with Saudi Gazette.
At the beginning, she said that the reason behind her visit to Kingdom is strengthen our relations with Saudi market through connecting, sharing content, and speak about our plans.
«Every year, we come to meet our travel partners and media representatives to interact with them. We managed to reach Saudis through different messages and channels to reach because we care a lot about providing Saudi tourists with best life experiences to ensure their comfort and joy,» she said.
There were 14.9 million visitors to the UAE in 2016 including 1.64 million Saudi tourists. So Saudis have significance presence in the UAE. Speaking of Atlantis, I proudly say that Q1 of 2017, we achieved an increase of our Saudi guests by 5% compared to last year, «she added.
She explained that one of the success factors is that Atlantis attracts Saudis with different budgets offering them best seasonal packages. « we target both families and individuals from all budget levels.» She commented.
Moving to what makes Atlantis unique, she said Atlantis, The Palm has been an iconic destination for lot of international, regional and local celebrities including Kim Kardashian, David Backham, Shah Rukh Khan, who came for stay and shoot his movie «Happy New Year in Atlantis, and recentl, the famous Turkish actress Meryem Uzerli stayed at the resort with her family and expressed on an interview on MBC 1 morning show her passion towards the resort and its unique offering for her and her family.
«Besides that we have 23 restaurants FMB in which we offer a variety of dining experiences that are as varied, exciting and multi-faceted as the resort itself. With contemporary European cuisine from the internationally acclaimed Gordon Ramsay and Japanese and South American fusion by world-class Master Chef Nobu Matsuhisa to family-style authentic Italian in Ronda Locatelli by Michelin star Chef Giorgio Locatelli, the brigade of world-renowned chefs of Atlantis, The Palm come together to delight the most discerning palette. Additionally we have a wide range of other restaurants that serve cuisines from all over the world that suites every taste and personality,» she said.
«In Atlantis the Palm, we have other success factors with Saudis such as: the pricing options to please all people with different budgets. Dolphin Bay is 4.5 hectares and includes seven interconnected resident pools and three interactive lagoons offering guests different activities and interactions with the Dolphins. Even if you are not good at swimming, there are highly trained experts to help. We aim at making the guest live and experience not only watch,» she added.
Linda said that they have been engaging a lot with Saudi social media influencers. «Mohamed Alnuhait is a social media influencer who first came to Atlantis the Palm for recreation. He was very impressed with the activities we offer.
However, we then realized how he cares about cancer patients. Therefore, we invited a child cancer patient to enjoy a full day of activities in Atlantis the Palm with all her family in cooperation with tourism authority in Dubai. We truly understand the needs of Saudi individuals and families and we happily promise them wonderfully unmatched experience.”
