Al Ain Rotana celebrates 40th National Day of UAE

Press release

Published November 27th, 2011 - 11:20 GMT

Al Bawaba

Al Ain Rotana announces an array of stunning activities and entertainment to honour the UAE’s 40th National Day and to engage visitors, guests and employees.

To commemorate National Day, the Al Ain Rotana will start from placing UAE flags at the hotel entrance passage, a beautiful flower arrangement made from the colours of the Emirati flag and formed as number 40 to signify the years will be placed at the main lobby, Arabic sittings and hostesses dressed with traditional Emirati clothes will welcome the guests with Arabic coffee and dates. A huge greeting card will also be available for the guests who would want to give special greetings message in celebration of the 40^th National Day.

The Al Ain Rotana’s Atrium Lobby Café will then be transformed to an authentic Bedouin tent and will be displaying a 6.3 meter long UAE flag from the ceiling of the lobby. All the pastries display will be decorated with the UAE flag colours.

To be familiar with the long-term achievements of the founding father of the nation the late HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, The Al Ain Rotana will be having an exhibition area at the garden to showcase the history of the UAE through a video which will be shown in a big flat screen TV at the tent, paintings, henna, printed history of the UAE to be given out to all the in-house and walk-in guests and a falconer.

For local food lovers, Al Ain Rotana’s Zest all day dining will offer authentic UAE dishes to the sumptuous buffet for lunch and dinner. And of course, a special corner for kids will be available for face painting, sand paintings and Emirati character mascot plus some more outdoor activities to add enjoyment to the kids.

Background Information

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

Rotana was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias.

Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and North Africa.

Rotana is a company offering the best of both worlds. A unique understanding of the culture and communities of the Middle East combined with the collective expertise of an executive team contributing over 35 years of international experience in the service industry.

Rotana aggressive expansion plans have seen the company grow from 2 properties in 1993 to a total of 70 by 2014. With several further properties planned for opening and new projects in the pipeline confirming the company's intention to have a Rotana managed property in all the major cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa within the next five years.