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The logistics for accommodating so many guests from around the world is being coordinated by a specially created Accommodation Committee, one of ten specialist committees set up by Dubai 2003 to handle the organisation of this prestigious and complex event.
Dubai 2003 General Coordinator, Mr Ibrahim Belselah, said: An event as prestigious as the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF needs to have a range of world-class hotel accommodation available for the high level political and financial leaders of the world who will be attending the 58th Annual Meetings.
The members of the Accommodation Committee have been working tirelessly to ensure the success of this aspect of the event. We are fortunate to have so many committed and talented people among the 10 specialist committees to manage this complex and prestigious project.
Mr. Ahmed Al Banna is Assistant General Coordinator of Dubai 2003 and Head of the Accommodation Committee and leads a team comprising senior representatives from the hotel and tourism industry in Dubai.
Our Committee has been working to ensure there are sufficient quality hotel rooms available in Dubai to accommodate the requirements of this major event and meet the needs of over 16,000 visitors.
Major new hotel developments include the Grand Hyatt in Garhoud that will have 674 new rooms, the Shangri-La on Sheikh Zayed Road with 301 rooms and the Novotel and Ibis hotels that are being developed next to the new Convention Centre that will host the meetings. These two hotels will create 412 and 210 new rooms respectively.
The additional rooms from these hotels will mean that Dubai will have sufficient hotel rooms to handle the representatives and visitors from 184 countries who will be coming to the United Arab Emirates for the event.
This is an opportunity for us to showcase the UAE and Dubai to the world and we need to ensure that the accommodation and facilities that we offer our guests are of a world class standard and reflect the warm and traditional welcome offered by an Arab country, added Mr Belselah.
The Accommodation Committee has already ensured that block bookings have been undertaken at every major hotel in Dubai to ensure availability for the delegations. Final arrangements to decide on which delegation will be allocated to which hotel will be made in coordination with representatives of the Joint Secretariat of the World Bank and IMF.
Work is also in progress to organise and manage the requirements of the private sector for arranging functions, meetings and receptions that will be undertaken by private institutions during the Annual Meetings.
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