TDIC hosts Prince Sultan bin Salman for a tour of Saadiyat

Press release

Published June 15th, 2011 - 12:21 GMT

Prince Sultan Bin Salman during his visit to Saadiyat

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer of tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, yesterday hosted His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, President and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA), KSA, for a special visit to Saadiyat. HRH Prince Sultan was greeted by HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of TDIC and Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, alongside TDIC’s senior management.

HRH Prince Sultan toured Manarat Al Saadiyat’s exhibition, The Saadiyat Story, which depicts the development of Saadiyat as it emerges as an unparalleled international destination for cultural and tourism. During the tour he received an update on the Saadiyat Cultural District which will be home to the Zayed National Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. Following this, he was shown Jawaher Al Saadiyat, a selection of show homes for the Saadiyat Beach Villas residential project. The tour concluded at Saadiyat Beach, where the group viewed construction projects that will open by the end of the year: St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Saadiyat Island and Monte - Carlo Beach Club, Saadiyat.

Background Information

Tourism Development & Investment Company

The Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) is the master developer of major tourism cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi. TDIC was created to be the dedicated tourism asset management and development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), in order to drive the investment, growth and development of the Emirate's tourism sector. Since 2006, we have been actively involved in many of the Emirate's most prestigious and high profile projects.

Today, much of our success can be attributed to our ability to respond to the needs of the modern global economy, while dealing with the complex mechanisms of finance and economics and recognising that design and investment are fundamentally connected. Through investment partnerships and joint ventures, TDIC has played an important role in Abu Dhabi's continual evolution as a world-class destination for tourists, businesses and residents alike.