RAK Properties to showcase its flagship projects at ATM 2007

Arabian Travel Market 2007 will bring together exhibitors from 47 countries, all of them holding some form of stake in the leisure, tourism or hospitality industry world over. The exhibition is also an excellent opportunity for participants to present their offerings to a global audience and to connect with investors and service providers in the regional and international leisure, tourism and hospitality market.

The RAK Properties stand (#TD 101) will be equipped to provide all information on Julfar Towers and Mina Al Arab, with senior officials present to address queries.

"International focus is already on Ras Al Khaimah with the drive we have shown in recent times to position the emirate as a preferred destination for investment and tourism. Under the clear vision and leadership of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, the emirate is on course to achieving its investment and arrival targets. Julfar Towers and Mina Al Arab, the two projects launched by RAK Properties, last year have played a significant role in fuelling Ras Al Khaimah's drive,"

said Mohammed Sultan Al Qadi, Managing Director of RAK Properties.

"We will present the spectacular aspects of our projects, especially Mina Al Arab since it incorporates all components of leisure, hospitality and tourism, to the leading companies and officials from the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors who will be attending ATM 2007," Al Qadi said in his comments on his company's participation at the Arabian Travel Market.

ATM 2007 is the second travel, tourism & hospitality exhibition of a global scale in which RAK Properties would be featuring their projects this year. In March 2007, the company took Julfar Towers and Mina Al Arab to ITB Berlin, in Germany.

Mina Al Arab, a resort community straddling the ocean and the hills with nature being the overriding theme, is set to be the leading destination in the region. The AED10 billion project is spread over 30 million square feet and brings together nine themed and two eco-hotels, which together will add an estimated 3,500 rooms for tourists and visitors to the emirate, in addition to a cluster of 3,500 residential units.

Al Qadi added that RAK Properties has assigned an international consultancy firm to provide for the planning and design for three five-star hotels, coming up in Mina Al Arab; RAK Properties is also planning to sign agreements with four international hotels during the current month, the details of which will be announced at a press conference later.
Even with all the hotels, residential units and amenities like a shopping district and extensive recreational facilities, Mina Al Arab will have a major share of its stretch covered by greenery and ecological preserves, including mangroves.