Aloft and Hyatt at Capital Centre to help ADNEC establish the world's first exhibition lifestyle destination

Notes and media contacts

ADNEC Media Contact:

Jennifer Highland
ADNEC Account Manager PR & Marketing
Tel: 971 (0) 2 406 3392

Aloft Media Contact:

Tanya Haroun
Aloft Public Relations Manager
Tel:971 (0) 2 406 4707

Hyatt Media Contact:

Mikele Ugarte
Wallis Marketing Consultant
Tel: 971 (0) 4 390 1950

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About Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC)

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) is a strategic international venue development and management company. ADNEC's venue portfolio includes one of the most modern exhibition centre's in the world - the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, and the UK capital's largest exhibition and conference venue, ExCeL London.

ADNEC is creating unique business districts to serve Abu Dhabi's rapid expansion and emergence on the global stage.

Development projects surrounding the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre include Capital Centre (a mixed-use development of 23 hotel, residential, commercial and mixed-use towers adjacent to the exhibition centre), Capital Gate (an iconic 35 storey gravity defying feature tower, featuring the 5-star hotel - 'Hyatt at Capital Centre'), the Aloft Hotel and a 2.4km Marina zone on Al Bateen Channel opposite to the exhibition centre.

In addition, ADNEC is expanding within the region, with The Al Ain Convention Centre, a residential and business micro city around a state-of-the-art convention centre.

About Aloft Hotels

As a Vision of W Hotels, Aloft is shaking up the lodging industry with urban-influenced design, accessible technology, style and a social atmosphere. Aloft offers a total sensory experience, with guest rooms featuring loft-like nine-foot ceilings and oversized windows to create a bright, airy environment. The centrepiece of the guest room is the ultra-comfortable signature bed, and large stylish bathrooms complement the guest experience with roomy walk-in showers and amenities created by bliss® spa. Each guest loft is also a combination high-tech office and entertainment centre, featuring wireless internet access and a one-stop connectivity solution for multiple electronic gadgetry such as PDAs, cell phones, mp3 players and laptops - all linked to a 42" flat panel LCD ready television for optimal sound and viewing.

Designed in conjunction with world renowned David Rockwell and the Rockwell Group, Aloft stays true to the W Hotel brand's heritage, offering atmospheric public spaces designed to draw guests from their rooms to socialize and make friends. Guests can read the paper, work on their laptops via hotel-wide wireless internet access, play a game of pool or grab a drink with friends at the re:mix communal lobby area and bar w xyzSM. The re:charge fitness centre and splash, the indoor or outdoor pool, give travellers options to de-stress and re-energize; while re:fuel by AloftSM, a one-stop food and beverage area, offers sweet, savoury and healthy food, snacks and beverages to grab & go, 24-hours a day.

www.aloftabudhabi.com

About Hyatt at Capital Centre:

Hyatt at Capital centre will be Hyatt's first hotel in the UAE Capital, adding to the existing portfolio of luxury hotels established in Dubai under the Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands. Hyatt properties in the Middle East have distinguished themselves as leading hotels in the region winning international awards for service and style.

Opening in the last quart of 2010, Hyatt at Capital Centre will be part of the iconic new Capital Gate Building connected to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). Setting new standards for hospitality design, this luxury five-star hotel is set to become a landmark in the Abu Dhabi skyline and a leading business hotel in the region.

www.abudhabi.capitalcentre.hyatt.com