Bond Communications wins Dhs100 million contract at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

The UAE company made the announcement today at The Hotel Show, where 310 hotel suppliers from 33 countries have gathered at Airport Expo Dubai this week to capitalise on major growth in the Middle East's hospitality industry.

Advanced technology being introduced in all 390 rooms and suites at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, which opens at the end of the year, will give guests fingertip control of everything from interactive TVs and in room entertainment, to lighting, air conditioning, personal computers, internet access and room service orders.

Making all this possible, and creating a luxurious, "tomorrow's world" hotel environment, AMX touch panels will allow guests to take control of any integrated piece of audio/video, environmental or communications equipment by pressing on-screen demand buttons. Bond Communications' contract with the Emirates Palace also includes the supply of advanced digital dynamic signage, public area and auditorium audio visual, voting and translation equipment, and in room guest entertainment.

"The integrated multimedia system is the largest and most advanced in the hotel industry, and it offers guests a futuristic environment, in keeping with the overall standards set by this magnificent new hotel," said Nicholas W.Mobayed, President and CEO of Bond Communications. In total, the hotel will offer guests 755 plasma screens, 50-inch screens for rooms and 61-inch screens in suites.

The huge scope of the company's offering to customers is highlighted at The Hotel Show, which is organised by Streamline Marketing and takes place under the patronage of H.H.General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

The company is using the Middle East's leading hotel supplies exhibition to spotlight a wide range of products and services, including a new-to-the-market automatic money exchange machine which accepts 20 different currencies and gives change in UAE dirhams and US dollars, as well as a new range of wireless integrated products and mirror TVs.

"The Hotel Show is very important because it provides us with a great opportunity to be in touch with so many quality visitors from the Middle East hotel industry, and we have supported the event from the start," said Mobayed.

A breathtaking Arabian palace located on a 1.3 km stretch of sandy beach in the UAE capital, the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi will house the region's most sophisticated meeting and conference facilities, and is managed by Kempinski Hotels and Resorts.

The Emirates Palace contract represents another major hotel breakthrough for Bond Communications, which offers turnkey solutions integrating telecommunications, IT, security, broadcast and interactive multimedia projects through its offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Beirut, and with strategic partnerships in the Middle East. Among its other major achievements, the company provided telecommunications, IT, security, automation, interactive multimedia and special guest facilities at Dubai's Burj Al Arab, the world's first ever "seven star" hotel.

The Hotel show, which showcases a massive range of products and services vital to a hotel's day-to-day running, concludes tomorrow (Wednesday) evening.