Asim Delaab, Director of Hotel Occupancy and Housing at the World Athletics Championship, revealed that the occupancy rate of 15 hotels in Dubai reached 100%. On the stadiums «Dubai Club for the people of determination» until the 17th, with the participation of 1500 athletes from 120 countries.
“The organizing committee oversees the International Federation's desire to provide the most suitable prices and secure hotel reservations,” said Delaab. At about 500 dirhams per room ».
He added: «The organizing committee has worked since last June, to communicate with hotels, especially near the headquarters of the tournament, the 30 hotels, negotiated with them before reaching a final and the most appropriate and lowest prices with 15 hotels, taking into account that the hotel rooms did not "It is limited to players, but managers and coaches, who numbered 1,100, and about 350 media from the world."
He added: «Hotel occupancy constitutes 85% of the total delegates, especially that the Dubai Club for people of determination paid for the expenses of 15% of delegations and teams with low potential, in order to encourage them to participate, in addition to the delegations of VIP visitors».
He continued: «All committees work around the clock to ensure the arrival of delegations from the airport to hotels, in addition to providing transportation throughout the days of the tournament».
Delaab pointed out that the records achieved by the World Cup for athletics to the people of determination in terms of the number of participants and countries did not stand in the way of providing the highest services. International, was behind the ability to deal with the new records, and provide all the requirements needed by this segment of athletes, in light of what you need in terms of personal belongings in general and wheelchairs in particular, which we have taken into account in terms of securing hotels reflect The face of civilization of Dubai as a friend of the people of determination, through the availability of special requirements for this segment in terms of facilitating the task of entry and exit from the hotel, as well as easy access and get to the rooms, which comes integrated with the provision of buses from the Dubai Transport Authority, Automated devices facilitate the rise and descent of the athlete in his wheelchair ».
He continued: «The tournament represents the best promotion of tourism in Dubai at the level of families of people of determination, especially since the previous experience in terms of hosting tournaments in Dubai confirmed the extent of contributing to attract more tourists to it, after many players who participated in the race in Dubai tournaments to return Again with her family. ”
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