ITTN’s Allie Sheehan was recently on a fam trip with Etihad Airways and Amazing Thailand.
To start the trip, the group had a one night stay in the Park Hyatt Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
The Park Hyatt Saadiyat Island is one of the hotels clients can choose as part of a stopover package with Etihad.
Saadiyat Island is located in between Abu Dhabi city and Yas Island and has stunning beaches and views. The Park Hyatt offers 306 luxuriously appointed rooms, suites, and villas. The hotel has three restaurants, ‘The Cafe’ for breakfast, lunch and dinner, ‘The Beach House’ offering Mediterranean cuisine and ‘Mate’ offering Lebanese cuisine. We dined in the Beach House with a tasting menu from the Mediterranean with cheese, seafood and cocktails. We also got the opportunity to have breakfast and a barbeque dinner in The Cafe before heading to the airport to fly to Bangkok.
Having 24 hours in between flights helped the group to relax and get organised for the trip ahead, but the stopover that Etihad offers allows clients to have a holiday within a holiday. We visited Ferrari World and The Louvre Abu Dhabi, but there are lots of attractions in Abu Dhabi to explore, like the Grand Mosque, Warner Brothers World Abu Dhabi and of course lots of shopping in Yas Mall.
Abu Dhabi is a vibrant and diverse city offering visitors the chance to explore cultural highlights, impressive architecture, world-class theme parks as well as striking beaches and desert landscapes. It’s definitely worth a visit – even if only for one night!
The stopover programme with Etihad Airways has offers to suit all tastes and budgets. Your clients can choose from 40% discounts in premium four and five star hotels, a complimentary stay in an airport hotel (The Premium Inn has a tunnel connecting to the airport) if their connection is between 10 and 24 hours or one of two nights complimentary stay at a three or four star hotel.
Learn more about the stopovers here. Once the flights are booked your clients can go online and book the hotel.
Premium Hotels where guests can enjoy a 40% discount include:
- Anantara Easter Mangroves
- Andaz Capital Gate
- Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi Hotel
- Courtyard by Marriott WTC Abu Dhabi
- Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island
- Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi
- Fairmont Bab al Bahr
- Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi
- InterContinental Abu Dhabi
- Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan (Dry Hotel)
- Le Meridien Abu Dhabi
- Novotel Al Bustan
- Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas
- Park Rotana Abu Dhabi
- Radisson Blu Yas Island Hotel
- Saadiyat Rotana Resort and Villa
- Shangri La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri
- Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort
- Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche
- The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
- The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa
- Traders Hotel Qaryat Al Beri
- Yas Island Rotana
Three and four-star hotels where guests can enjoy their Abu Dhabi stopover for free include:
- Centro Al Manhal Abu Dhabi
- Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham
- TRYP by Wyndham Abu Dhabi
- Premier Inn Abu Dhabi Capital Centre
- Premier Inn Abu Dhabi International Airport
- Ramada Abu Dhabi Corniche (Dry Hotel)
- Ramada Abu Dhabi Downtown
- Traders Hotel Qaryat Al Beri
