First phase due to be completed in December 2009

Desert Islands celebrates success of its first anniversary and plans for expansion

TDIC reveals the first five-star luxury resort in the Empty Quarter

‘Deyar Al Mafraq’ Employee Accommodation Development Provides Affordable Housing Options for up to 35,000 Hotel Employees and Family Members

Hotels launched, major infrastructure projects completed and new corporate brand revealed

TDIC’s New Waste Management Facility helps drive sustainable development

Cornerstone Museum in the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Will Draw on Counsel and Advice of British Museum as Consulting Partner

TDIC partners with 17th Century London school

The Prince of Wales and His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan join forces on traditional arts initiative for Abu Dhabi

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Commemorative Ceremony and Inauguration of Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi

Multi-faceted amenities for 20,000 will welcome first 5,000 workers in July 2009

Hospitality and tourism expansion plans introduced on Sir Bani Yas Island

TDIC to add 7000 hotel rooms in Abu Dhabi in five years

TDIC’s flagship resort receives accolade just six months after opening

Banks Show Confidence In Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market And TDIC

TDIC reveals developmental updates with construction up to speed

Anantara Qasr Al Sarab To Open In Autumn 2009

International Ratings Agencies Moody’s, Standard & Poor and Fitch Confirm TDIC’s Financial Strength and Stable Outlook

Renowned European contracting company have begun redevelopment of Al Bateen

5,000 workers accommodated in first ‘cluster’ in April

Visitors Aiding Sensitive Eco-System

TDIC partnership supports Al Gharbia’s tourism advancement

Grass Plantation to Begin in a Week

Work begins on UAE's first St. Regis Hotel and Saadiyat Beach villas

Nature-Based Retreat Provides Remarkable Escape to Unwind, Recharge and Explore Exotic Arabian Scenery

TDIC expands outreach campaign at Cityscape New York

Abu Dhabi gears up for 'best in class' golf programme.

Gary Player designed beach-front course an Abu Dhabi Golf Championship 2010 contender

Western Region reaps socio-economic benefits of TDIC’s Desert Islands destination

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi’s leading tourism asset developer is pursuing high level LEED certification for its Saadiyat Beach Residences, the elite residential district in the pre-eminent resort community of Saadiyat Island, which lies just offshore Abu Dhabi city.

Initiative to enhance Wetlands' golf course eco value

186 works to go on show – 40 piece Arab-influenced collection exclusive to UAE capital

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the leading tourism asset development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has appointed Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., to manage its highly contemporary 146-room Westin Hotel, Golf & Spa, Abu Dhabi.

The 10-lane Saadiyat Bridge – which will link Abu Dhabi city with Saadiyat Island, which lies 500 metres offshore the UAE capital – is now 60% complete and is fast emerging as a major landmark in the emirate.

The Qasr Al Sarab five-star retreat being built by Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the leading tourism asset developer in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is now rising out of the desert in the emirate’s Liwa area of the renowned Empty Quarter (Rub Al Khali).

A high level delegation from Abu Dhabi yesterday hosted a major briefing in Berlin to update the country’s governmental, diplomatic, business, tourism and cultural leaders on the progress being made on the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island – the 27 square kilometre natural island lying 500 metres offshore the UAE capital.

Waterfront building to be benchmark in sustainable design

The Middle East’s largest wind turbine has begun producing electricity on Sir Bani Yas island off the western coast of Abu Dhabi.

Golfing legend Gary Player today unveiled his visually stunning and eco-conscious design of the Saadiyat Beach Golf Course – his only signature course in the UAE and the Arabian Gulf’s first ocean course.

The French Culture Minister, Madame Christine Albanel, has made her first visit to the UAE capital to head up a delegation charged with delivering an operating framework agreement for the proposed Louvre Abu Dhabi universal museum.

The Al Bateen district of Abu Dhabi, the oldest occupied area of the UAE capital city, is to be redeveloped at a cost of AED 1.6 billion (US $435 million) to include a signature waterfront destination with a luxury five-star hotel complex.

Team to donate winnings to international charity

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the asset development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), will bring some of the world’s finest Islamic art to the UAE capital next year.

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), one of the leading developers in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has entered into a strategic joint venture agreement with Gulf Leighton, one of the GCC’s largest multi-disciplined contractors and a subsidiary of Leighton International, Australia’s leading contracting and engineering company.

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), which manages the ADTA’s tourism assets, has received the ‘Cultural Leadership’ award from the American Federation of Arts (AFA).

Four of the world’s leading architectural firms have been short-listed as part of the second stage of the international design competition to select an iconic concept for the planned Sheikh Zayed National Museum in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island, which lies just 500 metres offshore the capital of the United Arab Emirates

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the asset development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), and ALDAR, Abu Dhabi’s premier real estate development and investment company are exhibiting some of their premier projects in the world’s entertainment capital Las Vegas this week.

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), which develops and manages the tourism assets of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), has released the latest night time artist’s impression of the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island – which lies 500 metres offshore the UAE capital and is being transformed into a signature leisure, residential and cultural destination

The international travel industry has tipped Saadiyat Island – the natural island lying offshore Abu Dhabi city, the capital of the United Arab Emirates – from the top 10 contenders to become one of the tourism industry’s most trendy destinations.

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the asset development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), has awarded a US $550 million (AED 2.1 billion) infrastructure construction contract for the 27 square kilometre Saadiyat Island offshore the UAE capital to Leighton International, part of Australia’s largest project development and contracting group – Leighton Group.

A batch of 58 Hawksbill turtles has hatched safely on Saadiyat Island, which lies just 500 metres from Abu Dhabi city – under a programme implemented by the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) and undertaken by the Emirates Heritage Club (EHC).

A powerful new agency, represented by some of the most prominent cultural personalities in France, has been formed to steer the development of the planned Louvre Abu Dhabi, which is to be built in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island – just 500 metres offshore the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Golfing legend Gary Player is to design the first of two championship golf courses planned for Saadiyat Island – the 27 square kilometre island offshore Abu Dhabi city which is being transformed into a world-class tourism, culture and residential destination.

A unique exhibition devoted to the Desert Islands - the multi-experience tourism destination taking shape off Abu Dhabi’s western coastline – has opened at the Emirates Palace Hotel in the UAE capital city

Thirteen of the world’s top architectural practices from 11 countries are to enter the international design competition launched to secure an inspirational concept for the planned Sheikh Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The first construction site access road to Saadiyat Island, the 27 square kilometre natural island lying just 500 metres offshore Abu Dhabi city, is now complete.

Abu Dhabi – the largest of the seven emirates making up the United Arab Emirates and home to the capital city – is to create a unique multi-experience tourism destination, a culmination of the rich natural heritage and eco-tourism vision of the UAE’s late President His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

The UAE capital’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), which manages the tourism assets of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), has partnered with Abu Dhabi’s Al Farida Investment Co. L.L.C., one of the region’s most expansive and diversified investment conglomerates, for an AED 500 million hotel, apartment and shopping center which will transform the area around Zayed Sports City – the largest sports stadium in the UAE and host to major international events.

TDIC has partnered with the UAE capital’s Mazrui Holding Company Limited to build a new landmark beach resort, convention centre and office/residential complex – The Lagoon Club Hotel and Residences - on the city’s signature Corniche.

Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), is to build a luxury 5 star Arabian retreat – Qasr Al Sarab - in the emirate’s Liwa desert at the Empty Quarter (Rub Al-Khali).

The governments of Abu Dhabi – the capital of the United Arab Emirates – and the Republic of France have entered into an unprecedented 30-year cultural accord which will see the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum created within the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island – lying just 500 metres from Abu Dhabi city. “This is a major achievement in Abu Dhabi’s vision to become a world-class destination bridging global cultures,” said His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is to get a major five-star beachfront business resort on the Creek separating the island city from the mainland, following a partnership between infrastructure developer Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) and The Al Fahim Group – one of Abu Dhabi’s largest holding companies

Four of the world’s most renowned architects – Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando and Zaha Hadid – have presented designs commissioned by Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) for iconic museums and a performing arts centre which will position the UAE capital’s Saadiyat Island, that lies just offshore the emirate, as a world-class cultural destination.

Abu Dhabi to get major waterfront destination Al Masaood leads 'The Quay' development

The UAE capital, Abu Dhabi is set to get an iconic downtown landmark with plans for the five-star Grand Corniche Hotel designed to cater to the emirate’s burgeoning business and leisure traveller sectors. The 35-storey property has been designed by Singapore’s Surbana Consultant Pte Ltd to reflect Abu Dhabi’s maritime heritage.

SAADIYAT ISLAND TO GET A LUXURY ROTANA RESORT SHEIKH SULTAN BIN TAHNOON & NASSER AL NOWAIS SIGN PLOT SALE ACCORD

TDIC AWARDS GERMAN/UAE JOINT VENTURE AED 671 MILLION SAADIYAT BRIDGE CONTRACT 10-lane Highway Construction To Begin Before Year End

TDIC AWARDS AED 815 MILLION SAADIYAT ISLAND EARTH FILLING CONTRACT BELGIUM’S JAN DE NUL TO BEGIN WORK IN JANUARY

The Urban Development Centre and ULI's Centre For Real Estate Education will be housed within the new headquarters of Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), being built adjacent to Maqta Bridge - the gateway to Abu Dhabi city.

Taking up a sizeable 240 square metre stand, TDIC is using the show as a public relations platform for a major new hospitality development on TDIC's flagship Saadiyat Island project.