Fontana and InterContinental Dubai Festival City Launch “Shop, Stay & Dine” Staycation, with a Twist, This October
Dubai, UAE (October 19, 2022): The Middle East’s first travelling water circus, Fontana, has rolled up to Dubai Festival City Mall’s Festival Bay. It is the most ambitious aquatic production ever created and the Cirque Du Liban-produced, HAT Entertainment-presented, one-of-a-kind aquatic experience has been thrilling and enthralling spectators in a specially designed aquatic theatre. Starting this October, The Fontana Water Circus and InterContinental Dubai Festival City invite you to experience an indulgent staycation.
“It is a pleasure to open Fontana’s world of water and to partner with InterContinental Dubai Festival City to offer memorable family moments in Dubai,” states Managing Partner, Thierry Antonios, HAT Entertainment. “We hope to continue this relationship for future events!”
The “Shop, Stay & Dine” package includes a two-night stay at InterContinental Dubai Festival City, breakfast and dinner for two people at the hotel’s all-time favourite restaurant, Anise, tickets to the breath-taking Fontana Water Circus, and a complimentary Festival City Mall Gift Voucher of 200 AED. This is a family package for two adults and two children under 12.
Sunbathers can take advantage of the access to the hotel’s renowned glass-bottomed pool and sundeck or use the free shuttle to travel to La Mer Beach. Kids conquer Planet Trekkers kids club and explore the planet by learning and playing with other young explorers while parents can shop until they drop at Dubai Festival City Mall. Visitors may enjoy the best of both worlds—old and new—at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City, which is located on the edge of the iconic Dubai Creek and is only a short distance from the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Frame.
Thomas Schmelter, Area General Manager, IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City, comments “Having Fontana’s breathtaking water circus setting its stage in Festival Bay is an immense pleasure, and we are thrilled to weave this unique sensory experience into our offerings to further delight our guests, aligning well with our mantra of creating memories to cherish for a lifetime.”
For further information, or to book this staycation experience, visit www.intercontinental.com/dxbhb
Find out more about Fontana Water Circus at www.hatentertainment.com
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About Fontana
Fontana is the first travelling water circus in the Middle East, and the most ambitious aquatic show ever produced. The one-of-a-kind aquatic experience is produced by Cirque Du Liban and brought to you by HAT Entertainment in partnership with Live Show Arabia. Fontana features a breath-taking blend of live entertainment; artistic circus performances; a Dancing Musical Fountain; amazing aerialist displays; captivating special effects; laser shows; and more, performed by a world-class cast of dancers, aerialists, and entertainers. An intricate combination of choreography, art, and technology, Fontana is performed in a tailor-made, state-of-the-art aquatic theatre inside a custom-designed circus tent.
About HAT Entertainment
HAT Entertainment is a dynamic and vibrant international entertainment company in Dubai, UAE, producing state-of-the-art stage shows and providing innovative entertainment solutions. Providing you with the biggest database of artists and the greatest catalogue of acts and facilities, HAT Entertainment delivers world-class, cutting-edge productions that are quite simply breath-taking.
About IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City
Taking prime location within one of Dubai’s most exciting retail, leisure and entertainment destinations, Dubai Festival City is only minutes from Dubai International Airport, the major commercial hubs of Dubai and connecting roads to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and beyond.
The IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City sit on the water’s edge of the historic Dubai Creek and are just a stone’s-throw away from the unique city attractions, including the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Frame, allowing visitors to benefit from the best of both worlds, old and new.
Encompassing the InterContinental (508 rooms), InterContinental Residence Suites (264 rooms), Crowne Plaza (316 rooms) and the Holiday Inn (509 rooms), plus almost 10,000 sq. m of diverse event space, including the Festival Arena and 14 restaurants and bars, Dubai Festival City is the perfect destination for anyone spending time in Dubai.
About IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 17 hotel brands and IHG Rewards, one of the world’s largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a further 1,800 in the development pipeline.
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