When Abu Dhabi’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism helped organize ‘UFC Fight Island’ last month, they took on the enormous task of safely conducting a large-scale unfeded occasion amid a pandemic. The concept of a covid-free bubble is not unique, but what makes Abu Dhabi’s company aside is the huge expansing of the autonomous environment. Participants were not confined to their hotel, but had access to Yas Beach, Yas Golf Club and Golf Course, and Yas Marina Circuit Race Track. To achieve this, the Abu Dhabi team had to administer about 18,000 tests, which were just the tip of the iceberg. “He’s a business giant,” says Saeed Al Saeed, director of destination marketing at DCT Abu Dhabi.
Al Saeed, one of the architects of this enormous effort, talks about the scale and complexity of logistics. “In preparation, we had to close and close seven hotels (2,200 hotel rooms in total), a stadium, a bevery one, a then, we prepared the tests, the recovery in position, the staff tested, remote and in position, all before we opened a door. Adds Al Saeed, “Maintaining the integrity of the occasion was a nightmare the first time. We had to think about every situation, for example, what if a fighter got hurt and we had to send him to an outdoor bubble hospital?How can we move it safely?”
To attend Fight Island, all participants had to pass a negative covid check before boarding the flight, then checked again upon arrival and moved remotely to their hotel rooms for 48 hours. the guest can leave the hotel room and explore the rest of the bubble. And what a bubble, says Al Saeed, “our entertainment features exceeded expectations, that’s what we were looking for. “
In fact, Al Saeed points out that a UFC official told him how surprised he was that there were no court cases of the fighters about the quality of the experience. “They enjoyed the service point and the facilities. ” In Abu Dhabi, our catering and attention criteria are among the most productive in the world,” says Al Saeed.
The first Fight Island was a success, they had to make another trip. The return to UFC Fight Island will take place from September 26 to October 24. Al Saeed and his team have already started their 14-day quarantine, required earlier. the start date and will remain in the bubble until the end of the event. For Al Saeed, this means not seeing your family circle until the end of October, even if they are only 8 kilometers from the official bubble.
Al Saeed says they hope to capture foreign tourists, perhaps in the fourth quarter, when the tests will be more feasible and reliable, but Al Saeed warns, “with this pandemic, today I can say anything and everything will be reversed. “.
The strangest thing, says Al Saeed, moving from home after living in the bubble for weeks. “Being in an environment without covid and moving as you like surreal. Mentally, it’s very difficult to reintegrate into the overall covid.
A delight without covid is something most of us can only dream of right now, in the meantime, those bubbles of occasions show everyone that there is hope; there’s a way forward.
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