New entrance procedures will enable foreign flag superyachts to avoid clearing through commercial entry ports
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Tickets go on sale for ‘biggest ever’ Abu Dhabi F1 race
Season-ending Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2019 will run from November 27 to December 2 – offering five days of on-track and off-track entertainment
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Revealed: what Yas Island has planned during H1 2019
Abu Dhabi’s leisure and entertainment destination has revealed its line-up of events for the first half of 2019
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Abu Dhabi confirmed as host for Formula 1 finale in 2019
Yas Marina Circuit confirmed as final race of the 2019 F1 season but it’s later than normal
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10 years on: Yas Island’s impact on UAE tourism
Transformation from a desert island into a world-class destination is a key part of Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030
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Video: What are the economic benefits of F1 to Abu Dhabi?
In the last 10 years the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has attracted a whopping 1.3million visitors. Just last year 135,000 people were in attendance filling the grand stands over the three days of the event. 60 percent of all tickets were purchased by non-residents of the UAE. The visitors spend an average of five days and spend more than AED7,500 per person.
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F&B competition on Yas Island ‘very weak’, says hospitality firm
Formula 1 visitors are ‘very limited’ to F&B outlets on the island, according to Mansour Bin Jabr, despite restaurants making up to $1.6m during the three day race weekend
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In pictures: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ends season with Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix win
The 33-year-old Briton, who reeled off the 11th win of a dominant season that brought him his fifth drivers’ world championship ahead of four-time champ Sebastian Vettel, showed off his tattooed torso on the podium amid goodbyes for former foe Fernando Alonso, who retired from F1 after 17 years and 311 GPs.
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In pictures: UAE leaders attend the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, with the heads of delegations from friendly countries and guests on Sunday, attended the final round of Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit.
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World champion Hamilton victorious at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The Briton came in 2.5 seconds ahead of rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari
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No plans to introduce Formula E in Abu Dhabi, says Yas Marina CEO
Formula E is set to make its debut in the Middle East in Riyadh in December
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Yas Marina Circuit to host Aston Martin regional HQ
The deal between Aston Martin Lagonda and Yas Marina Circuit will also see six new Aston Martin Vantage GT4S cars added to the circuit’s racing fleet
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In pictures: Lewis Hamilton takes pole position in Abu Dhabi
New five-time champion Lewis Hamilton smashed the lap record as he secured pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and led team-mate Valtteri Bottas to Mercedes to another front-row lockout.
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Lewis Hamilton secures pole position for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Newly crowned five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton tops the times in qualifying in Abu Dhabi
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Bistrot Bagatelle, Esquire set to rock the big F1 race weekend
French restaurant announces plan to open for one day and night only in UAE capital on Saturday
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Luxury Dubai hotel offers helicopter rides to Abu Dhabi F1 race
Atlantis, The Palm, inks partnership with Flyhigh Dubai Helicopter Services to offer guests a chopper chauffer ride to the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 race
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Etihad Airways unveils Abu Dhabi F1 10-year anniversary livery
Etihad Airways’ Boeing 787-9 will participate in a low-level fly-by at the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 race on Sunday