Ski Dubai celebrated its three millionth visitor recently

Getting a family ready for a visit to Ski Dubai takes up a little bit of time in the morning, but Mr. Adil Al Kindi is now certainly glad of the precious extra minutes it took to prepare his youngsters for one of their regular trips to the popular snow sports centre.
If he had travelled from his Abu Dhabi home any earlier, he would have missed out on scooping a fantastic array of prizes for being Ski Dubai’s three millionth visitor; prizes that include an all expenses paid holiday to the ski resort of Seefeld in Austria.
Opportune timing was everything and Adil and his family arrived at Ski Dubai at exactly the right moment. The unexpected fanfare that accompanied the purchase of his benchmark entry ticket certainly caught him by surprise, with poppers and streamers being released by the centre’s staff as he was informed that he was lucky customer number three million.

The General Manager of Ski Dubai came over, shook my hand and told me that I was the three millionth visitor to Ski Dubai. He said that I had won some fantastic prizes. I couldn’t believe it – I am very happy,”

said the 39 year-old finance worker who has lived in Abu Dhabi all his life. The gifts Adil received for being the individual who marked the important milestone included skiing lessons, a six-month membership for Ski Dubai, a pair of Atomic skis and an Emirates Holidays ski package for two to Austria.
Adil admits that at the moment he doesn’t ski, but says that this is something that will now change. “My kids usually do all the skiing and I just like to look at the snow,” he revealed. “I am happy to come to Ski Dubai just to watch my kids having fun, but now I have won some lessons, I think I will start to learn,” he added.
Mr. Mike Mahoney, General Manager at Ski Dubai, was clearly delighted to have been able to welcome his three millionth visitor. “Even before Ski Dubai opened in December 2005, it had already captured people’s imagination,” he said. “The centre has established itself as one of the most popular leisure destinations for the city and its reputation extends right across the world, meaning that it has become a must-see attraction for residents and tourists alike,” he added.
“We have seasoned regular visitors as well as new customers keen to sample the unique experience of indoor winter sports activities. We are not surprised that we have reached the figure of three million visitors and are extremely happy to have been able to include Adil and his family in celebrating this milestone figure,” he continued.

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