Forty Club Tour to Dubai 27th Jan till 4th Feb ‘19 A Draft Itinerary:

• Sun 27th Jan: Depart for Dubai from UK airport. • Sun 27th Jan: Arrival into Dubai. Check in at Metropolitan Hotel Dubai. • Mon 28th Jan: Match 1 – 30 overs day/night fixture at the Al Dhaid Cricket Village. • Tue 29th Jan: Match 2 - 40 overs day fixture against Kings School, Dubai. • Wed 30th Jan: Day at Leisure. • Thu 31st Jan: Match 3 – 40 overs day fixture against Masters Eleven at Kings School Dubai. • Fri 1st Feb: Match 4 – 40 overs day/night fixture at Dubai Int’l Cricket Stadium or International Stadium (subject to availability). • Sat 2nd Feb: Match 5 – 40 overs day match at the ICC Global Academy (subject to availability). • Sun 3rd Feb: Match 6 – 40 overs day match at the Emirates Sevens Cricket Oval or Sheikh Zayed Nursery Oval (subject to availability). • Mon 4th Feb: Check out from Metropolitan Hotel Dubai. Depart via Dubai Int’l Airport. The Hotel: Metropolitan Hotel Dubai

Located in Dubai in the Dubai Emirate Region, 2.4 km from Mall of the Emirates, Metropolitan Hotel Dubai features a spa centre and hot tub. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar.

Every room at this hotel is air conditioned and features a flat- screen TV. Certain units include a seating area to relax in after a busy day. Some rooms have views of the garden or city.

Jumeirah Beach is 2.6 km from Metropolitan Hotel Dubai, while Burj Khalifa is 10 km away. Dubai International Airport is 20 km from the property. The property has scheduled free shuttle bus service to & from the metro station. This hotel has a private beach area and car hire is available.

There are 5 restaurants on site including the Red Lion English pub. The Venue: Al Dhaid Cricket Village

• One of a number of new cricket venues in the UAE, Al Dhaid Cricket Village might just be the most remote. Located south of the village al-Dhaid in the , the cricket village was inaugurated in in 2009 when it hosted the Twenty20 Trophy – and it quickly earned praise for the quality of its facilities and pitch. • It is set amongst the backdrop of palm trees which gives it a real sense of being in Arabia. The Venue: Emirates 7s Cricket Oval

• Previous seasons have seen The Sevens Stadium host a number of leading English counties, Pakistani Super League teams along with international teams for training sessions and games. The Sevens Stadium is also one of the venues that Dubai Cricket Council uses for competitions and tournaments that they manage. • Facilities at The Sevens Stadium: • Three natural grass ovals • Two natural grass ovals are fully floodlit • Three subhka ovals with concrete wickets • Turf floodlit nets • Concrete floodlit nets The Venue: ICC Global Cricket Academy

• The ICC Academy or ICC Global Cricket Academy is a cricket academy located at and is managed and administered by International Cricket Council • 2 Full-size cricket ovals with floodlights (ICC Academy Ground & ICC Academy Ground No 2) • 7 synthetic and 3 hybrid pitches as well as 38 Natural turf • Air-conditioning Pavilion with players changing rooms, spectator seating as well as Match officials’ changing rooms and officiating and analysis rooms with a fully equipped recovery area, Ice Bath & Massage The Venue:

• The Sharjah Cricket Stadium needs no introduction. From hosting its first international match way back in 1984 to organising over 200 ODI’s to enter the Guinness Records, it has come a long way. • The most cricket matches hosted at any one venue was achieved by Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium (UAE) on 18th February 2010 • The stadium was built in 1982 and rose to fame quickly becoming a beacon for local and regional matches. • Once the international matches started, the stadium was amidst thick of things registering some of the most memorable matches. The Venue: Dubai Stadium

• Dubai International Stadium, formerly known as the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Dubai,. It has a capacity of 25,000 spectators, but is expandable to 30,000 spectators. It is a part of the Dubai Sports City in Dubai. • The Dubai International Stadium is lit by a special system of floodlights named 'Ring of Fire'. Unlike other stadiums in the world, this stadium has the lights fixed around the circumference of the round roof of the stadium, thereby minimizing the shadows of objects in the ground. It has 350 numbers of floodlights attached in series. Just some of our clients who have experienced and taken advantage of our attractive packages: Spencer Cricket Club Wiltshire County Cricket Club The Forty Club The Glasgow Academy (Independent school) The Package:

• Return Flights with Emirates between UK and Dubai • 4* Bed and breakfast hotel accommodation at the Metropolitan Hotel Dubai on a twin share basis • Airport to hotel coach transfers • 1 x 30 over and 5 x 40 over matches will be organised at some of the following venues: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, ICC Global Cricket Academy, Emirates 7s, MCC Ajman, Al Dhaid Cricket Village, Dubai International Stadium (depending on availability) • All transfers between the hotel and venues is included • Light food and refreshments will be provided during the matches • The tourists will be provided with a cricket shirt and a tour shirt The cost of the package is £1,190 per person based on a group of minimum 20 tour members (All prices quoted are subject to availability at the time of booking. The main variation in the cost is associated with flights. The aim is to get an airfare which is within the package budget. This will only be guaranteed once the deposits are received). Single room supplement £360.00 for 8 nights.

First Instalment of £300 due by 30th August 2018 (Non-Refundable). Package cost Second Instalment of £430 payable by 15th of October 2018. Final Instalment of £460 payable by 5th of December 2018. and Payment Any cancellations after the 15th of Oct 2018 will incur a charge of £530 from the total package cost. The remaining £200 will be refunded.

Details: There will be no refunds for any cancellations after the 5th of December 2018. For Bank Transfer: Rex Travel Account Number: 40693812 Sort code: 20-21-78

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