There are now less than 100 days to go until the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and for those sports fans in the Mena region looking to purchase tickets to the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, On Location, the official hospitality provider, has limited package availability among its unprecedented hospitality and travel offerings.
Due to the high demand for Paris 2024 tickets, and with many sports and sessions sold out, On Location is now the only official and secure way to secure your place at many of the highly anticipated events, including the opening ceremony on July 26, which will make history by being hosted away from a stadium along the Seine River for the first time.
Fans must act fast to secure tickets for the variety of unrivalled hospitality in-venue and in-the-city offerings, as well as travel experiences that are still available. Among these offerings, On Location’s most sought-after packages include:
Opening ceremony: For those looking to enjoy the historic Opening Ceremony along the Seine River, On Location's packages provide the perfect vantage point for the celebration and offer spectators unique, unmatched seating options never before available to guests.
On the Finish Line packages for track and field/athletic events: With these packages, sports fans can experience premium finish-line seats at track and field/athletic events allowing them to witness athletes' last critical, heart-pounding steps across the finish line.
Gustave 24: On Location’s rare dining package in the Gustave Eiffel Lounge allows people to enjoy a romantic dining experience inside Paris' most celebrated monument. Additional unique hospitality experiences to choose from include French musicians, athletes or celebrity appearances, and more.
Gold sailing: Sailing packages include tickets for two sailing events making their Olympic Games debut, windsurfing iQFoil and kiteboarding, as well as other events including skiff, dinghy, kite and multihull. This limited gold-level rooftop package puts guests directly on the water in a fleet of private boats, operated by On Location including a professional skipper and a sporting expert to provide commentary.
Paul Caine, president of On Location and IMG Events, said: “We have seen unprecedented demand as we gear up for Olympic Games Paris 2024.
"From the first time in more than 100 years the Games have been in Paris - one of the most celebrated and historic cities in the world - to the first time an Opening Ceremony will be held outside rather than in a stadium, fans are excited to be a part of this truly historic Games.
"We have carefully curated our offerings, many of which are the first of their kind, to ensure guests can enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime Games and experience everything Paris has to offer.”
On Location’s hospitality and travel packages cover a large range of budgets, with event ticket-inclusive packages from under 100 euros, and hospitality packages available for 95 per cent of Olympic sports. Packages do not stop at sports, with many offerings including the chance to celebrate the famous culture, cuisine and sites of Paris from tailor-made tours of the city to unforgettable moments in its most famous attractions, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
If you are interested in speaking to an executive from On Location about the Paris 2024 Olympic Games hospitality offerings for this exciting ‘100 Days To Go’ moment in time, the boom in sports and experiential tourism, or anything else, contact Mark Conlon at +971 (0) 55 613 3574 or via mark.conlon@dune23.me.
Zakat definitions
Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.
Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.
Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.
Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.
Other workplace saving schemes
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- Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
- National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
- In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
- Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
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The flights
The closest international airport for those travelling from the UAE is Denver, Colorado. British Airways (www.ba.com) flies from the UAE via London from Dh3,700 return, including taxes. From there, transfers can be arranged to the ranch or it’s a seven-hour drive. Alternatively, take an internal flight to the counties of Cody, Casper, or Billings
The stay
Red Reflet offers a series of packages, with prices varying depending on season. All meals and activities are included, with prices starting from US$2,218 (Dh7,150) per person for a minimum stay of three nights, including taxes. For more information, visit red-reflet-ranch.net.
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Sharrie Williams
The American singer is hugely respected in blues circles due to her passionate vocals and songwriting. Born and raised in Michigan, Williams began recording and touring as a teenage gospel singer. Her career took off with the blues band The Wiseguys. Such was the acclaim of their live shows that they toured throughout Europe and in Africa. As a solo artist, Williams has also collaborated with the likes of the late Dizzy Gillespie, Van Morrison and Mavis Staples.
Lin Rountree
An accomplished smooth jazz artist who blends his chilled approach with R‘n’B. Trained at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, Rountree formed his own band in 2004. He has also recorded with the likes of Kem, Dwele and Conya Doss. He comes to Dubai on the back of his new single Pass The Groove, from his forthcoming 2018 album Stronger Still, which may follow his five previous solo albums in cracking the top 10 of the US jazz charts.
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