Dubai Hotel Travel

Devarana Spa, the luxurious Thai-inspired spa chain and part of the Dusit International group, is to open a 1800 square metre spa at the Al Osaimi Group’s AED 1 billion Luxury Resort, Spa and Residence project located on the Crescent of The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

The move follows an earlier agreement signed by Dusit International and Al Osaimi Group for the management of the project and aims to offer world-class spa treatments with traditional Thai service and hospitality. Designed under the theme ‘Garden in Heaven’, Devarana Spa is set to offer guests with outstanding services through age-old therapies combined with modern knowledge, and with an emphasis on pampering and wellness using established Thai health and beauty practices.

The spa which comprises of nine private single rooms and two double suites, will provide its patrons with a fusion of relaxation technologies derived from Thai and Eastern practices and the more recent Western methods. Offering a tranquil interior, which includes Devarana’s trademark contemporary Thai style such as water features, 14th century Thai arch, canopied couches and handwritten poetry on the wall, the spa has also adopted a Middle Eastern influence within its overall concept to cater to a wider range of guests. Remaining faithful to the spa’s natural ambiance and its ‘Back-to-Basics’ ethos, all therapies within the centre will be complemented by 100% natural products and trained massage experts. (more…)

Dubai World Central (DWC) – the upcoming 140 square kilometres city-within-a-city in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates – has confirmed it will launch its retail district plans within DWC Residential City, DWC Commercial City and DWC Golf City in 2009.

As the first phase of this development, Dubai World Central has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BurJuman, a leading company in developing shopping centres, to cooperate in conceptualising the retail districts within the project. Incredibly, DWC is nearly twice the size of Hong Kong Island. (more…)

Grading work on the third phase of Dubai World Central (DWC), the massive, 140 square kilometre multi-phase development under construction in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, has been completed at a cost of AED 159 million, enabling contractor access for construction of the development’s first residential buildings.

Over 21 million cubic metres of earth was moved over 13 months in phase three; taking the total grading at DWC to 72 million cubic metres over three phases spread over 62 square kilometres since grading first commenced in January 2005. (more…)

Reservations can now be made online for the Copthorne Hotel Dubai through the millenniumhotels.com website with the Millennium Hotels & Resorts Best Rate Guarantee.

Located in Port Saeed in the heart of Deira, minutes from the Dubai International Airport and within walking distance of the shopping and entertainment complex, Deira City Centre, the Copthorne Hotel Dubai opened at the end of January 2008 with 163 rooms and suites, four restaurants, swimming pool, health and fitness centre, business centre, meeting rooms and a Club Floor.

Managed by Millennium Hotels & Resorts, this first Copthorne to open in the Middle East offers travellers luxuriously appointed rooms of an average 40 to 135 sqm in size.

The corporate Best Rate Guarantee means that if you find a rate on a competing website that is lower than the rate booked on the Millennium Hotels & Resorts website, where the booking is made under the same terms and conditions, Copthorne Hotel Dubai will match that rate and give an additional 15% off that price.

The Renaissance Dubai Hotel has launched a special Valentine’s promotion. The 3 to Tango Valentine’s Package includes:

• Exclusive airport pick up from Dubai International Airport Terminal 1
• Luxurious Club room for 2
• A bouquet of red roses and a selection of delicious white and dark chocolates as in room amenities
• Romantic arrival gift – your selection of Tango music
• Candle-light dinner for two at Sails Mediterranean Restaurant (Everlasting package)
• 2 complimentary drinks at Tiki bar with live music from Exotiki band
• Room service breakfast in bed

Located just north of the city centre, the Renaissance Dubai Hotel is perfectly positioned to provide quick access to the city and airport. 281 spacious rooms spread across 6 floors, feature amenities including high speed internet, 60 satellite channels and 24-hour room service. The four restaurants, pool bar and tea lounge provide a variety for cuisine and entertainment while the outdoor swimming pool, sauna and high-tech fitness centre provide total relaxation.

The promotion is valid from the 14th – 16th of February 2008 and costs AED 1145 per night for double occupancy.

The Renaissance Dubai Hotel’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Vladimir Dabbah, was recently named sales and marketing leader of the year for the Renaissance brand at the annual sales and marketing conference held in Cairo while Simone Grisseman, the hotel’s revenue manager was bestowed with the revenue leader of the year award for an individual property in the UKIMEA region. (more…)