Dubai Hotel Travel

Le Meridien Dubai – Surrounded by 38 acres of landscaped gardens, Le Méridien Dubai provides a serene and luxurious counterpoint to the city’s cosmopolitan flair. A short distance from the Deira City Centre shopping hub, Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, the Gold Souk, and Mumzar Park, the hotel puts the city’s unique experiences within easy reach.

Situated minutes from the city’s renowned shopping and commercial districts, and a stone’s throw from Dubai International Airport, the 383-room Le Méridien Dubai boasts meeting and banquet facilities for up to 1,200 guests. The hotel also features three outdoor temperature-controlled swimming pools, Natural Elements Spa, a state of the art gym, and tennis courts.

The hotel’s 16 restaurants serve a sophisticated blend of Thai, Italian, Japanese, Arabic and French cuisines. Casa Mia is honoured with Wine Spectator’s ‘Award of Excellence’, and Café Chic is the only restaurant in the Middle East and Africa to win the publication’s coveted ‘Best of Award of Excellence’ for its collection of 850 fine wines and vertical vintages. (more…)

Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien, Dubai United Arab Emirates – Located in Dubai’s chic downtown district of Bur Dubai, Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien are just minutes from fashionable shopping centres, Gold Souq, Textiles Souq, and the business district. Framed by the city’s unique cultural surroundings, the hotel offers easy access to the celebrated sites of the city.

The hotel offers a fully-equipped business centre, a rooftop swimming pool, and a health and fitness centre that includes a sauna and steam rooms.

The rich historic sites of Bur Dubai are not far from the hotel’s “apartments,” including the Dubai Museum, Grand Mosque, and Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum’s house. A stroll along the promenade allows views of the stunning Dubai Creek while a traditional dhow cruise brings guests even closer to the water. (more…)

Landmark Plaza Hotel – Welcome to Dubai’s finest hospitality sensation the Landmark Plaza Hotel. At Landmark Plaza our friendly courteous staff always welcome you with a smile and go that extra mile to ensure your every request is handled with dedicated professionalism.

The atrium lobby is the epitome of elegance offering guests a sophisticated ambience coupled with the hustle and bustle of a shopping arcade. A total of 50 shops are based in the lobby.

The Landmark Plaza has 127 well appointed rooms which all enjoy first class facilities. (more…)

Designed with the capability to handle 43 million passengers a year when fully operational, Emirates Terminal 3 is scheduled to open on 14th October 2008.

The terminal is being opened in phases and the first phase commencing 14th October will see flights arriving and departing to destinations in the GCC namely Doha, Muscat, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jeddah, Damman and Riyadh and in the Americas namely New York, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo and Toronto. The second phase will open flights to the Middle East and Africa. Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, the Far East and Australia will be serviced in later phases. (more…)

Landmark Hotel Dubai – Ideally located at Deira, Dubai’s prime business, banking and shopping areas. Landmark Hotel is 10 minutes drive from the international airport and the World Trade Center and close proximity of shopping malls.

The 168 tastefully furnished oversized bedrooms & suites features IDD telephones, channel music, television with satellite programs, individually controlled air – conditioning, hair dryer and mini bar.

The elegant restaurants, The Palms (Coffee Shop) & The Chinese Room (Chinese Restaurant) has a superb buffet spread offering breakfast, lunch and dinner, while the a -la – carte menu features an interesting mix of International favorites. 24 hour Room Service is always there for the out of the way snacks or meals.

The well equipped Business Centre offers a comprehensive range of secretarial services as well as word processing, photo copying, fax services and off course internet facilities. A private conference room and office facilities are also available.

Relaxation: Nothing beats a satisfying workout session at the gym after a busy day. And for those who are keen on sweating it out, our pool, saunas or steam will provide a much welcome break. (more…)

Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, the luxurious desert retreat owned by Emirates Hotels & Resorts, has collected yet another Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Award. Jumping six places in its overall rating from last year, Al Maha was the only Dubai hotel to be listed in the prestigious top 20 list, for Overseas Leisure Hotels.

For the second year running, Al Maha has been voted by readers within the top 20 of overseas leisure hotels in the highly competitive Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean region. The influential readers’ survey of the world’s best destinations is conducted annually by Condé Nast Traveller. Moving up six places from the 2007 ranking to number 14 in the 2008 survey, the overall rating of the property improved from 79.59 to 83.81%.

The prestigious Readers’ Travel Awards, now in their tenth year, are highly acclaimed in the industry and have become a highlight of the travel trade calendar in terms of a benchmark against which to judge the best the travel world has to offer. Resorts and hotels are ranked according to a number of different criteria including service, standard of accommodation, environmental friendliness, leisure facilities and overall ambience.

The top 20 listing of overseas leisure hotels in the region boasts some stunning resorts, including Singita Private Game Reserve in South Africa, Cape Towns’ Cape Grace Hotel, Soneva Gili in the Maldives, and North Island in the Seychelles.

Tony Williams, Senior Vice President, Resorts & Projects at Emirates Hotels & Resorts, said, “This is a great tribute to the staff of Al Maha, and we are obviously delighted to have received such a great accolade – in particular when it comes from the guests. Moving up in the ranking by six places this year highlights that year on year the resort and the experience at Al Maha remains not only consistent, but is improving against this world-class standard.”

Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates Dubai – Europe’s oldest collection of luxury hotels, comes to Dubai with a truly unique and exciting five star deluxe hotel. Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates is Kempinski’s first hotel in Dubai, located on the most prestigious address on Sheikh Zayed Road at ‘MAF (Majid al Futtaim) Investments’ “Mall of the Emirates”

Acquiring its first property in 1897, Kempinski Hotels guarantees superior standards of service combined with distinctive style reflecting its old heritage and tradition in fine hospitality across Europe.

Together with the Mall of the Emirates shopping centre and Ski Dubai Alpine themed indoor snow resort, the hotel is a central attraction in Dubai, offering tourists and local visitors an unmatched formula of fine hospitality, exciting shopping and innovative entertainment & sporting facilities. This vision fits very well with Kempinski’s philosophy in general and for this region in particular. (more…)

Grading work on the fourth phase of Dubai World Central (DWC) – the 140-square kilometre, multi-phase urban land development centred around the world’s largest airport – has been completed at a cost of AED 46 million, enabling contractor access to a crucial component of the project – DWC Aviation City.

The US$1.36 billion DWC Aviation City will be home to DWC’s executive jet terminal and one of the world’s largest MRO centres, with many operators ready to start construction on-site.

Over 3.739 million cubic metres of earth was moved over four months for phase four. A total of 64.735 million cubic metres of earth has been moved over all four phases covering over 74.39 square kilometres since grading first commenced in January 2005. (more…)

The Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City has been named as the official hotel for the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens.

The two-year agreement (2008-2009) will see all players, International Rugby Board (IRB) officials, VIPs, referees and international media stay at the five-star property, located on the banks of the Dubai Creek. (more…)