Dubai Hotel Travel

Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd has introduced a new level of luxury to extended-stay accommodation in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of Fraser Suites Dubai.

Fraser’s first property in the UAE, Fraser Suites Dubai is located on the city’s prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road and occupies the top 23 levels of the 45-storey Sidra Tower, a stunning new mixed-use development featuring commercial office suites and high end retail outlets.

The property’s 180 suites and penthouses command sweeping views across the city including iconic landmarks such at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, the amazing Palm Jumeirah and kilometers of golden sand beaches lining the Arabian Sea. (more…)

Regional hoteliers are beginning to recognize the vast number of new hotel rooms coming to market as more of an opportunity than a threat.

During the official tour of The Hotel Show, the Middle East’s leading dedicated trade event for the hospitality and leisure sector, Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, Director General at the Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, commented:“There are between 16,000 and 20,000 hotel rooms to enter the Dubai market by the end of the year, which will contribute to producing lower room rates and attracting more visitors to Dubai”

Echoing those sentiments, a study unveiled today at The Hotel Show, by Dubai-based research company, Proleads, reported there are currently over 470 active hotel projects (those not completed, on-hold or cancelled) in the GCC countries. The breakdown per country is as follows; UAE – 258, KSA – 83, Oman – 39, Bahrain – 35, Qatar – 29 and Kuwait – 27. (more…)

Players at this year’s FIFA World Cup™ may be hoping to escape the referee’s cards, but for fans desperate to experience the world’s greatest sporting event, there’s never been a better time to get booked.

Following high demand for flights to South Africa for the final of the FIFA World Cup™, fans now have more than a sporting chance of fulfilling their goal. Emirates, the official airline of the tournament, will operate a brace of flights to Cape Town and Johannesburg on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th July. (more…)

These are exciting times for One&Only The Palm, Dubai as progress continues at an ever-increasing pace to meet the promised 10.10.10 opening date.

“At Kerzner International, we pride ourselves on having met every opening target. From the grandest of projects such as our Atlantis resort, down to the most intimate, our latest addition, One&Only The Palm, Dubai, will be no exception,” says Olivier Louis, Managing Director, One&Only Resorts, Dubai.

It is four years to this date that this prime site, located on the extreme peninsula of the Palm Jumeirah crescent, was selected to host this latest venture. Considered the only boutique beach resort located on the Palm, it will also be the first to feature a swift and convenient water taxi transfer from one shore to another, providing its residents easy access to the wide variety of shopping and leisure attractions within New Dubai. (more…)

M&C today announced 3 agreements to manage hotels totaling just over 800 guest rooms in key markets including Riyadh, Doha and its first property in Amman.

“The hotels in Riyadh and Amman will be Millennium Hotels, while Doha will be Millennium Executive Apartments. These agreements and our current Development pipeline confirms that introducing a combination of new brands in to the portfolio and focusing on new markets, such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq,Yemen, Egypt and Libya was the right strategy for our aggressive expansion plan. We wanted to have 30 hotels under contract by the end of the year and we are well on our way to achieving that.” confirmed Ali Hamad Lakhraim, President & CEO, Milennium & Copthorne Middle East Holdings LTD.

This dynamic hospitality group manages its network of properties through four key global brands: Grand Millennium, Millennium, Copthorne and Kingsgate. (more…)

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an online taxi booking service for Dubai’s hotels. The e-Taxi service will be made available to the public by the end of 2010.

Taxis can be booked online 24 hours a day, but the service is currently available only for hotels, a statement said. “The RTA is always seeking to implement Dubai e-Government electronic applications through capitalising on the world’s top-notch technological solutions,” said Essa Abdul-Rahman Al Dosari, CEO of Public Transport Agency.

“The online taxi booking service is based on having the customer’s details and address saved in the Dispatch system at the Public Transport Agency; which makes it easy to process the booking in subsequent times.”

Al Dosari said the online service would dramatically cut the number of calls to the dispatch section, in turn reducing working hours of call centre staff, and customer waiting times.

Originally published by http://www.dubaitourism.ae

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StayWell Hospitality Group, the owner and operator of the Park Regis and Leisure Inn brands today announced a new management agreement to operate a luxury 4 star hotel in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Scheduled to open mid-2010, the 392-room Park Regis Kris Kin, Dubai will be StayWell Hospitality Group’s 23rd property and its first to open in the Middle East.

The hotel is located in Dubai’s historic district, opposite Burjaman Shopping Centre, 5 kilometres from the centre of Dubai and 6 kilometres from Dubai International Airport. The brand new hotel will cater to the 4 star luxury market, whilst offering guest rooms that will far exceed 4 star expectations.

Park Regis Kris Kin, Dubai will offer superior guest facilities such as three restaurants including a top floor restaurant with panoramic views, two bars, nightclub, extensive conference and banquet facilities, rooftop pool, gymnasium, leisure centre with jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms and a 120-space car park. A key feature of the hotel is its exceptionally large guest rooms and suites measuring from 38sqm to 109sqm. The incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies such as IPTV (internet protocol television) also delivers a real advantage for guests at Park Regis Kris Kin, Dubai. (more…)

Manchester will become the most northerly point on the world’s A380 network after Emirates revealed its latest plans for the superjumbo.

A 517-seat version of the giant aircraft will serve Manchester from 1st September – as the airline marks a double decade of service to the city.

The A380 will replace Boeing 777 aircraft on EK017 from Dubai and EK018 out of Manchester. At the same time, Manchester will become the world’s first regional airport to have a regular A380 service. (more…)

The Marriott hotels in Dubai consisting of JW Marriott Dubai, Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community, Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai Creek, Renaissance Dubai Hotel, Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai Green Community and Marriott Dubai Harbour Hotel & Suites have launched the first Marriott Culture Committee Dubai website.

It is a website about Marriott associates for Marriott associates. According to Elaine Watson, the Chairman of the Marriott Business Council and the General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community, “The website is the first of its kind in the world. There is no password needed. You can simply log on to www.marriottculturedubai.com and read the great stories of the Marriott associates from the book Our Stories of Marriott Destination Dubai. It took almost two years to build the site and there are some amazing stories of our associates who truly exemplify the Marriott culture” (more…)

Costa Deliziosa is the first cruise ship ever to be inaugurated in an Arab city

A unique event staged in collaboration with the DTCM

Costa Deliziosa operating on regular Gulf cruises with forecasts of 150,000 passenger movements in winter 2010/2011

Theinauguration ceremony for the Costa Deliziosa, the new jewel of the Costa Cruises fleet and the first cruise ship ever to be named in an Arab city was held in Dubai on February 23.

It was attended by Dubai Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Emirates Airlines Group, His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, DTCM Director General Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, Mr. Pier Luigi Foschi, Chairman and CEO of Costa Crociere, Mr. Paolo Dionisi, Italian ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Corrado Antonini, Chairman Fincantieri and Mr. Gianni Onorato, President of Costa Cruises.

Together with her sister ship Costa Luminosa, the Costa Deliziosa represents the most exclusive and innovative member of the fleet; weighing in at 92,600 gross tonnage and with total Guest capacity of 2,826, the new ship is an emblem of Italian-made excellence. During winter 2009/10 and 2010/11, the 450 million euros-Costa Deliziosa and Costa Luminosa – Costa’s top of the range offer – will be offering 7-day cruises in the Arabian Gulf with departure from Dubai and stopovers in Muscat, Fujairah, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

The inauguration of the Costa Deliziosa, which constitutes another milestone in the development of the cruise industry not only in Dubai but also in the region as a whole, is the result of an a partnership between Costa Cruises, the first operator in the world to market regular cruises in the Gulf back in 2006, and the Government of Dubai, through the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing: this solid co-operation has contributed to the development of local tourism and will allow Italy’s no. 1 cruise line to clock up 150,000 passenger movements in Dubai in winter 2010/11 (compared to 44,000 in 2006/2007) with 31 port calls, generating revenue for the local economy estimated at 14 million euros* in 2009/2010. (more…)