The Palace, The Old Town emerges in Downtown Burj Dubai
The Palace, The Old Town has opened  its doors in The Old Town Island, Downtown Burj Dubai, the flagship development by Emaar Properties. The Palace is managed by Sofitel Luxury Hotels and forms an integral component of Emaar’s mega project. The luxury hotel offers direct views of Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world and is surrounded by the Burj Dubai Lake.

“As a unique luxury hotel within Downtown Burj Dubai, The Palace combines the charms of an Arabian palace with the intimacies of home. The hotel will appeal to leisure and business visitors alike and  carries 242 beautifully appointed deluxe rooms, including 81 suites all with balconies overlooking the lake or The Old Town Island.

Kempinski strengthens footprint
A series of management agreements have been signed by Kempinski Hotels and Nesco Egypt for Tourism Investment for five properties located in Egypt, Morocco and Syria. “These are landmark projects to be involved in, all of them being situated in the top tourist and business destinations in the Middle East and Africa,” said president, Kempinski, Middle East & Africa, Ulrich Eckhardt

Malaysia targets tourists from UAE
Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) announced that it aims to target 50,000 tourists from the UAE in 2007. According to director, MTPB, Tuan Razali Tuan Omar, Malaysia was on track to attract a total of 300,000 tourists from the region by the end of this year through a strategic partnership with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to promote a special travel package for the UAE's residents, in line with the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 campaign.

Dubai in popular demand with cruise travelers
In a short space of time, Dubai has established itself as one of the leading cruise destinations between Europe and Asia.  To further strengthen this position and to present Dubai as the destination of choice, Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s (DTCM) executive director, convention and heritage, Awadh Al Ketbi, and manager for Cruise Terminal, Jamal Saif Humaid, led a delegation to the Cruise Fair Seatrade Europe in Hamburg.

Beach resort in the pipeline for Qatar
Qatar National Hotels Company (QNHC) plans to launch a world class sea front beach resort on Salwa Road in Qatar, according to chairman, QNHC, Sheikh Nawaf bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani.  QNHC has plans to develop a number of high-end properties in the near future, to add to the company’s already impressive portfolio.

Marina Hotel Kuwait scoops WorldHotels awards
Marina Hotel Kuwait has been named Best Performed Hotel in the world and in the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region for 2007 by WorldHotels, the 11^th largest global affiliate hotel group for independent hotels. The Safir-managed beachfront property received the awards at the second WorldHotels Leadership Forum last week in Rome.

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