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			<title>Hotel group eyes 33,000 new jobs in MENA</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group says it plans to open a further 49 hotels in region.]]></description>
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			<title>Powering through the summer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The summer has a tendency to dampen spirits in the Gulf, with many hoteliers waiting with baited breath to see how business fares during the hottest months and whether the impact of Ramadan will be better or worse than the year before.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>The heat is on</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE’s top executive chefs gathered at award-winning restaurant Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire at InterContinental Dubai Festival City to debate how hotel restaurants can maintain quality and generate profit when kitchens are running with less manpower in today’s tough marketplace.]]></description>
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			<title>Paris Hilton 'twitter' sparks Dubai event confusion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Celebrity uses website to dismiss claims she is launching new hotel club.]]></description>
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			<title>Finding a business partner</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[IHG Dubai Festival City materials manager Akbar Siddiqi says sourcing products locally is not difficult but forging long-term business partnerships with suppliers is the primary challenge.]]></description>
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			<title>Fashioning the perfect hotel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hospitality projects mean larger budgets, more scope and greater creative opportunity - but they also present bigger challenges, says Selina Denman.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Global hoteliers look to eastern markets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hoteliers pin hopes on east's underserved leisure markets to offset falling revenues elsewhere. ]]></description>
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			<title>ME hotel projects hit record high</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Property consultancy, Viability, says Mideast activity comes despite other hotel projects being mothballed.]]></description>
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			<title>Oman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oman hoteliers are counting on the country’s diversity and range of tourist options to see them through tough times in the year ahead.]]></description>
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			<title>Keep your head above water in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  From SARS to September 11 the hotel industry has witnessed downturns in business before and bounced back. Hotelier Middle East spoke to some of the region's top hoteliers for their advice to weather the economic storm.]]></description>
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			<title>Hotel group launched Personal Hotelier service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Customer service initiative comes as Mideast hotels face up to challenging 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Get out of the kitchen!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As mobile catering grows in popularity, Lee Jamieson takes a look at which products on the market are helping chefs to overcome the unique difficulties posed by this type of event and what more could be done.]]></description>
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			<title>Raft of signings and openings to close year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Operating companies are continuing to pursue expansion strategies across the region, with new brands and new destinations on the table.]]></description>
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			<title>Igloo offers hotel unlikely solution to beat venue shortages</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City has begun hosting events in a temporary marquee-like structure, which has been dubbed the ‘igloo’.]]></description>
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			<title>Busy 2009 calendar for investment talkfests</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The dates for next year's investment industry must-do events have been released.]]></description>
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			<title>InterContinental expands brand in Syria</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will develop Syria’s first Holiday Inn in the capital Damascus, after signing and exclusive agreement with Hedley International Syria.]]></description>
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			<title>Hotel group sees Mideast bucking global downturn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Interncontinental Hotels CEO says Middle East region performing like a 'locomotive'.]]></description>
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			<title>Chefs strive to align business with pleasure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A recent survey carried out by Caterer Middle East has revealed that executive chefs in the region spend on average 63% of a typical working day dealing with the business aspects of their restaurants and only 37% of their time in the kitchen.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Reflections of style</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire at the InterContinental Dubai  Festival City uses unique interior design ideas to reflect its French-influenced menu concept.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Kingdom rising</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A boom in mixed-use developments has laid the ground work for a flurry of hotel openings across Jordan, as the kingdom works to attract 12 million arrivals by 2010.]]></description>
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			<title>Asia's best kept secret</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Forget Thailand, Malaysia and the usual Asian suspects; Vietnam is one of the most diverse countries in the region and what’s more, it offers great value for money, says Gemma Greenwood.]]></description>
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			<title>Healthy eating: More than just a fad</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Patrons at restaurants in the UAE are serious about eating more healthily.]]></description>
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			<title>Pearl of the Gulf</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar has taken note of Dubai's growth and is investing in its infastructure to help promote the region. ]]></description>
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			<title>Top secret</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Companies are modifying their product to cater to the growing demand for privacy during meetings and events.]]></description>
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			<title>Holiday Inn overcomes pre-opening challenges</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of its latest mid-scale UAE property, Holiday Inn Dubai Al Barsha — although the route to opening has not been smooth.]]></description>
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			<title>Suppliers continue to be a source of strife</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai chefs still struggle to source good quality supplies.]]></description>
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			<title>The new road to Damascus</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Syria's hotel industry has not had it easy in recent years but more are realising Syria's potential.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Time to eat</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Chefs from across the region swap hot tips and the recipe for success in kitchens across the Gulf.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Cashed up</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotels are cashing in on the weddings market with extravagant packages to suit every bride's desire.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry accolades for IHG</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has walked away with six awards across multiple categories at this year's Business Traveller Middle East Awards.]]></description>
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