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			<title>Fighting for a piece of the festive pie</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With so many operators vying for a slice of the action this celebratory season, there's going to be a serious fight for consumer attention among the region's F&B outlets. ]]></description>
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			<title>Movenpick plans Dubai's first all inclusive resort</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotel group says its Royal Amwaj hotel will debut concept including all food, drink costs.]]></description>
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			<title>Movenpick sees Dubai facing 2010 hotel oversupply</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotel group director says emirate is set to open 7,000 additional hotel rooms next year.]]></description>
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			<title>The general managers’ debate</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's GMs from the Creek to the Marina gathered at The Radisson Blu Residence, Dubai Marina, to share strategies and concerns amid the economic crisis. Business may be down, but spirits certainly are not, with staff selection, development and retention the current buzz words.]]></description>
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			<title>Movenpick set to create 2,000 Dubai jobs during downturn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company says it is on course to open five new hotels in Dubai despite impact of global crisis.]]></description>
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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>A sleeping giant</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lebanon is struggling to emerge from years of political turmoil. Ongoing instability continues to beleaguer hoteliers and suppliers alike, but there is now hope on the horizon, says Laura Warne.]]></description>
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			<title>Under the Sea</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With experts predicting that the future of thalasso spas is in the Middle East, Spa Manager finds out how developers could make waves with the trend.]]></description>
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			<title>‘E-volution’ or extinction?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai communications and brand manager Katie Harvey believes many hotels in the Middle East are still stuck in old ways when it comes to marketing properties online.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>A piece of unspoiled paradise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global hotel brands preparing to set foot in Northern Emirates may become destinations in their own right.]]></description>
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			<title>Move and pick with Mövenpick</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts director of human resources Middle East and Asia Craig Cochrane explains why new recruits have genuine opportunities within the company's expanding portfolio.]]></description>
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			<title>2009 predictions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotelier Middle East spoke to some of the region's leading hotel professionals to find out how their properties performed in 2008 and what industry trends they predict for 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>10 reasons to use fabric membranes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Fabric membranes have been around for ages but have only, in recent years, become increasingly popular in the Middle  East.]]></description>
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			<title>Atmospheric pressure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This month Caterer met up with a handful of F&B industry professionals at Al Murooj Rotana Dubai’s Zaika restaurant to discuss ambience and discovered that the region’s outlets are under increasing pressure to meet expectations in the face of growing time and budget constraints.]]></description>
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			<title>Jobs available for realistic expectations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The hotel industry may be facing world wide economic downturn, but there will still be many opportunities for job seekers at Middle East hotels, according to Mövenpick director of human resources Middle East and Africa Craig Cochrane.]]></description>
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			<title>Mövenpick’s chocolatey Christmas Tree-t</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai has teamed up with renowned chocolate Toblerone to celebrate its 100th anniversary and give guests a special treat this festive season — by building a life-size Toblerone Christmas tree.]]></description>
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			<title>Culinary confessions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Executive Chef Marcus Gregs on how linguistic abilities can lead to humorous misunderstandings.]]></description>
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			<title>Clicking with guests</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotelier Middle East talks to IT managers to find out the latest trends and challenges they face.]]></description>
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			<title>Bringing something to the table</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As hotels insist on more exclusivity from their tableware, can manufacturers and suppliers continue to meet the demand? Lee Jamieson explores a future of increasingly bespoke products.]]></description>
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			<title>Kitchen commandos</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Executive chefs are charged with co-ordinating strategic business manoeuvres.]]></description>
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			<title>Weekend wonders</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Farzana Ali and Colwyn Kidger search out some of the best places to visit when you’re in need of a break from the hustle and bustle of Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Business brunch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two GCC-based hotels talk about how they have managed to build successful brunch concepts in increasingly competitive markets.]]></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>Beyond black gold</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Kingdom is looking to counter its reliance on oil by developing its meeting and conference offering.]]></description>
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			<title>Turkish delight</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, has a unique east-meets-west cultural heritage that is proving appealing to more and more Middle East travellers.]]></description>
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			<title>Mövenpick highlights heritage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts director of communications - Middle East Elaine Nettleton talks Hotelier Middle East through the brand's new marketing campaign and the concept of 'wissness'.]]></description>
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			<title>Food and faith</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ramadan poses unique operational challenges for F&B outlets in Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait and see</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hopes for Kuwait as a meetings and incentives powerhouse rest on a 20-year tourism master plan.]]></description>
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			<title>Hotelier’s perspective: ‘open-book’ best policy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hoteliers should adopt an open book policy and seek regular contact to develop the best working relationships with owners, according to Dubai based hotelier Thomas Tapken.]]></description>
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			<title>E-asy money</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The past decade has seen the internet take off around the world and today it is a force to be reckoned with. ]]></description>
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