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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>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>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>Strong foundations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Architecture is heading towards a more sustainable future in the Middle East, with design and service placed in parallel. Laura Warne highlights some of the latest trends and upcoming hotel developments.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>Whose brand is it anyway?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The lawsuit filed by Starwood against Hilton has certainly got the industry talking, says Louise Oakley.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>What’s new in Abu Dhabi...</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[All eyes are on tourism-related developments in Abu Dhabi as the UAE capital gears up to attract more than 2.7 million visitors a year by 2012.]]></description>
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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>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
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			<title>Poised to take advantage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Starwood vice president sales Europe, Africa & Middle East Kip Horton explains why hotel investment will continue despite difficult times.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Social lessons from Twitter</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Hotel e-marketing guru Jitendra Jain delves into the world of Twitter and discovers a vibrant social network.    ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>The new era of hotel experience marketing: Choice is the new King, all hail the King</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Following on from earlier articles - Back to the Future:  the hotel guest of 2020 (September 2008) and Five Future Developments that will revolutionise online hotel marketing (November 2008) -here are some thoughts on the role of choice in successful hotel marketing of the future.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>Watch what you’re cutting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Newly appointed Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel and Towers general manager Heinz Grub, outlines the company's plans.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Interviews</category>
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			<title>When the going gets tougher, the hotel e-marketers just play harder</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[E-marketing expert Jitendra Jain extols the values of having a savvy e-marketer on board and explains how they can help hotels in the uncertain financial times ahead.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>The million dollar hotel marketing idea that has been staring you in the face</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotels have realised that social networks are a long ignored distribution channel.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>Busy 2009 calendar for investment talkfests</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=540044&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  The dates for next year's investment industry must-do events have been released.]]></description>
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			<title>Starwood’s Saudi onslaught</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has announced three new hotels in Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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			<title>Developments to revolutionise online marketing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotel marketing expert Jitendra Jain examines the bold changes expected to shake up the way properties are marketed online.]]></description>
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			<title>Suite dreams</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Luxury hotel brands are investing in their bedding as a way to ensure that customers keep coming back.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Starwood’s Le Meridien set for Mecca</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Starwood launches enormous hotel development in Saudi Arabia's holy city.]]></description>
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			<title>Snowball effect for Hot Hoteliers networking group</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It started as a small networking event and has since snowballed to become an industry force in Dubai, with plans to later expand across the region and even go international.  ]]></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>Simplicity in searching for sales</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=528326&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels and Resorts e-commerce manager Jitendra Jain simplifies the concept of search engine marketing for Tech Talk readers and provides possible strategies for your property.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>Starwood Hotel set for Abu Dhabi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels and Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) have announced a new Element Hotel, which will be part of the Capital Centre project.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | News</category>
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			<title>Pearl Dubai signs hotel, apartment deal with Starwood</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total value of the contract under the US-owned Baccarat brand is put at $680mn.]]></description>
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			<title>Nakheel checks in to Thai hotels</title>
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			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | News</category>
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			<title>Long-term hotel relationships key to success</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=522655&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Corporate event planners need to build long-term relationships with hotels in order to negotiate preferable rates, according to one hotelier.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
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			<title>Westin works wonders</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=522152&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Caterer Middle East discovers how the Westin Dubai's newly-opened convention centre managed its very first corporate function.]]></description>
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			<title>Brand new game for Starwood</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=520904&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Starwood Hotels president Europe, Middle East and Africa Roeland Vos explains the power of the company's brands in the region and the continued strong performance of the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai snaps up $108mn Scottish golf resort</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State-owned Leisurecorp to acquire Turnberry, 2009 Open Championship venue.]]></description>
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			<title>St Regis to bring eight themed restaurants to Saadiyat Island</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island will be home to an array of restaurants thanks to Starwood's new St Regis property.  ]]></description>
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			<title>First GM survey looks set to start conversations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The first ever Hotelier Middle East GM Survey looks certain to start some interesting conversations once the results are published in next month's issue.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Westin tees off with Els Club</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina has partnered with The Els Club at Dubai Sports  City.  ]]></description>
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