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			<title>Checking in</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotels in the Middle East have managed to retain higher occupancy rates than those in the US and Europe during the downturn. The CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group, Kurt Ritter, tells Claire Ferris-Lay why this region is an important market for the Belgium-based firm.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE hotel rates will never return to 2008 peaks - Rezidor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotel group boss says it is 'wishful thinking' to hope room rates will recover fully.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
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			<title>Ku-wait-a-minute</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The corporate travel market in Kuwait is holding its own for now, but a boost from leisure travellers is still a long way off, because of a lack of suitable attractions, according to hoteliers.]]></description>
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			<title>Keeping your covers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the Middle East's culinary reputation proves, its hotels are home to a wide variety of F&B outlets - but with this variety comes a range of issues, from competition to staff concerns. Caterer Middle East met up with some of the region's F&B directors at Park Hyatt Dubai's Traiteur restaurant to discuss the challenges. ]]></description>
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			<title>Healthy networks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The hospitality and healthcare sectors are experiencing tremendous growth in the Middle East. With that growth comes an increasing amount of confidential information that needs to be secured and protected.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
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			<title>Smooth operations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotelier Middle East meets members of the engineering department to discover the nuts and bolts of the role, including advances in technology and a push to develop green operations.]]></description>
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			<title>Training during tough times</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Middle East may be full of high-quality hotels and F&B outlets, but can the staff meet up to service expectations? Training professionals from around the region joined Caterer Middle East at Radisson SAS, Dubai Deira Creek to discuss the challenges facing hospitality industry education.]]></description>
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			<title>Colour and basics key to Park Inn brand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Newly appointed Rezidor Hotel Group area vice president Marko Hytönen  outlines the plan for new F&B concepts throughout the region and the company's brand expansion. ]]></description>
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			<title>2009: A year of new brands for Rezidor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rezidor director future openings Middle East and Africa Siegfried Nierhaus and regional director business development Middle East Panos Loupasis discuss the company's plans to launch two new brands.]]></description>
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			<title>Value-for-money Valentine</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As Valentine's Day 2009 approaches, outlets must implement innovative, cost-efficient ideas to attract business and maximise the romantic returns.]]></description>
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			<title>Taking the reigns at Radisson</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  New general manager at the Radisson SAS  Dubai Media  City, Pasquale Baiguera, tells Hotelier Middle East about his first impressions of the hotel and predicts future challenges in the industry.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Interviews</category>
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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>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>Guest relations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Guest relations officers working at the coalface of the hotel industry discuss how their jobs can make or break a guest's experience.]]></description>
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			<title>Great indoors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Keeping everything under one roof can reduce planning, cut travel and save money. MIME showcases three great indoor meeting and incentive venues.]]></description>
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			<title>Thinking globally, acting locally</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Radisson SAS Hotel Dubai Deira Creek responsible business coordinator Middle East and Africa Fathuma Hamziya explains her role and the company's commitment to sustainable hotel operations.]]></description>
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			<title>A dhow in the life</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's first five-star hotel offers tourists the chance to step back in time on its Al Mansour Dhow.]]></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>Commercial balance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While the region is no stranger to luxury hotel openings, this month has brought to light the latest trend in commercial buildings and interior design - with the launch of the Radisson SAS Residence, the Dusit Residence-Dubai Marina and the World Trade Centre Residence.]]></description>
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			<title>Hungry for more</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Across the industry, hotels are feeling thepinch of soaring food prices - and large-scale catering events have been especially affected. Could this be the end of the party? Lee Jamieson digests the issue.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait: For your leisure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait is ramping up its leisure facilities and targeting the intra-regional travel market.]]></description>
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			<title>More than money</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The cream of Dubai's HR community met up at the Shangri-La Hotel Dubai to discuss the issues facing the region's hospitality recruitment professi4onals and agreed that retention is about more than just money.]]></description>
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			<title>First foray</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Matteo Nunziati transforms the international design of the Radisson SAS Hotel brand into a regional-inspired residency.]]></description>
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			<title>Walk like an Egyptian</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Topping ‘best destination' lists, breaking tourist records, Egypt has gone from strength to strength.]]></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>Cash is not always the answer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Hoteliers are being forced to come up with innovative ways to retain staff to prevent them leaving for jobs with higher wages.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Oman: The incentive Sultanate</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oman, cited by many as the Middle East's incentive destination of choice, isn't lacking in meetings space as more business-orientated hotels come online.  ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[The mushrooming of new F&B concepts in hotels across the Middle East is driving operators to greater heights.]]></description>
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