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			<title>Walk the talk</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With Dubai hotels fighting for custom, the pressure is on the emirate's sales and marketing professionals like never before. In a lively roundtable hosted at one of the stunning ski chalets at Kempinski Mall of the Emirates, the cream of the crop discuss how the challenges have changed.]]></description>
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			<title>Join the club</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Executive lounge and guest relations managers from some of Dubai's top hotels sat down with Hotelier Middle East to discuss services, upgrades and how best to deal with difficult guests.]]></description>
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			<title>Dare to be different</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the Middle East's crowded F&B market place, it has become difficult for operators to develop a ‘new' concept; something that is truly unique. Lucy Taylor asks some of the region's success stories: what is the secret to standing out from the F&B crowd?  ]]></description>
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			<title>Special treatment</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Help delegates strike that all-important work-life balance by combining meetings with massages.]]></description>
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			<title>A civilised theory</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Robert Bauval has enraged Egyptologists by suggesting the Giza pyramids mirror Orion's belt.]]></description>
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			<title>Raffles chef eyes up more awards</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Competing against some of the best chefs in the Middle East, Cédric Darthial, chef de cuisine at Raffles Dubai, came out on top at the annual Hotelier Middle East Awards.]]></description>
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			<title>The first lady of film</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The UAE's Nayla Al Khaja tells Madeleine Collins that the local film industry has got a long way to go.]]></description>
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			<title>Quality street</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The Middle East chocolate trade is driven by quality as the region's chefs demand first-rate products from European suppliers.]]></description>
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			<title>Online evolution</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How real a threat to travel agents is the advent of internet-based bookings and online distribution? Arabian Travel News staged a roundtable for industry heavyweights in a bid to get some answers.]]></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>Five minutes with…</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  ATN grabbed five minutes with Raffles Dubai GM Hagop Doghramadjian for a quick natter...]]></description>
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			<title>Mr &amp;amp; Mrs Smith</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Husband-and-wife Nidal Farah and Carina Brun both work in security at two of Dubai's top hotels.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Pampered in the city</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Holly Sands discovers why Raffles Dubai is living up to its name as a premier luxury hospitality brand.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Raffles implements advanced guest management system</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The solution, which was put in place by system integrators Alpha Data, allows guests to control various elements in their rooms including lights, temperature and window drapes.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Raffles Dubai joins elite club</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Hotel opens exclusive American Express Centurion Suite.]]></description>
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			<title>Trained for the task</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Regional hotels need to train staff to international standards to compete on a global level, but are they doing enough?     ]]></description>
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			<title>How Dusit work</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Meet the three new executive committee members at the Dusit Thani Dubai: director of rooms Sascha Hemmann, director of food and beverage Wolfi Z Malik and director of finance Alex Vasanthakumar.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai tops bankers' wish list</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mortgage meltdown will not prevent bankers splashing bonuses on their No.1 destination, survey finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Treading the boards</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Decking is becoming an increasingly popular choice for outdoor flooring in the Middle East. James Boley looks at the different woods on the market.]]></description>
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			<title>Staffing strife</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai spa managers discuss the challenges in recruiting quality staff and strategies to retain them.]]></description>
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			<title>To smoke or not to smoke?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Dubai's catering establishments are confused as to how the recently imposed smoking ban impacts their business.]]></description>
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			<title>Recruitment stations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As Dubai prepares to welcome yet more residents and visitors in 2008, Caterer asks the F&B industry how it will address the subsequent recruitment issues this raises.]]></description>
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			<title>Garden of delight</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Creating an exterior botanical garden in the harsh Middle Eastern climate is not a task for the faint hearted. COD finds out how Raffles Dubai fared.]]></description>
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			<title>More hotel support needed for spa benchmark</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Spa managers have called on hoteliers for more support and understanding to develop appropriate benchmarks to measure their performance.]]></description>
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			<title>Raffles opens city day spa</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  New Dubai hotel launches luxury spa with an emphasis on day packages and take-home prescriptions.]]></description>
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			<title>Raffles Dubai to get tropical garden</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A tropical landscaped garden occupying one hectare is to be a key feature of Raffles Dubai, the latest addition to the Raffles Hotel & Resorts chain.]]></description>
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			<title>Raffles promises to deliver</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new Raffles Dubai property claims to offer a personal service.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Booking ahead</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Besides the city's entertainment scene, Dubai's impressive portfolio of hotels is exploding this winter.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Dilmun rising</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why the Bahrain Business Bay will confirm Bahrain as the  most sought-after property market.]]></description>
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			<title>Raffling Dubai’s feathers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Hagop Doghramadjian, general manager of Raffles Dubai explains why the upcoming property will be one of the city's most luxurious properties yet.]]></description>
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