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			<title>State of play</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Increasing regional competition, anachronistic legislation and a sponsorship market in a state of flux threaten to derail Dubai's position as the number one live events market in the Middle East. Aaron Greenwood investigates.]]></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>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>IN PICS: Images from Dubai Festival City</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Images from Dubai's mixed use urban community  development, which is expected to be complete in 2020. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kylie names date for public Dubai concert</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aussie pop star will play Nov 21 gig at Festival City a day after Atlantis event, tickets go on sale on Sept 24.]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim launches $3.6bn Egypt project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai developer's Cairo Festival City to offer retail, hotels, residential villas and apartments, and offices.]]></description>
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			<title>It's not good to talk anymore</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In a frantically paced, multicultural hotel catering environment a reliable means of communication is essential. Hotelier Middle East discovers how F&B teams can use technology to avoid mistakes.  ]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
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			<title>Landmark’s First Lady</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Renuka Jagtiani discusses the debut of the world's biggest food store retailer in India and future plans.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Latin flavour</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Caterer Middle East finds out how JW Marriott's catering division fed the 15,000 at Santana's Live Your Light concert held in Dubai  Festival City last month.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Organiser plays down Desert Rock venue switch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A venue switch will not adversely impact this year's Desert Rock Festival, according to event organiser CSM.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The future of furnishing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the Middle East's furniture industry booming, Lucy Taylor considers how hotels can keep up with the times without going over the top, and why demanding clients are a bonus.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Taste of the day</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The popularity of tea in the Middle East is on the rise, but in order to provide the perfect cuppa, understanding the process of choosing quality tea leaves is essential, says Giles Hilton, product director and master tea blender, Whittard of Chelsea. ]]></description>
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			<title>The variety of uniform opinion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With the days of staff in simplistic monotone ‘one-size-fits-all' uniforms a distant memory, uniform suppliers must ensure they consider design as well as practicality if they want to impress clients.]]></description>
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			<title>Spaced out</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As more and more companies expand, Becca Wilson looks at the reality of space planning in the region's offices.]]></description>
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			<title>The fight to fit-out</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A five-month delay and numerous challenges didn't stop Depa successfully fit-out Al Futtaim's new management offices in Festival Tower.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Clinical catering</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Small restaurants can still survive on the the flair of their chefs alone, but larger catering teams now have to rely heavily on technology to control their operations.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The dairy diaries</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cold Stone Creamery President Lee Knowlton explains his step-by-step guide to making Cold Stone the biggest ice cream brand on the planet.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Building the brand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  DFC's Etisalat store has a ‘new age' concept, courtesy of Imagination. By Charlotte Butterfield.]]></description>
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			<title>Meet by the creek</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Spread out along on the banks of Dubai Creek, the new events centre at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City  is the first waterfront conference venue in Dubai.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Healing hands</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Spa managers gathered at Raffles Dubai last month to talk about the challenges the industry faces, the need for hoteliers to support a benchmark, and the future of spas in the Middle East.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Plaster cast</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu  Dhabi's desire to become the Middle East's main attraction was clearly  illustrated with the announcement of a number of high-profile developments  earlier this year.   ]]></description>
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			<title>IHG goes for a triple whammy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) prepares to open three properties at Dubai Festival City (DFC), ATN asks area GM Tom Meyer to highlight the key selling points of each.]]></description>
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			<title>DFC to host extreme sports competition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Festival Centre - the waterfront retail resort at the heart of Dubai Festival City - is set to host the ESPN X Games Dubai next month.]]></description>
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			<title>IHG’s flagship about to sail</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The pre-opening team at the InterContinental Dubai  Festival City properties takes Hotelier Middle East readers behind the scenes as they prepare for the scheduled November opening.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Restaurant review: Cafe Blanc, Dubai </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  When it comes to traditional Lebanese food, the restaurant rarely misses a trick.   ]]></description>
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			<title>From down under to Dubai</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With a solid grounding in architecture, Collins Vergnaud is bringing timeless style to projects in Dubai.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Festival time</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Despite the obstacle of the floating bridge across Dubai Creek, the first couple of yachts have started to arrive in Dubai Festival City Marina as IGY begins soft-trading to alleviate the angst of boat owners without a berth for their dreamboats.]]></description>
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			<title>Hospital contract for Al Naboodah</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al Naboodah Contracting to build Canal Point Hospital for Istithmar in a deal worth around $136mn.]]></description>
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			<title>Toll boosts business at Dubai Festival City’s retail outlets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Dubai's new Salik road toll system has yielded positive benefits for Dubai Festival City (DFC).]]></description>
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			<title>On the front line in the fight against flab</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Each week Arabian Business turns the spotlight on a leading company.]]></description>
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			<title>Seafood splendour</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Gatserelia Design has created a contemporary twist on an oceanic theme for the DFC Al Sultan Brahim.]]></description>
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