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			<title>Juggling jobs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotelier Middle East investigates the pros and cons of cross-training your workforce.]]></description>
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			<title>Clean sweep</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cleaning a hotel is a round-the-clock job, but what can hoteliers do to make the task more manageable? The region's hands-on housekeeping experts tell Hotelier Middle East about cost management, design challenges and environmental pressures.]]></description>
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			<title>Networking: It’s now or never</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotel PR and marketing communications expert Sandra J Schulze explains why establishing the Doha Chapter of the Hot Hoteliers network will help benefit Qatar’s entire hospitality sector.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>Cashed up</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotels are cashing in on the weddings market with extravagant packages to suit every bride's desire.]]></description>
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			<title>Marrying for money</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  True love is big business for hotels in the UAE and many are cashing in with extravagant packages catering to the blushing bride's every whim.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Renaissance develops event management team</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Team introduced to provide dedicated support for planners after sales process is complete.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Passion is everything</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Director of F&B at the Renaissance Dubai hotel Hassan Yazbek talks about the growth of cocktail culture and his passion for food.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Green Hotelier examines some of the green initiatives adopted by the region's hotels, but which of these policies could be adapted to your property to increase its eco-credentials?  ]]></description>
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			<title>Marriott shows spirit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Marriott Business Council (MBC) for Dubai, made up of the general managers from JW Marriott Hotel Dubai, Renaissance Dubai Hotel, Marriott Executive Apartments and the Courtyard by Marriott, Green Community, have met up to recognise the winners of the group's 2008 Spirit to Serve calendar competition.]]></description>
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			<title>Keeping it clean</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's not just tables and beds that need to look immaculate in a hotel; laundry managers are also responsible for making sure guests look up to scratch, as Hotelier Middle East discovers.]]></description>
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			<title>Tinsel and turkey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As travel peaks during December, the region's tradition of late booking could engender serious problems.]]></description>
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			<title>New smoke-free brunch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Following the success of its Friday brunch, the Spice Island restaurant at the Renaissance Dubai hotel has added a new Saturday brunch.]]></description>
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			<title>Out with the old…</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A look at Dubai's Renaissance Hotel and how it is overhauling its bar to keep up with the times.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Brunch club</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The busiest day of any restaurant's week Friday in Dubai is home to the legendary brunch. Behind the scenes wastage, food costs and pre-ordering ingredients are just the tip of the iceberg.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Meet Marriott’s marvel man</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Renaissance Dubai Hotel general manager Francisco Giles, who recently beat more than 2000 others to be named Marriott's GM of the Year, shares his thoughts on leadership qualities.]]></description>
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			<title>If you can’t stand the heat…</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The kitchen is no place for those that can't stand hard work. The region's chefs discuss the various day-to-day challenges they face.]]></description>
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			<title>Spears ahead</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Available in white, green or purple, the popularity of asparagus is growing due to its versatility and the efforts of suppliers to bring in the vegetable year-round  ]]></description>
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			<title>Staff crisis on the horizon</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotels will soon face quicker staff turnover as the number of new properties coming online in the market is set to increase this year]]></description>
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			<title>Rain doesn’t stop play</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The recent spell of bad weather across the GCC might have left pedestrians caught out, but for hotels, golf courses and other open-air leisure facilities, it was business as usual]]></description>
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			<title>Facing the great outdoors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Moving dining beyond the boundaries of the restaurant and into the open air has soared in popularity, yet it is still a testing business in the region. This month, Caterer gathers professionals from across the Middle East to discover the formula for al fresco success   ]]></description>
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			<title>And the winner is…</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Accolades were presented to the industry's finest at the Hotelier Middle East Awards in last month]]></description>
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			<title>IFMA chapter for the UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The increasing presence of the FM industry has created a stir in the UAE, resulting in efforts being made to form some kind of institutional body to represent and support the FM profession. FM Middle East can reveal proceedings are underway to achieve this.]]></description>
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			<title>Hot wheels</title>
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			<title>The Renaissance Dubai Hotel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In many regional hotels luxury and glamour often come at the cost of taste and comfort. Fortunately not all hotels have followed this path.]]></description>
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			<title>Serving the health conscious</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Diners in the region are becoming increasingly aware of eating healthily and avoiding certain foods. This month, caterers and nutritionalists from the Middle East discuss what is being done to cater to these requests]]></description>
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			<title>After dinner with...</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saeid Heidari, director of operations, Renaissance Dubai Hotel, takes five to talk to Caterer about his respect for the Earl of Sandwich and the five people he would love to invite to dinner ]]></description>
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			<title>On the move...</title>
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