Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Regional Vice President, Fairmont Hotels|Barnes has been in Dubai since 2007, when he was appointed regional vice president of Fairmont Hotels — he added the Fairmont Dubai to his portfolio in May this year, re-locating to the actual hotel where he is now based.

AV integration specialist and distributor Triangle Entertainment Services was tasked with supplying and installing a variety of pro audio technologies at Dubai’s recently opened Cavalli Club. Here, Sound & Stage profiles the installation process and the challenges that confronted the Triangle team.

The Middle East has worked hard to build a reputation as a global events hub, catering to everything from conferences and awards ceremonies to sporting events. But is the market in good enough shape to survive the slowdown, asks Lucy Taylor?

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.

Waste from guest rooms is as much of a burden on the environment as any waste produced in your hotel or resort. Fairmont Hotel's Alka Patel discusses bringing recycling to the people.

How hot does your water really need to be? Fairmont Dubai communications director Alka Patel discusses the best way to turn on the hotel's heat and when it's better to go cold turkey.

Paper wastage has a negative impact on the environment as well as a hotel's bottom line. Fairmont Dubai's Alka Patel outlines some easy measures your hotel can enforce to lighten the load.

Africa was once seen as a once-in-a-lifetime experience — destination tourism at its best. However, the continent is shrugging off this label and its limitations, attracting repeat visitors, large corporate groups and international hotel brands. Laura Warne investigates the challenges and rewards of entering the first continent.

Hamburg is a popular tourism destination but remains relatively unknown to the Middle East market.

Fairmont Dubai's eco-champion Alka Patel takes a look at carbon offsets, considers how they can help hotels and suggests the best way for a property to set out on the route to neutrality.

Fairmont Dubai's eco-champion Alka Patel discusses the merits for hotels of using organic produce and gives hoteliers food for thought with advice on how to turn their kitchens green.

Italian designer Roberto Cavalli poised to follow Karl Lagerfeld with plans for city venture.

Italian couturier Roberto Cavalli is set to open a brand new designer club in the Fairmont Hotel, Dubai.

Fairmont Dubai's eco-champion Alka Patel offers tips on how to set up your own green team - and how to make it effective.

Canada-based group, controlled by Prince Alwaleed, signs deal to be part of the Wave Muscat project.

Fairmont president Thomas Storey is set to make the luxury hotel's expansion blueprint a reality.

Water conservation is of prime importance in a region where consumption levels are higher than most places in the world. Fairmont Dubai's eco-champion Alka Patel gives some helpful tips.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced a new hotel and residences at the holy site of Mekkah in Saudi Arabia.

The technology boom has brought with it a new type of waste - electronic waste, or e-waste. Twenty years ago, this category of waste barely existed; today, it represents the biggest and fastest growing category of manufacturing waste.

Fairmont Dubai's award winning restaurant extends its culinary offerings to Shanghai City and the Szechuan Province.

The Fairmont Dubai culinary team cleaned up at this year's prestigious Emirates International Salon Culinaire contest, which was held along side the Gulfood tradeshow 2008 on February 24-27, with 14 medals garnered including the coveted honour, ‘Artist of the Year'.

Switching on to energy-saving methods will not only help the environment, but also the hotel's bottom line, as The Fairmont Dubai's Alka Patel explains.

East Africa's Zanibar in the Indian Ocean is gearing up to receive Middle East travelers.

Reef Leisure Water Sports diving instructor and water sports manager Deon Van Biljon gives guests at Fairmont Zanzibar a fish-eye view of the world.

Burj Al Arab's Sky View Bar manager scoops first place prize at a first-of-its-kind cigar pairing competition.

The New Year will welcome a raft of luxury hotels opening across the region. Kathi Everden previews some of the best developments.

The Fairmont Dubai public relations manager - and eco-champion - Alka Patel looks at the hotel's recent efforts to help environmental groups in the community achieve their targets.

The Fairmont Dubai public relations manager - and eco-champion - Alka Patel tells Hotelier Middle East readers about the pros of buying green and the benefits of eco-labelling organizations.

While the countries of Africa are geographically diverse enough to boast a multitude of sellingpoints, many of them share an underdeveloped hotel market. But as Chris Jackson discovers, there are plenty of opportunities for growth and investment just waiting to be capitalized.

Heading off to a new destination but can't take Jeeves along? Fear not, here is a firstclass guide to some of the best concierge services in the world.

The Fairmont Dubai public relations manager - and eco-champion - Alka Patel looks at steps a hotel can take to reduce its rubbish output.

Fairmont hotels has rolled out a brand wide commitment to go green. Will others follow in its wake?

ArabianTravel News talks to Triton Distribution CEO Gregory Lykiardopoulos about the future direction of global distribution strategies and adapting to a changing marketplace.

A trip up the aisle to find out the cost of getting married in Dubai - from ceremonies to wedding receptions.

HRH Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed is spending over US$200m to refurbish the world-famous Savoy Hotel. But will it work?

Facilities Management Middle East reports on the catering business and what FMs should look out for.

Region's catering industry is facing a severe skills shortage in the coming years, it has been predicted.

Fairmont Dubai secures a pricely drop for the connoisseur.

An increasing number of people are turning to the computer to plan their travel in developed hotel markets, but what technological developments are next for the Middle East asks Chris Jackson.

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.

Malaysian dredging and coastal protection company, Tidalmarine Engineering (TME), has won a contract to build a marina for the US $163 million (AED600 million) Mina Al Fajer Resort in Fujairah.

Flicking the switch is one of the easiest ways for hotels to conserve their energy bills — and the environment.

When it comes to environmental best practices, Fairmont Dubai is leading the way, says Steven Webster, chair of the hotel's Green Team.

In the first of our monthly case studies, facilities management Middle East looks at the hospitality industry and reports back on the Fairmont Hotel's strict maintenance procedures and the systems it uses to help keep those 5* standards.

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is expanding its portfolio of properties in Egypt with a second property announced for Cairo.

Hoteliers are being encouraged to embrace new reservations technology, which its creators claim will bring the Middle East hotel industry up-to-speed with the rest of the world

Saunas and steam-rooms are here to stay. While the stand-alone units, once squeezed into a pokey corner of a hotel, are well past their sell-by-date, in today’s sophisticated spas, saunas and steam rooms play a vital role and are an integral part of the whole spa experience, as Cheryl Mandy discovers

The region’s human resources managers talk to Hotelier about promoting good staff morale, benchmarking employee benefits, calming down strike action and the constant challenge of employee housing