Sheraton Hotels & Resorts

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.

Newly appointed Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel and Towers general manager Heinz Grub, outlines the company's plans.

The days of rigid breakout sessions are over and flexible meetings are the future.

The housekeeping department is integral to the smooth running of any hotel - but what really goes on in the world of a hotel housekeeper? HME persuaded a handful of the region's executive housekeepers to dish the dirt on the highs, the lows and messy guests.

Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort and Towers director of finance Ashraf El-Gammal calculates what goes into a day's work.

Educating staff is difficult in today's fast-paced kitchen environments. Here, six industry professionals talk about the need for on-the-job experience.

The new year is a time for resolutions and improvements; turning over a new leaf and making a fresh start. With this in mind, is it time you thought about renovating your restaurant?

Hotelier Middle East catches up with cleaners from across the stewarding and housekeeping departments to learn about the importance of training and the new focus on the environment.

The Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel and Towers has upgraded its fitness facilities to keep pace with the developing fitness industry.

Dubai's hotels discuss the strategies they employ to maximise revenue and repeat business during Ramadan.

Four Points by Sheraton, Bur Dubai is not set for the scrap heap, according to vice president, brand management, Sally Swider.

Sheraton Bahrain Hotel housekeeping department order-taker Malkom Aloysius explains his mission to keep things neat and tidy, and reveals some of the items guests have left behind.

When the 293-room Westin Mina Seyahi opens its doors in December this year, guests will get their first glimpse of the Westin brand in the Middle East.

The Middle East hotel industry has recorded RevPAR growth of 13.7% for the first half of 2006, according to results from the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte, with the region on track to record its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth.

Syria's hotel industry has had a rough time over the past few years but has recently given the future its full attention.

Hoteliers in Saudi Arabia and Yemen are seeing a slow but sure increase in business, with occupancies up year-on-year and new international brands entering both markets, as Sarah Campbell discovers.

Dubai's food and beverage professionals have called for urgent measures to stop rival hotel companies poaching their staff, after several front-of-house employees have been targeted for new hotel openings recently.

As the refurbishment of the Sheraton Oman Hotel in Muscat continues, general manager Martin Cramer tells HME that this month's tasks took the hotel's team from Oman to Berlin.

Hotel industry consultant Guy Wilkinson looks at the hotels' use of alternative branding in the Middle East, and finds that in several cases hotels may want to consider a different tactic.

Hands-on security conference Hack In The Box (HITB) will come to Dubai in April, and will include technical training sessions and talks from security researchers including Mikko Hypponen (pictured) of F-Secure

The Sheraton Oman Hotel is set to face a challenging nine months following its decision to close down the property in order to carry out essential renovation work

The shortage of rooms in Muscat is set to worsen now the Sheraton Oman Hotel has closed for nine months to undergo a complete renovation.

What will the future’s hotels look like? As hotel designers continue to think out of the box, this could well be the end of the cookie-cutter design model, writes hotel industry consultant, Guy Wilkinson.

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