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Burj Al Arab

Main Category: Hotels / Resorts
First Address : PO Box 74147
City : Dubai
Country : United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971 4 3017777
Fax: 971 4 3017000
Email: baafeedback@jumeirah.com
Website: www.burj-al-arab.com


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Burj Al Arab maintains room rates despite global crisis

Owner Jumeriah Group has cut room rates by 30% at other hotels, but Burj unaffected.

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Under the sea

Aquarium operations manager Warren Baverstockworks around the clock, both above and below the water's surface, to ensure that everything goes swimmingly at the Burj Al Arab Aquarium.

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UAE super-structures to star in new TV documentary

EXCLUSIVE: Dubai's 'bold and daring' projects will feature on the Nat Geo Channel.

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Coffee break

Caterer takes five with Burj Al Arab Skyview Bar manager Felix Hartmann and finds out why cigars are such an important element of the Middle East's bar and lounge culture.

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Meet the Burj man of Dubai

Burj Al Arab general manager Heinrich Morio explains how his experience as a bellhop stood him in good stead for bigger and better things and discusses the art of making people happy.

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Flexibility key to avoiding the crunch

Middle East hoteliers are bracing themselves for the impact of the global economic slowdown, but many believe flexibility will be the key to eventual success.

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Ramadan presents business opportunities

Iftars and other Ramadan activities are important revenue generators for foodservice operations according to food and beverage professionals in the Middle East.

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Time to eat

Chefs from across the region swap hot tips and the recipe for success in kitchens across the Gulf.

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Five-star rooms in dazzling Dubai

Dubai is a city where, if you can dream it, it's probably already happening.

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Roux scholarship tour arrives in Dubai

The UK's culinary elite visited Dubai in April as part of the Roux Scholarship tour. "It's an educational tour, which gives the scholars a chance to discover the city.

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New kids on the block

Digital acquisition and editing technology is offering freelancers the opportunity to improve their output while lowering costs. Digital Studio speaks to a producer/director team that is using technology and technique to make a little money go a long way.

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Faithful+Gould celebrate 60 years

Success down to the company's people, says CEO.

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Fireworks frenzy

The success of Dubai's New Year's Eve (NYE) fireworks festival marked a small but significant step in the emirate's ambition to rival the likes of Sydney as one of the world's number one New Year's tourism destinations.

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High times

Flights provider Seawings has enabled tourists to view Dubai's leading landmarks from 1500 feet.

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Pure Asia

The Burj Al Arab's latest edition to its F&B offering exudes the complete Asian experience.

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Glamour stakes

The Burj Al Arab's latest F&B venture, Junsui, radiates elegance from every luxurious finish.

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Festival of light

Strong outdoor lighting is more in demand in the region now than ever before.

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Wave tower

A-cero's flower in the desert.

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Chain reaction

The worldwide obesity pandemic has opened huge opportunities for the global health and fitness industry. Louise Oakley reports on how the fitness industry in the Middle East is making the most of the current climate.

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Burj Al Arab leads the way

Conde Nast Traveller US Reader's Choice Awards vote hotel best in the region.

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Supersize me, you, everyone

Days of discreet high-end tourism appear to be over as new hotels compete to outdo one another in grandeur.

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A chef's best friend

Known as chef's diamond, Alba's winter white truffle is one of the most exclusive ingredients found in the kitchen.

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Ahead of the pack

Dubai-based hotel supplier Al Accad Hotel Supplies has been in business for more than thirty years, and as managing director Sultan Al Accad explains, it still has its finger firmly on the pulse.

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Building sand castles in the Gulf

Christopher Sell looks into the technicalities of land reclamation projects.

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Controlling growth in a piping hot market

Pipe manufacturers are niche success – once they get in with the right clients.

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For better…or worse off

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

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Restaurant review: Al Mahara, Dubai

Al Mahara brings all hands on deck to offer a supreme seafood experience, but at a handsome price.

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Shooting stars

Seven leading lighting experts discuss the relative merits of LED, a technology in the spotlight.

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Burj Al Arab makes cut for 7 wonders

Dubai's iconic hotel, the Burj Al Arab, made it into the top 77 nominations for the new Seven Wonders of the World that were announced earlier this month in Portugal.

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Light my fire

World-renowned architectural lighting designers Jonathan Speirs and Mark Major discuss the challenges of working in the Middle East.

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MA to light up Gulf region

German company aims to tap growing demand for lighting control solutions across the GCC.

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Authenticity issues need addressing

Walk into a hotel anywhere in the UAE and would you really know where in the world you were standing?

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Taking a different approach

An unspoken rivalry between Dubai and Abu Dhabi has seen the latter seek some new ways to build, says Angela Giuffrida.

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Burj Al Arab: a modern wonder

Dubai landmark trumps America's Empire State Building in list of the 'new' seven wonders of the world.

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Marble art

Sourcing costly high grade beef from across the globe is crucial to bolstering diner satisfaction.

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Luxury launch

Burj Al Arab in Dubai, one of the most luxurious hotels in the world, wants to offer its guests early access to world leading IT. Duncan MacRae finds out how Microsoft is helping.

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A new palace in the ‘old town’

The general manager of The Palace hotel in The Old Town tells us what to expect from his property.

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Dilmun rising

Why the Bahrain Business Bay will confirm Bahrain as the most sought-after property market.

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Time for dynamic architecture?

Dubai's rotating Time Residences: a new concept in design, or is it all just a gimmick?

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Trapeze establishes presence in region

Wireless infrastructure provider Trapeze Networks has stepped up its activity in the Middle East by setting up its own operations in the region, it said last week.

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Building the biggest and best

The Middle East has been described as an architects' playground, where the wildest ideas can become realities, but as Hotelier Middle East discovers, a lot of thought goes into the dreams.

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APID Conference

APID (The Association for Professional Interior Designers) hosted its first design conference last month to overwhelming support from the industry.

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Going for gold

Dubai launches its first gold coin as part of the 'Visions of Dubai' collectible coin series.

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Eye on top

Best travel and tourism website 'Eye of Dubai' scoops highest award in travel category at Pan Arab Web Awards.

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HP and GBM amongst NME award winners

HP ProCurve was named the region's best networking vendor this week by readers of Network Middle East (NME) in the magazine's Innovation Awards.

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Red dot designs

European lighting designer Beau McClellan talks to CID about his transition from forged steel to flamboyant lighting and how his recent red dot win secures his place in the design world.

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Designer delegates

This month plays host to one of the first all-day conferences dedicated to the interior design industry, organised by APID (Association of Professional Interior Designers).

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Burj Al Arab put up for NME Award

Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel could add to its many accolades with the award for the best wireless network deployment in this year's Network Middle East Innovation Awards.

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The WOW factor...

The market for high-end incentive travel itineraries is relatively small, but the business is well worth the wait.

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Super tall: it's what's inside that counts

Building tall structures is not just about creating the right image, writes Christopher Sell.

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Zabeel goes Depa

Zabeel Investments has expanded its business mix with an equity stake in Depa United Group, the largest regional interior contractor and sixth largest speciality interior contractors in the world.

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You are what you eat

Eating healthily doesn’t have to mean eating rabbit food, as Cheryl Mandy discovers as she checks out the Middle East’s new hunger for nutritionally-balanced dishes and spa cuisine

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Spit and polish

Technological advances are cutting down the amount of elbow grease needed to keep hotels looking spick and span, as Cheryl Mandy finds out as she checks out the latest advances in cleaning equipment

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IT managers of the year

Finalising the ten CIOs and IT managers worthy of gracing the pages of ACN’s annual Top Ten IT Managers feature is never an easy task. It took hours of debate and a few heated verbal exchanges. Over the next seven pages we profile ten of the best IT managers in the region – individuals that have excelled in their profession and truly harnessed the power of IT to deliver tangible business benefits during 2006.

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Burj Al Arab to offer laptop users brand new Vista in regional first

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We'll call you...Burj al Arab

The Burj Al Arab is Dubai's most iconic symbol, but is the hotel's customer service seven star quality?

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Wine import debate revs up

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Change for the better

Joining the Burj al Arab more than six months ago from The Lanesborough in London, chef sommelier Peter Huy discusses the challenges he has faced and the changes he hopes to implement

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Seven-star

KCA’s design portfolio is filled with the world’s top hotels, luxurious office blocks and also boasts one of the most talked about buildings in the world — the Burj al Arab. Design principal, Khuan Chew, talks to Charlotte Butterfield about designing icons, creating an imitable style and KCA’s re-emergence on the Dubai design scene

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Hotel Design: from bland boxes to fancy follies

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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Thai influences at the Burj Al Arab

Experts from Chiva-Som teach the team at Assawan about herbal healing

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Ferdi wins with 42 below

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