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As the Middle East’s farming market matures and expands, isn’t it time for chefs and purchasers to investigate more environmental friendly produce supply solutions.

Lee Jamieson explores the emergence of Oman as a sophisticated tourist destination with strong brand values that set it apart in the Middle East.

Morocco still remains a marginal market for investors due to poor infrastructure, poor legal framework & excessive red tape.

Agreement will allow Emirates Hotels to focus on conservation based resorts - president.

Sara Hamdan finds the most civilised corner of Australia and makes herself at home.

A multi-million dollar government-funded effort to boost tourism in Saudi Arabia is part of a wider strategy to divert the country's economy away from its oil dependence. ATN looks at some of the country's latest projects and travel incentives.

Hotelier Middle East goes behind the front line of Dubai's price war and finds many hoteliers are doing all they can to prevent a downward spiral.

Hotelier Middle East Awards GM of the Year - and former accountant - Elaine Watson talks about the challenges of running the Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community.

Courtyard by Marriott director of engineering Wael Farouk believes the key to a successful environmental programme is to aim for the top, while setting realistic goals along the way.

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.

Good customer care goes beyond the front desk and few industries know that better than the hospitality sector. MED quizzes the region’s leading hotels for top tips on bolstering the patient experience in your clinic.

The cream of Dubai's HR community met up at the Shangri-La Hotel Dubai to discuss the issues facing the region's hospitality recruitment professi4onals and agreed that retention is about more than just money.

US-managed hotel close to parliament destroyed in truck bombing, over 200 injured.

Hopes for Kuwait as a meetings and incentives powerhouse rest on a 20-year tourism master plan.

MTV's Nickelodeon is expanding its brand throughout the Gulf with a theme park and hotel planned.

Marriott International president and managing director Ed Fuller outlines the hotel behemoth's plans in the region and its policy towards emerging superpowers such as China and India.

Marriott president Ed Fuller runs the world's biggest hotel group, and it's about to get bigger.

In major cities such as London, New York, LA and Sydney, the trend for designated vegetarian eateries and raw restaurants has exploded during the last decade.

Hotel giant to expand regional portfolio of properties from 26 to 65 by 2011, CEO says.

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.

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.

Preparations for Valentines Day are already underway at many of Dubai's restaurants.

Marriott International has opened a regional office in Mumbai in recognition of India's growing importance to the company for both inbound and outbound travel.

The Halal industry has become a multi-trillion dollar business, with Halal food and non-food products generating an estimated US $2.1 trillion a year.

As travel peaks during December, the region's tradition of late booking could engender serious problems.

The eagerly-awaited details of the 2008 Vacation Ownership Investment Conference (VOIC) were announced this month.

Online travel community Trip Advisor has announced the results of its annual business travel survey.

As Middle East consumers become increasingly internet savvy, travel agents are being forced to find ways to compete with online travel booking channels. ATN discusses some of the options.

Last month Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai played host to six HR managers who discussed staff recruitment and retention issues.

Hotels and airlines continue to eye the rapidly developing former Soviet state.

Hoteliers and industry analysts are still unsure whether the predicted surge in Dubai's room supply next year will have a big impact on the city's high rates.

As the industry waits with baited breath for fractional ownership legislation to be introduced, Chris Jackson looks at the market demand.

Rising numbers of Germanic tourists and a number of German restaurants are helping to propel the reputation of the country’s cuisine in the region.

Marriott's Dubai-based hotels scooped the pool at a recent awards ceremonies.

As Marriott International concentrates on the rollout of its Quan spa brand, director of spa operations and development for Asia Pacific, Rhett Pickering, talks about the many challenges of bringing the concept into reality.

Energy drinks are one of the region's fastest growing sectors and also one of the most competitive.

Five-star breaks in Sharm el Sheikh in association with Egypt Air from US $800.

JW Marriott in Dubai has launched a new events management company Events by JW to target festivals and concerts.

Marriott International joins forces with Abu Dhabi National Hotels to bring the first JW Marriott to the UAE capital.

ATM Special: Hotels chief predicts blue sky for Middle East hotel industry.

With the support of the Jordanian government, three hotels and a convention centre have joined forces to raise the profile of the lowest point on earth as a meetings and incentives hotspot.

Dubai-based hoteliers have turned their attention to new job markets and innovative employment strategies as traditional labour source-markets slow down.

Three hotels and a convention centre join forces to boost the world's lowest point's profile.

Industry insiders are key voters in Depa's 2007 hotel design awards.

Marriott International will add to its Irish portfolio this year, with the company set to take over management of the Limerick Marriott Hotel.

Marriott Hotels International is setting its sights on a big year in 2007, after posting impressive results across the region last year.

Marriott has launched an interactive online version of its Hotel Excellence! travel agent training programme, which suggests questions to ask clients when selecting accommodation to suit their requirements.

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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Inviting the GM and his wife to enjoy a ritual could be the key to improved relationships for hotel spas

The Gulf’s serviced apartment market is relatively immature compared to that of the US and Far East, but it is vast nonetheless, and developing fast, according to hotel industry consultant,Guy Wilkinson

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