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Europe, Middle East, Africa Newsletter December 2008

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In This Issue
Editors Note

Jurys Doyle, the privately owned Irish hotel group, will now be known as the Doyle Collection. The hotel group will concentrate on the luxury end of the market with all properties having a 4-Star rating, except for the Westbury in Dublin, which is a 5-Star property.

Scandic Hotels is expanding beyond the Nordic Region and Eastern Europe, with a new hotel in Hamburg, Germany. The Scandic Hamburg, which is expected to open in 2011, will have 325 rooms and be located in the center of Hamburg.

The UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) is launching a new long-term tourism research project, which will forecast the growth of international tourism through 2030. The study entitled UNWTO Future Vision: Tourism Towards 2030 will be presented at the UNWTO General Assembly to be held in the Republic of Kazakhstan in October of next year.

I wish you all the very best of this Holiday Season and all things good in the New Year.

Until next year
Peace

Helena Miele, CITE
Editor electronic newsletters

 

China
Frankfurt Marriott Hotel

Frankfurt Marriott HotelFrankfurt Marriott HotelThe Frankfurt Marriott Hotel is located in the center of the city, opposite the exhibition center, just a short distance from the main train station, the banking district and international airport. Each of the 588 elegantly decorated rooms, including 23 suites, provide you with a feeling of being right at home, but with all the functionality for the discerning business traveler. With 15 modern conference rooms of various sizes, including Frankfurt’s largest ballroom, the hotel is able to offer the right conditions for every kind of event. Marriott Event and Catering Service Teams, will assist with the planning and coordination of all events, coupled with state-of-the-art technology including the fastest high-speed Internet access and Wi-Fi. Take advantage of the culinary delights offered in all of our 4 delectably international restaurants.

Contact: Ms. Pia Hollenberg, Director of Event Booking Center

Email: pia.hollenberg@marriotthotels.com

www.i-mi.com: Frankfurt Marriott Hotel

Austria Hotels International
Hotel Burgenland

Hotel Burgenland

Hotel Burgenland

Franz Schubert-Platz 1

7000 Eisenstadt

Austria

Ph: +43 2682 696 0

Fax: +43 2682 655 31

Hotel Burgenland in Eisenstadt, Austria

Located in the heart of Eisenstadt, the capital of the Austrian Burgenland province, the hotel is located just 50 km/30 miles south of the historical city of Vienna. The Hotel Burgenland has modest conference facilities within the hotel and direct access to the congress center which offers a large variety of banquet and conference facilities for up to 750 people.

Eisenstadt is the birth city of Austria’s famous composer Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) and in 2009 the city offers a spectacular year of cultural highlights with a wide range of concerts and events paying tribute to this celebrated musician.

Compound your meeting with the unique cultural heritage offers available during the Haydn year 2009.

Let us spoil you during your stay with the exceptional Pannonia cuisine in our restaurant Bienenkorb (beehive).

C + C² + C = HB
Culture + Culinary Cuisine + Conferences = Hotel Burgenland

 
GERMANY: Opening in March – andel’s Hotel Berlin

andel'.s Hotel BerlinThe 4-Star Superior, andel’s Hotel Berlin is set to open on 1st March 2009, just in time for ITB. The property’s 557 guest rooms and suites include accessible rooms for the hearing impaired, anti-allergy rooms and wheelchair-accessible rooms. Extensive meeting facilities include 3,800 sqm/30,903 sqft of flexible meeting and banquet space with 18 rooms including a 570 sqm/6,135 sqft ballroom. All event rooms are outfitted with state-of-the-art technology. Restaurants and bars include the Breakfast & Buffet restaurant, a Brasserie, an à-la-carte restaurant, the Sky Lounge & Bar and the two-story Executive Lounge.
The andel is located in the eastern part of Berlin near Alexanderplatz and close to the S-Bahn metropolitan railway station, trams and buses. There is direct commuter rail connection to the Messe Berlin fairgrounds from the andel. The hotel’s website offers clear and detailed information on all the public transportation options close to the hotel.

E-Mail: info@andelsberlin.com
Website: www.andelsberlin.com/en/home
SCOTLAND: Gleneagles Green
Gleneagles Green

Scotland’s famed Glenagles Hotel snagged the gold award from the UK’s Green Tourism Business Scheme for its comprehensive environmental policies.  On winning the Green award, Patrick Elsmie, Managing Director of Gleneagles said, ‘It is our aim to become the industry leader in environmental management and contribute to a sustainable society. We are therefore delighted to receive industry recognition for our efforts so far and we will continue to strive to do all we can as a hotel to protect the environment for future generations.'
The 5-Star, luxury golf and spa resort, also topped the Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List 2009 for the 'Best Hotel For Leisure Facilities' with the highest score of all leisure properties listed worldwide.
Gleneagles sits on 850 acres in Perthshire, Scotland. There are 256 guest rooms and suites and extensive indoor and outdoor event options. The property is easily accessible from Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

Website: www.gleneagles.com

Dolce

Dolce Chantilly

Dolce Hotels & Resorts has earned a reputation for creating inspiring working and learning environments. With a new look and attitude, our 6 properties in Europe confirm our passion for creating exceptional meeting experiences and encourage your people to foster big ideas. We provide the unique destination and nourish the body, mind and spirit. We provide the connectivity through our facilities, design, architecture and technology and our community of dedicated, professional, passionate team members, our Great Guest Experience training and green initiatives provide the ideal service and environment for the most productive event.

 

Dolce Hotels and Resorts
Ami Kalanta, Corporate Marketing Manager

T : +1-201-505-4407 ~ F : +1-201-307-8837
ami.kalanta@dolce.com ~ www.dolce.com
DENMARK: Copenhagen Admiral Hotel – Meeting in the Harbor
Copenhagen Admiral Hotel

The Copenhagen Admiral Hotel’s recent renovation expanded upon the hotel’s maritime location and original architecture to bring out the best in the property.  Once a grain warehouse, the building’s beautiful dark wood beams and thick walls were made into assets.  Each of the hotel’s 366 guest rooms and suites have custom made Danish teak furniture and state-of-the-art room facilities. Spacious and unique meeting facilities accommodate from 50 to 700 attendees. Team building activities like rappelling, rubber boat races or kyack-polo in the harbor are available and the hotel can arrange boat trips for both small and large groups.
The Admiral Hotel is located at waterfront promenade, close to Amalienborg Palace, the gardens of Amaliehaven and the Little Mermaid. The Copenhagen Opera House is just across the water and can be reached via the opera shuttle boat.
E-mail: event@admiralhotel.dk
Website: www.admiralhotel.dk
ITALY: Hilton Sorrento Palace
Hilton Sorrento Palace

The Hilton Sorrento Palace combines contemporary design with Mediterranean warmth, refinement with functionality, technological innovation with a sense of tradition. Looking out over the Bay of Naples and the unmistakable outline of Mt. Vesuvius, Sorrento has always been a welcoming and exclusive destination.

The hotel has 377 rooms and suites and offers numerous unique team building events within the hotel itself: the cooking school with competitions for the best Neapolitan Pizza, Limoncello or spaghetti dishes.

The hotel's Congress Centre is one of the largest in the South of Italy and has a business center and 23 meeting rooms which can accommodate up to 1,500 persons. Guests have a choice of leisure facilities on site, including outdoor pools, an indoor pool, a tennis court, a fitness room and beautiful gardens.

E-mail: event.sorrento@hilton.com
www.i-mi.com: Hilton Sorrento Palace

QATAR: Thinking Big
Qatar

The Middle Eastern country of Qatar is forecasting a large and steady increase in tourism over the next few years. It is expected that when the new international airport opens in 2012, 15 million passengers will travel through it in its first year of operation. And the Qatar Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (QTEA) reports that the country’s hotel capacity will increase from the present number of 4,300 hotel rooms to 29,000 hotel rooms by 2012.
One of the new hotels opening in Qatar is the Grand Hyatt Doha scheduled to open in Spring 2009. The property will have 249 guest rooms and suites and a residential complex for short and long-term stays. There will be over 3,000 sqm/32,291 sqft of meeting and banqueting facilities that includes a 1,500 sqm/16,146 sqft ballroom and 11 meeting rooms.
Grand Hyatt Doha Email: doha.grand@hyatt.com
QTEA Website:   www.qatartourism.gov.qa
Grand Hyatt Doha Website: http://doha.grand.hyatt.com
UAE: 7 Star Meetings at the Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab

Dubai’s Burj Al Arab is the place for luxury meetings. The 7-Star, $650 million property is set on a man-made island 900 ft/ 270 m out in the Persian Gulf. The hotel’s atrium is nearly 590 ft/177 m high. Accommodations consist of 202 huge two-story suites. Opulent meeting and conference facilities consist of 8 event rooms accommodating from 12 to 350. The two-tiered, circular ballroom is designed like an 18th century Viennese Opera House with marble pillars, chandeliers and a central gold dome. All event venues are outfitted with the latest technology and translation booths and video-conferencing equipment are available on request.

Dining and drinking at the Burj is an event. One of the restaurants, the Al Mahara seafood restaurant, offers dining under an aquarium ceiling and the Skyview Bar offers spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf.

E-mail: sales@jumeirah.com
Website: www.burj-al-arab.com

In The Air
Etihad Airways Flying to Moscow
Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways recently launched service from Abu Dhabi to Moscow. The new service operates five times weekly using an Airbus A320. The plane is configured with 140 seats in two classes of service with 20 seats in Business Class and 120 seats in Economy Class. Flights depart Abu Dhabi on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive at Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport on the same day. Return flights depart Moscow on the same days.
Etihad Airways was voted ‘world’s leading first class airline’ at this year’s World Travel Awards, which took place at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa. The airline also received the regional title of ‘leading first class’ at the Middle East World Travel Awards in October 2008.
Website: www.etihadairways.com