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Waldorf Astoria, Dubai Palm Jumeriah..location of the Hotel Awards

Middle East Hotel Awards sees record entries

DUBAI, April 16, 2015

The Middle East Hotel Awards witnessed a record increase in entries this year for the Best Restaurant Award, with particular surges in interest from hotels in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, and a higher level of applicants from Saudi Arabia.

Shortlisted brands include Dusit Thani, Hyatt, Armani, Jumeirah, Banyan Tree, Premier Inn, Four Seasons, The Address plus many others across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Doha and Ras al-Khaimah.

InterContinental Dubai Festival City and Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa have been shortlisted for the coveted Best Hotel 2015 award which Burj al Arab was honoured in 2014.

The brand new Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach has been shortlisted across an impressive four categories including Best New Hotel, Best Resort, Best Bar and Best Hotel Suite. The longer-established Premier Inn Abu Dhabi International Airport has been shortlisted for two - Best Sustainable Hotel and Best Budget Hotel.

Over 400 hoteliers representing outstanding hotels from across the Middle East will discover the results at an awards ceremony on June 4 at the Waldorf Astoria, Dubai Palm Jumeriah.

Lynne Bellinger, managing director at Purple Hospitality and food and beverage (F&B) judge, said: “As competition grows in the F&B industry in the Middle East with individual restaurant concepts on the increase and becoming more on trend, hotels are upping their game and it is great to see so many more entries this year. Not all of these entries are new ones, some are excellent existing ones along with others that have gone through a revamp or rebranding. Purple Hospitality is currently placing restaurant concepts in the Mena region from around the globe, so I know what is about to arrive and there are some really exciting things on the horizon. With this, hotels will need to continue to up their game.”
 
There is a battle of steakhouses with CUT by Wolfgang Puck at The Address Downton Dubai and Atlantis the Palm’s Seafire. Also competing are the two signature restaurants at Armani Hotels – Ristorante and Amal; Gordon Ramsay at The St. Regis Doha; 18° at Hyatt Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi; Benjarong at the Dusit Thani, Dubai; Peppercrab at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai; and Vivaldi at the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers.

Last year, the Best Restaurant award was won by Atlantis the Palm’s newly revamped Ossiano.

Gregoire Berger, Chef De Cuisine at Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm said: “2015 offers huge competition in the culinary world, and ensures we must stay on our toes to stay ahead of the pack.  To lead in increasingly saturated markets, at Ossiano we source the finest and freshest products from around the world. Fish is fresh caught and always supplied whole, tomatoes are sourced from Italy and the cheese from Meilleurs Ouvriers de France. In addition I try to use ingredients that no one else has in Dubai, such as the Timut pepper which I source from Nepal. I am proud of this diversity and it’s proven to be a winning strategy.”  - TradeArabia News Service




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