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| MENA TRAVEL AWARDS 2005 Final NOMINEES and Winners
While the event aimed to recognize the accomplishment of the Tourism industry in the vibrant ME & NA Region The quality of the entries in this year's awards bears this out, This fundamental annual ceremony is destined to become the event for the very Together with you; we're extremely fortunate to be in a position through which On May the 5th 2005, there were 64 winners in this specially devised awards program. Revealing the top three outright winners of the - Platinum, Gold and Silver - awards for each of the 18 industry categories; these frontrunners have been virtuously selected this year by over 26,000 voters of the industry’s end users, guests and clients this year. |
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Nominees
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WINNERS
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| Best 4-star Business / Corporate Hotel • Moevenpick Hotel Doha, Qatar • Four Points Sheraton Bur Dubai, U A E • The Courtyard By Marriott, Kuwait • Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Jumeirah Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Tulip Inn Hotel Dubai, U A E • Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai, U A E |
Best 4-star Business / Corporate Hotel 1-Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Jumeirah Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Gold) 3- Movenpick Hotel Doha, Qatar (Silver) 3- Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai, U A E (Silver) |
| Best 5-star New Hotel For The Year 2004 • Taba Heights Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt • La Residence Des Cascades Golf Resort And, Egypt • Renaissance Golden View Beach Resort Sharm, Egypt • Intercontinental Heliopolis Cairo,Egypt • Intercontinental Abu Soma Resort, Egypt • Safir Heliopolitan Hotel Beirut, Lebanon |
Best 5-star New Hotel For The Year 2004 1- Intercontinental Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt (Platinum) 2- Safir Heliopolitan Hotel Beirut, Lebanon (Gold) 3- Renaissance Golden View Beach Resort Sharm, Egypt (Silver) |
| Best Car Rental – International Brand • Budget Car Rental Manama, Bahrain • National Car Rental Riyadh, K S A • Hertz Rent A Car Dubai, U A E • Avis Rent A Car Dubai, U A E • Europcar Dubai, U A E |
Best Car Rental – International Brand 1- Hertz Rent A Car Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Budget Car Rental Manama, Bahrain (Gold) 3- Europcar Dubai, U A E (Silver) |
| Best Conference / Convention Hotel • Radisson S A S Hotel Amman, Jordan • Conrad Hotel Cairo, Egypt • Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E • Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, U A E • Intercontinental Riyadh, K S A • J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt |
Best Conference / Convention Hotel 1- Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E (Platinum) 2- Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Gold) 2- J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt (Gold) 3- Radisson S A S Hotel Amman, Jordan (Silver) |
| Best Duty Free • Abu Dhabi Duty Free, U A E • Beirut Duty Free, Lebanon • Duty Free Muscat, Oman • Qatar Duty Free Company Doha, Qatar • Dubai Duty Free, U A E • Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex, Manama • Kuwait Duty Free |
Best Duty Free 1- Qatar Duty Free Company Doha, Qatar (Platinum) 2- Dubai Duty Free, U A E (Gold) 3- Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex, Manama (Silver) |
| Best Environmental 4-star Hotel • Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Coral Diera Dubai, U A E • Moevenpick Resort El Quseir, Egypt • Golden Tulip Resort Khasab, Oman • Noria Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt • Ritz Sharq Hotel, Kuwait • El Baron Heliopolis Hotel Cairo, Egypt |
Best Environmental 4-star Hotel 1- Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Movenpick Resort El Quseir, Egypt (Gold) 3- Noria Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Silver) |
| Best Golf Club • El Gouna Golf And Fitness Club, Egypt • La Residence Des Cascades Golf Resort, Egypt • El Kantaoui Golf Course, Tunisia • J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt • The Montgomerie Dubai , U A E • The Desert Course Dubai, Arabian Ranches, U A E |
Best Golf Club 1- J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt (Platinum) 2- The Montgomerie Dubai , U A E (Gold) 3- El Kantaoui Golf Course, Tunisia (Silver) |
| Best 4-star Leisure Hotel • Amphoras Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt • Golden Tulip Resort Khasab, Oman • Al Jazira Hotel And Resort Abu Dhabi, U A E • Al Sawadi Beach Resort, Oman • The Oasis Hotel Cairo, Egypt • Hotel New Cataract Aswan, Egypt |
Best 4-star Leisure Hotel 1- Al Jazira Hotel And Resort Abu Dhabi, U A E (Platinum) 2- Amphoras Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Gold) 3- Golden Tulip Resort Khasab, Oman (Silver) |
| Best M E And N A Airlines • Kuwait Airways • Egypt Air Cairo, Egypt • Air Arabia Sharjah, U A E • Gulf Air Manama, Bahrain • Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar • Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi, U A E |
Best M E And N A Airlines 1- Gulf Air Manama, Bahrain (Platinum) 2- Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar (Gold) 3- Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi, U A E (Silver) 3- Air Arabia Sharjah, U A E (Silver) |
| Best Environmental 5-star Hotel • Conrad Hotel Cairo, Egypt • Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Sheraton Miramar Resort El Gouna, Egypt • Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A E • Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt • Steigenberger Golf Resort El Gouna, Egypt vRadisson S A S Resort Taba, Egypt |
Best Environmental 5-star Hotel 1- Sheraton Miramar Resort El Gouna, Egypt (Platinum) 2- Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A E (Gold) 3- Radisson S A S Resort Taba, Egypt (Silver) 3- Conrad Hotel Cairo, Egypt (Silver) |
| Best 4-star New Hotel For The Year 2004 • Tulip Inn Hotel Dubai, U A E • The Courtyard By Marriott, Kuwait • Coral Diera Dubai, U A E • Four Points By Sheraton Kuwait |
Best 4-star New Hotel For The Year 2004 1- The Courtyard By Marriott, Kuwait (Platinum) 2- Tulip Inn Hotel Dubai, U A E (Gold) 3- Four Points By Sheraton Kuwait (Silver) |
| Best Car Rental – Local Brand • Fast Rent A Car , U A E • Arabian Hala Company Ltd. Riyadh, K S A • Pre Vas Motors, Ghana • House Of Cars Rent A Car Dubai, U A E • Hanco Rental And Leasing Specialists, K S A • Diamondlease Dubai, U A E |
Best Car Rental – Local Brand 1- Diamondlease Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Hanco Rental And Leasing Specialists, K S A (Gold) 3- Fast Rent A Car , U A E (Silver) |
| Best 5-star Leisure Hotel • Intercontinental Mountain Resort And Spa Mzaar, Lebanon • Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah, U A E • Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort And Towers Dubai, U A E • Hyatt Regency Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt • Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A E • Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E • Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Tower & Casino, Egypt • Sharm El Sheikh Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt |
Best 5-star Leisure Hotel 1- Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Tower & Casino, Egypt (Gold) 3- Sharm El Sheikh Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt (Silver) 3- Intercontinental Mountain Resort And Spa Mzaar, Lebanon (Silver) |
| Best Price Value Hotel • Al Ain Rotana Hotel, U A E • Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai, U A E • Le Meridien Commodore Beirut, Lebanon • Crowne Plaza Dubai, U A E • Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah, U A E • Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt • Movenpick Bur Dubai, UAE • Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt |
Best Price Value Hotel 1- Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah, U A E (Platinum) 1- Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Crowne Plaza Dubai, U A E (Gold) 3- Movenpick Hotel Bur Dubai, U A E (Silver) 3- Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt (Silver) |
| Best Spa • Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At The First Residence, Egypt • La Residence Des Cascades Golf Resort, Egypt • Moevenpick Resort And Spa Dead Sea, Jordan • Moevenpick Hotel And Resort Beirut, Lebanon • Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A E • Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
Best Spa 1- Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 2- Movenpick Resort And Spa Dead Sea, Jordan (Gold) 3- Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Silver) |
| Best Tourism Project • N T S Floating Hotels, Egypt • El Gouna Red Sea, Egypt • The Finest Hotels Of The World, Greece • Taba Heights Sinai, Egypt |
Best Tourism Project 1- El Gouna Red Sea, Egypt (Platinum) 2- Taba Heights Sinai, Egypt (Gold) 3- The Finest Hotels Of The World, Greece (Silver) 3- N T S Floating Hotels, Egypt (Silver) |
| Best Conference / Convention Center • Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental Muscat, Oman • Cairo Conference Center, Egypt • Riyadh Marriott Hotel, K S A • Le Meridien Amman, Jordan • Le Royal Beirut, Lebanon |
Best Conference / Convention Center 1- Riyadh Marriott Hotel, K S A (Platinum) 2- Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental Muscat, Oman (Gold) 3- Le Meridien Amman, Jordan (Silver) |
| Best 5-star Business / Corporate Hotel • Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E • Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E • Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, U A E • J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt • Intercontinental Dubai, U A E • Al Faisaliah Hotel A Rosewood Hotel Riyadh, K S A • J W Marriott Kuwait City • Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers, UAE • Radisson SAS Hotel & Resort, Kuwait |
Best 5-star Business / Corporate Hotel 1- Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum) 1- Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, U A E (Platinum) 2- Al Faisaliah Hotel A Rosewood Hotel Riyadh, K S A (Gold) 2- Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers, UAE (Gold) 3- Radisson SAS Hotel & Resort, Kuwait (Silver) |
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Photos of the Awards Ceremony |