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Beautifully sheltered between the Hajar Mountains and the majestic Indian Ocean, the Fujairah Rotana Resort & Spa is 140 km away from Dubai International Airport and 45 km away from Fujairah National Airport. This prime five-star beachfront
BY LAURA GELDER The new Raffles Makkah Palace
has opened in Saudi Arabia in the prominent Abraj Al Bait complex near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The entrance to the hotel is a three- minute walk from the holiest site in Islam, and the all-suite hotel occupies 15 floors of the 32-storey tower, all of
W Abu Dhabi A new W hotel is to open in Abu
Dhabi in 2013, at Al Bateen Wharf, in the oldest occupied part of the city. The new development will feature around 350 rooms including 25 suites and two ‘Extreme Wow’ suites – similar to a presidential concept. There will also be a signature spa with 12 treatment rooms, three restaurants, a lounge and a rooftop nightclub. The W Abu Dhabi will offer W brand exclusives including W's signature Living Room experience (a different take on the traditional lobby), five WET pools and SWEAT – W’s state-of-the-
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Sol Melia expands to Middle East Spanish hotel chain Sol Melia will
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open its first hotel in the Middle East in January 2011. Melia Dubai will sport 167 rooms, a haute cuisine restaurant, the Tapas Gastro Bar, 24-hour Coffee Shop and Euro-Asian restaurant, plus the sky, disco and energy bars, smoking lounge, a business centre and a spa.
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Dubai’s sporting autumn Dubai’s schedule of sporting events
are set to include the Dubai World Championship Golf (November 25-28), the Rugby Sevens (December 2-4) and The World Offshore Power Boat Championship (December 9-11). The Dubai International Film Festival returns between December 12-19.
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Emirates Tours expands in 2011 Emirates Tours has launched its new
2011 brochure, featuring a selection of luxurious five-star resorts across 17 destinations, including increased travel options to Thailand and Australia. The operator now features 19 luxurious beach and city properties in Dubai, Oman, Abu Dhabi and Fujairah.
www.emiratestours.com
which have direct views of the Al Masiid Al Haram mosque and some with views of the holy Ka'aba. Each bathroom has been fitted with a footbath to facilitate the guests’ cleansing rituals for daily prayers. Other facilities include a separate
men's and women's fitness centre and a terrace restaurant overlooking the
famous mosque. The complex also includes a premium four-storey shopping mall, a prayer hall that can accommodate up to 10,000 people, a convention centre and musuem and a Lunary Observatory. Rates for a double room will start at £330 per night.
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resort reflects a warm, friendly, and relaxed ambience amidst glorious gardens, white sandy beaches, sparkling pools and cascading waterfalls. Rediscover outstanding and unobtrusive service and friendly surroundings.The colonial design of the elegant 250 ocean view rooms and suites blends local architecture with a palazzo-style estate of rolling hills and sculptured lakes. The Resort offers guests six
food and beverage outlets serving authentic cuisine from around the world. Fujairah Rotana Resort & Spa
can host everything from small meetings to group seminars, with a business centre, three meeting rooms, garden banquet venues and a spacious ballroom that can be divided into two sections. Team activities can be organised. Up until September 30, stay at
art fitness centre). Plus 1,050 square metres of meeting space and a full- service WIRED business centre. W’s Whatever/Whenever concierge service promises to provide guests 'anything
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and everything' – from desert safaris to private yacht tours of the Gulf. The Al Bateen district is being redeveloped as a signature waterfront destination.
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the Fujairah Rotana Resort & Spa, on a bed and breakfast basis, including flights, from £499pp for three nights, five nights from £619, or seven nights from £729.
www.rotana.com
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