Are you ready for a great break and a great value? Starting today, participating JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels and Courtyard by Marriott Hotels throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa are offering guests 20 percent off now through September 13.

The best incentive this year to pack your bags for a summer adventure, the special offer applies to weekend stays (Thursday-Sunday) in Europe and is available seven days a week in the Middle East and Africa.  Reservations can be booked starting today for stays between June 25 and September 13, 2010.

 

If you are planning to visit the Middle East in the next couple of months or if you know someone that is please feel free to forward this email to them as it could save them 50% of their room bill costs.  Here are the details...

100% summer fun and 50% back to do it all again

Enjoy a fabulous time at our participating Middle East hotels & resorts this summer. Book, stay and pay on the Best Available Rate and we’ll give you a voucher worth 50% of your room bill – redeemable on your next stay this summer. So double your summer fun with Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

Terms and conditions

• This promotion is valid from 1 June until 10 September 2010 – collection or redemption of vouchers will not be accepted after this date.
• The voucher value is calculated at 50% of the room rate only, excluding taxes, service charges and all other consumption.
• The promotion is valid for room bookings on the hotels’ best available rate only and cannot be combined with any discounted or packaged rates.
• The promotion is valid for bookings made directly with the hotel or through the company website or via the central reservation offices.
• Vouchers cannot be redeemed against the same stay or in the issuing hotel.
• Vouchers are non-transferable and non-refundable (neither in full nor in part).
• Only original vouchers are acceptable – tampered, copied or damaged vouchers will not be accepted and are invalid.
• The voucher value will in be in US$. For conversion to and from local currency, the hotel daily rates will apply.
• Vouchers will not be issued nor redeemed at Mövenpick Hotels in Makkah and Madinah during the holy month of Ramadan.
• This promotion is not valid on weekends at Mövenpick Hotel Makkah.
• Mövenpick Hotels in Beirut and Jeddah are excluded from this promotion during the summer and will only honor redemption of vouchers during Ramadan.

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Dubai is a great place to relax on the beach, view the fanciest developments and shop to your hearts delight..be it in mega malls with world brands or the souqs in little alleys of the old town. Gulf News recently reported that Dubai is currently home to  about 415 hotels and furnished apartments as of 2006, contributing about 40,000 rooms in various categories. Dubai also received about 6.5 million tourists in 2006, an increase of 400,000 over the last year. By the end of 2008, this number is set to increase by 22,000 rooms. By 2016, the number of hotel room is expected to almost 94,000. The single largest project is the Bawadi project in Dubailand, which will have 29,000 hotel rooms, including 6,500 in Asia-Asia, the worlds biggest hotel.

So what does this mean for you as a visitor? Simply this…more choice, the best brands, superb service and more competitive rates!!

If you’re planning a holiday  in Dubai, this list of the best hotels (Luxurious 5* Dubai Hotels) may be a good place to start (listed in the order of popularity / ranking by user reviews on Tripadvisor). You’ll notice that most of these hotels are located on the Jumeirah stip – Jumeirah is touted to be the new city centre of Dubai and is home to great beaches, dining, hotels residences shopping and other activities.

1. Atlantis Palm Jumeirah - 1539 Rooms
2. Mina A’ Salam at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai – 292 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
3. Grosvenor House Dubai, Dubai – 422 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
4. Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai – 500 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
5. Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai – 599 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
6. The Ritz-Carlton Dubai, Dubai – 138 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
7. Dar Al Masyaf at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai – 283 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
8. The Arabian Court at One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai – 172 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
9. Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa, Dubai – 260 Rooms (Jebel Ali)
10. The Palace at One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai – 246 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
11. Oasis Beach Hotel, Dubai – 252 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
12. Al Qasr at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai – 292 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
13. Hilton Dubai Creek, Dubai – 154 Rooms (Dubai Creek)
14. Grand Hyatt Dubai, Dubai – 674 Rooms (Dubai)
15. Palm Tree Court & Spa, Dubai – 132 Rooms (Jebel Ali)
16. Al Maha Desert Resort, Dubai -  40 Rooms (Dubai)
17. Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai – 300 Rooms (Garhoud)
18. Traders Hotel Dubai, Dubai – 250 Rooms (Dubai)
19. Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, Dubai – 389 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
20. Burj Al Arab, Dubai – 220 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)
21. Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina, Dubai – 211 Rooms (Jumeirah Beach)

Other Hotels in Dubai:

Dusit Dubai, Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai, Flora Grand Hotel, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, Burjuman Rotana Suites, Towers Rotana Hotel, Golden Sands Hotel Apartments, Le Meridien Al Sondos Suites, Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai, Coral Deira Dubai, Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, Le Meridien Fairway, Sheraton Jumeira Beach Resort and Towers, Rimal Rotana Suites, Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa, JW Marriott Hotel Dubai, Ramada Continental Hotel, Metropolitan Palace Hotel, Dubai Marine Beach Resort and Spa, Rydges Plaza Dubai, Sheraton Four Points Bur Dubai, Arabian Park Hotel, Ramee Apartment Hotel, Riviera Hotel, Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel &Towers, Le Meridien Dubai, Renaissance Dubai Hotel, The Fairmont Dubai, Shangri-La Hotel, Hyatt Regency Dubai, Oasis Beach Tower Apartments, Park Hyatt Dubai, Taj Palace Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Green Community Dubai, Hatta Fort Hotel, Arabian Courtyard Bur Dubai, Al Murooj Rotana Hotel And Suites, Villa Rotana Suites, Jumeira Rotana Hotel

We recommend booking directly on hotel websites to get the best rates – most of the hotels featured offer a lowest rate or a best rate guarantee on their own official hotel sites.

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About Dubai: Dubai (in Arabic: ????, Dubayy) can either refer to one of the seven emirates that constitute United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, or that emirate’s main city, sometimes called “Dubai city” to distinguish it from the emirate. The modern emirate of Dubai was created with the formation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. However, written accounts documenting the existence of the city have existed at least 150 years prior to the formation of the UAE. Dubai shares within a federal framework, legal, political, military and economic functions, with the other emirates, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civic law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Dubai has the largest population and is the second largest emirate by area, after Abu Dhabi and, with Abu Dhabi, is one of only two emirates to possess veto power over critical matters of national importance in the UAE. Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum dynasty since 1833. The city’s current ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE (Source: Wikipedia).

Holidaymakers have been visiting Dubai for years now for its high class urban living as well as for its ability to offer natural and man-made seashores. One gets the idea of the planning and resources gone into developing Dubai's coastline having personally visited them and now as a resident in Dubai. . A sustained focus on the development of beach tourism has given birth to a world class hospitality coming up along Dubai's seashores in roughly the last two decades or so. The bulk of this hospitality, which is a key for growing the city's tourism, is formed by Dubai beach hotels. Beach hotels such as Burj Al Arab, Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort and Dubai Marine Beach Resort have been in the forefront of promoting the message of Dubai holiday and leisure in the whole world.

Among all Dubai beach hotels, Burj Al Arab has contributed most significantly in promoting the cause of city's tourism. Its impressive photographs have been featured in various travelogues, business magazines, TV programs and in ads carrying the message of Dubai tourism, thus making Dubai holiday an attractive option for the travelers from across the world. According to industry watchers, Burj Al Arab has eaten more money in making than what it may ever return back as a business model, but it has already paid back immensely by attracting tourism inflow into the emirate.

Dubai beach hotels were known for their class and service even before the inception of Burj Al Aarb. However, the size and quality of the hospitality grew manifolds in the recent years with Dubai's focus shifting towards tourism in a big manner. Man-made islands such as the Palm have taken the experience of Dubai holiday to the next level. Dubai's impeccable thirst for world landmarks has given birth to some of these modern wonders. On one hand, they have brought in an unforgettable experience of leisure and recreation for the travelers from allover world, and on the other they have been instrumental in furthering Dubai's goal of raking in tourism money.

Those unwilling to stay at Dubai beach hotels could instead hope to be lodged in at Dubai's villas and apartments. There is plenty to choose from the five-star yet homely villas and apartments in Dubai. Oftentimes, the travelers can avail the opportunity of staying in other facilities as well from the agents they book their Dubai holiday from.

There is a long list of Dubai beach hotels that one can choose their stay options from. This includes luxurious as well as cheap Dubai hotels. At the same time, there is more to Dubai holiday than merely staying at the city's beach hotels, this includes taking part in adventurous and recreational activities, such as deep-sea fishing, paragliding, jet skiing, windsurfing and several other water-sports. More of it can be pursued in the interiors of Dubai, such as motor sports and desert expeditions. No doubt, Dubai has all that which makes it to be a top class tourism attraction, from resorts and hotels to malls and duty-free items, and from villas and furnished apartments to adventure sports.

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