Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, was awarded 'Best New Business Hotel in the World' last week at the Business Traveller Awards in London.
The second place went to the Grand Hyatt Dubai, and the Bulgari Milan came in third.
Expressing his delight at the hotel winning the award, Bernhard Haechler, general manager, said: "It is testimony to the commitment of our employees who each embrace our culture of 'one team one way towards excellence'.
"The facilities of Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, provide everything the business traveller could desire; however, we believe it is the personalised and attentive service from caring people that is the main contributor to our success."
The 301-room luxury hotel boasts magnificent views of gleaming sky-scrapers and breathtaking sea and desert scapes. The hotel guest rooms are among the most spacious in Dubai. The awards were announced in the presence of the Countess of Wessex and were held in association with TQ3 Travel solutions.
The Business Traveller Awards 2004 are the result of the 20th annual Reader Poll by the magazine.
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, among the Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel groups, was also awarded Best Business Hotel Chain in Asia Pacific for the ninth consecutive year, while the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, was selected Best Business Hotel in The World.
The Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently manages 44 hotels in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the UAE, with a rooms inventory of over 21,000.
In addition, the group has over 20 projects under development in Canada, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, and Thailand.
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