24 December 2006
A dramatic lights and sounds spectacle awaits New Year revellers at the Emirates Palace, along with fantastic dinner offers at the luxury hotel's F&B outlets.

The special New Year's Eve event, offered to guests at AED1800 per person, includes an international buffet with free flowing selected beverages, plus a glass of bubbly at the stroke of midnight. While enjoying the sumptuous dinner offer, guests will be treated to livewire performances by the Love Train band, as well as blazing dance numbers and a stunning laser lights show to usher in the New Year.

"It is a great way to end the year on a high note, and welcome the New One with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. The concept for the event is fire and ice, and this explosive concept will be evident throughout the New Year's Eve celebrations at the hotel," said Noel Massoud, General Manager, Emirates Palace. "It is a dinner and entertainment event for the entire family, with a special entertainment programme devoted especially for kids."

The Holiday Season begins with the hotel's special restaurant offers for both Christmas and New Year's. Le Vendome prepared a delightful Christmas Eve Dinner buffet package for AED425, and a Christmas Day Brunch with free flowing bubbly for AED495.

Over at Mezzaluna, fantastic Mediterranean five-course Christmas Eve dinner plus select starts at AED630, while at four-course Christmas Day lunch with selected beverages goes for AED530. For seafood lovers, guests can partake of Sayad's six-course Christmas Eve gourmet dinner for AED795, and tantalizing five-course Christmas Day lunch for AED695.

At the Havana Club, the Christmas Eve special package with premium beverages and cigar give-away starts at AED695, while its special Christmas package for ladies promises free flowing bubbly, including pink snacks, for only AED695.

For the New Year, Le Vendome promises a delightful Gourmet Dinner Buffet including half a bottle of bubbly for AED595, while its New Year's Day brunch buffet goes for AED495 with free flowing bubbly.

Mediterranean gourmet specialists Mezzaluna offers a New Year's Eve six-course gourmet dinner for AED880, while its New Year's Day Brunch goes for AED650. Meanwhile, Sayad's New Years Eve seven-course gourmet dinner package with selected beverages starts at AED 995.

"It's going to be a truly festive season at the Emirates Palace with our spectacular dining and entertainment offers. Guests can also look forward to exciting give always from our F&B outlets, with special entertainment to add a memorable Holiday touch to their dining experience," added Massoud.

www.emiratespalace.com / www.kempinski.com

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Editors Note:
Built in the style of a majestic Arabian Castle rising from the desert sands, Emirates Palace is situated on a 1.3 km stretch of private beach and surrounded by hectares of manicured lawns. Emirates Palace is operated by Kempinski as part of their prestigious portfolio, which comprises distinctively individual properties in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America and Asia.

Emirates Palace comprises 394 luxury rooms and suites and a variety of fine dining options. The resort's leisure facilities include two intricately landscaped swimming pools and two state of the art fitness centres. Emirates Palace houses the most luxurious and technologically advanced meeting facilities in the region which include an auditorium with 1,100 seats, a main ballroom that can accommodate up to 2500 guests, over 40 meeting rooms, a Media Centre and a Business Centre.

The Emirates Palace, since its opening, has quickly established an enviable reputation in the industry, capping its inaugural year with three prestigious awards -- Best New Hotel of the Year, Best Tourism Project, and Best in Convention / Conference Hotel - at the MENA Travel Awards 2006, considered the most prestigious and highly coveted industry recognition programme in the region.

For more information please contact: 
Kempinski Hotels - Philippe De Meyer
E-mail: philippe.demeyer@kempinski.com;
Tel. +971 50 818 2592

Stefanie Branke
TRACCS Public Relations
E-mail: stefanie.branke@traccs.net   
Tel: +971 4 3672530

© Press Release 2006