- Grosvenor House scoops four awards at the leading Middle East travel awards-
Dubai, 2nd May April 2007: Grosvenor House was one of the most sparkling stars at the 2007 MENA travel awards collecting four of the most sought after accolades. Grosvenor House was named Best Corporate Hotel, taking the platinum award, while Retreat Health & Spa took the platinum award for Best Spa. Mezzanine took gold for best Best Fine Dining and Indego won the silver award for Best Fine Dining, UAE.
Votes for the MENA awards are cast from across the travel and trade agencies within the region making the MENA awards the leading professionals' choice awards. This year over 62,000 votes were casts from industry insiders highlighting the MENA awards a measure of industry excellence.
"It is fantastic to see Grosvenor House acknowledged amongst industry insiders for all our associates' hard work and dedication to making this the best hotel in the region," commented Pam Wilby, general manger, Grosvenor House. "We constantly strive to be exceptionally unique in the world of hospitality by delivering impeccable service standards and the MENA awards are an encouragement to always do better."
The MENA awards annually recognize and reward leading industry practitioners encouraging higher standards and stimulating healthy competition within the region. The awards traditionally mark the closure of the Arabian Travel Market with a glittering gala dinner.
"The Arabian Travel Market is an important part of the industry calendar along with the MENA awards. Our industry rarely gets together to celebrate and these awards give us a platform to shout about the achievements of the Middle East both at home and in front of a global audience," concluded Pam Wilby.
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