Dubai, UAE, 1st December 2010: The annual Best In Dubai Awards, dubbed 'The Emmys of the Emirate,' was an invite only event held on Wednesday 30th November 2010 where the winners were announced to a glamorous crowd of the Emirate's who's who at the Le Royal Meridien Dubai. The winners list recognises the best the Emirate has to offer in hospitality, culture, events and initiatives that will shape the future of Dubai.

Winners of the majority of the awards were chosen by the public, who work, live and enjoy the Dubai Emirate, which was invited to select their favourite businesses, galleries, clubs and schools and to recognize the charity initiative which has made the biggest impact over the past year. This year, 18,000 voters contributed over 100,000 individual votes to decide the winners of the title of Best In Dubai.

Only one award was partly judged on the evening, being the "Best Local Band", where public vote determined the final three bands, who played live to a 500 strong crowd at the awards and the winner was selected by a panel of judges representing Sony Music Middle East. The winning band, Juliana Down, will receive a mentoring session with Sony Music Middle East, the kick start every band desires.

The Best in Dubai 2010 book will be released free with copies of Ahlan! magazine on sale on the 9th December 2010, highlighting the winners  for each category. Images of the winners as they scooped their awards, the ultimate recognition from the public that they are the Best In Dubai for their category are now viewable on www.ahlanlive.com. These awards were sponsored by our partners; Dubai Festival City, Hewlett Packard, Diva, Sony Music Middle East, MGT Exports and Dubai Eye 103.8.

Below is a list of the Best in Dubai Awards 2010 winners:

Culture

Best School/College: Our Own English High School

Best Visitor Attraction: Burj Khalifa

Best Gallery/Museum: Dubai Museum

Initiatives

Best Environmental Initiative: Emirates Environmental Group

Best Charity Initiative: Dubai Cares

Best Customer Service: Dubai International Airport

Best Cultural Initiative: Dubai Heritage & Diving Village

Escape

Best Health Club/Spa: Aviation Club

Best Weekend Break: Jumeriah Bab Al Shams

Best Shopping Mall: The Dubai Mall

Events

Best Cultural Event: Dubai Shopping Festival

Best Exhibition: GITEX

Best Sporting Event: Dubai World Cup

Sports

Best Sporting Venue: 7he Sevens

Best Sporting Club: Dubai Cricket Club

Best Sports Personality: Her Highness Sheikha Maitha Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Princess of Dubai

Hospitality

Best Hotel: Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah

Best Nightclub: Chi@The Lodge

Best Bar: Barasti

Restaurant

Best Fine Dining Restaurant: Okku

Best Family Restaurant: Chili's

Media

Best Radio Station: Virgin 104.4

Best Website: Dubizzle.com

Best Society/Social Club: Dubai Ladies Club

Dubai Personalities of the Year

Female Personality of the year: Lola Lopez

Male Personality of the year: Catboy

Music

Best Music Venue: Dubai Festival City

Best Music Event: Dubai Jazz Festival

Best Band: Juliana Down

For more information on this event, please contact Marketing Director, ITP, Debra Campbell on + 971 4 444 3256 / debra.campbell@itp.com

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