2013 Award follows similar wins in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2004

Kuwait City, 14th May 2013: JW Marriott Kuwait City has been recognized as the 'Best Business Hotel in Kuwait City' at the recently-held Business Traveler Middle East Awards 2013, which acknowledge excellence in the region's travel and hospitality industry. This represents the sixth year that the Hotel has received this distinction - following similar wins in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2004. "This acknowledgment reflects our commitment to consistently uphold superlative levels of service and quality," says George Aoun, General Manager, Marriott hotels in Kuwait. "It also speaks of the goodwill and patronage that we have successfully secured over the years, given that the Awardees are voted by readers of the Business Traveler magazine." The Hotel's management commends Business Traveler for institutionalizing an Award that recognizes initiatives which advance the bar of business travel and hospitality in the region, he adds. Considered amongst Kuwait's leading business hotels, the JW Marriott Kuwait City is located in the heart of Kuwait's business district. With over 1,850 square meters of meeting space, comprising seven meeting rooms, 12 breakout meeting rooms and the spacious Al Jahra & Al Thuraya Ballrooms, the Hotel is a business venue of choice for conventions, seminars and conferences, as well as social and wedding events in Kuwait.

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