Women at Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community take top honours at recent hospitality industry awards
Led by general manager, Elaine Watson, the Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community walked away from the region's top travel trade event, the Arabian Travel Market, with three prestigious industry awards. The hotel picked up two MENA Gold Awards with Best Business/Corporate Hotel - 4 Star and Best New Business Hotel of the Year - 4 Star, while the property's financial controller, Claudia Nazzal, won the DEPA award for Young Hotelier of the Year. The accolades follow closely behind Elaine Watson's own recent honour of the company-wide General Manager's Sales Excellence Award from Marriott's Select Service Hotels. "The Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community continues to forge ahead, setting standards for our niche market with excellent stride," said Elaine. "I am very proud of these awards and extremely happy for Claudia's win as DEPA's Young Hotelier of the Year."
The first female General Manager to join Marriott in the Middle East, Elaine successfully launched the Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai Creek - the first of this brand in the Middle East. Elaine now leads the team at the first Courtyard by Marriott Brand in the UAE and the second Marriott Executive Apartments.
Twenty-six year old Claudia's dedication to both business results and guest/employee satisfaction contributed to her winning the coveted award of DEPA's Young Hotelier of the Year. Personal growth and high achievements are par for the course as the first and youngest female financial controller for Marriott in the Middle East, and Claudia sees her award as confirmation of these achievements.
"A new breed of hoteliers is on the rise as a feminine influence is about luxury and comfort, not to mention attention to detail," said Claudia. "What was once a male stronghold, the hospitality industry is opening up leadership roles for women with vision and talent to lead."
The 165-room Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community and 43-unit Marriott Executive Apartments are part of a multi-use residential and commercial development at the Green Community and Dubai Investment Park.
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The 165-room Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community and 43-unit Marriott Executive Apartments are part of a multi-use residential and commercial development at the Green Community and Dubai Investment Park.
A purpose-built hotel, the Courtyard by Marriott offers premium services at a moderate price and is the ideal choice for the frequent business traveller. The hotel has 165 spacious, well appointed rooms, including 81 King size, 74 Double/Double rooms, four Junior Suites and six Executive Suites.
There are meetings, conference and banqueting facilities for up to 500, a business centre and state-of-the art audiovisual equipment. All day dining is provided at the Pine Grill restaurant, which also offers a private dining room for those special occasions. Italian trattoria cooking is available at Dubai's second Cucina the Italian Kitchen restaurant, The Bar is perfect for pre-dinner or post dinner drinks, while Rendezvous Lounge provides the perfect place to relax after a busy day.
Leisure facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, children's pool and fully equipped gymnasium. The Courtyard's facilities are also perfectly positioned to serve the growing number of companies taking up residence at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, and Media and Internet Cities.
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Marriott International is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in 68 countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by Fortune magazine. The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star partner. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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