MENA
TRAVEL AWARDS 2005 Final NOMINEES and Winners
While the event aimed to recognize the accomplishment
of the Tourism industry in the vibrant ME & NA
Region The quality of the entries in this year's awards
bears this out,
and we are confidant that the “MENA
Travel Awards” system will always highlight the
unique position that the ME & NA holds in the international
hospitality industry.
This fundamental annual ceremony
is destined to become the event for the very
best of
the region’s travel and hospitality community.
Together with you; we're extremely fortunate to be
in a position through which
innovative products and
services are encouraged and rewarded.
On May the 5th 2005, there were 64 winners in this
specially devised awards program. Revealing the top
three outright winners of the - Platinum, Gold and
Silver - awards for each of the 18 industry categories;
these frontrunners have been virtuously selected this
year by over 26,000 voters of the industry’s
end users, guests and clients this year.
Nominees
(Not in Order)
WINNERS
(In Order)
Best 4-star Business / Corporate Hotel Moevenpick Hotel Doha, Qatar Four Points Sheraton Bur Dubai, U A E The Courtyard By Marriott, Kuwait Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Jumeirah Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Tulip Inn Hotel Dubai, U A E Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai,
U A E
Best 4-star Business / Corporate Hotel
1-Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum)
2- Jumeirah Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Gold)
3- Movenpick Hotel Doha, Qatar (Silver)
3- Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai,
U A E (Silver)
Best
5-star New Hotel For The Year 2004 Taba Heights Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt La
Residence Des Cascades Golf Resort And, Egypt Renaissance
Golden View Beach Resort Sharm, Egypt Intercontinental
Heliopolis Cairo,Egypt Intercontinental Abu Soma Resort, Egypt Safir Heliopolitan Hotel Beirut, Lebanon
Best 5-star New Hotel For
The Year 2004
1- Intercontinental Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt (Platinum)
2- Safir Heliopolitan Hotel Beirut, Lebanon (Gold)
3- Renaissance Golden View Beach Resort Sharm, Egypt
(Silver)
Best
Car Rental – International
Brand Budget Car Rental Manama, Bahrain National Car Rental Riyadh, K S A Hertz Rent A Car Dubai, U A E Avis Rent A Car Dubai, U A E Europcar Dubai, U A E
Best
Car Rental – International
Brand
1- Hertz Rent A Car Dubai, U A E (Platinum)
2- Budget Car Rental Manama, Bahrain (Gold)
3- Europcar Dubai, U A E (Silver)
Best Conference / Convention
Hotel Radisson S A S Hotel Amman, Jordan Conrad Hotel Cairo, Egypt Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, U A E Intercontinental Riyadh, K S A J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt
Best Conference / Convention
Hotel
1- Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E
(Platinum)
2- Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Gold)
2- J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt (Gold)
3- Radisson S A S Hotel Amman, Jordan (Silver)
Best Duty Free Abu Dhabi Duty Free, U A E Beirut Duty Free, Lebanon Duty Free Muscat, Oman Qatar Duty Free Company Doha, Qatar Dubai Duty Free, U A E Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex, Manama Kuwait Duty Free
Best Duty Free
1- Qatar Duty Free Company Doha, Qatar (Platinum)
2- Dubai Duty Free, U A E (Gold)
3- Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex, Manama (Silver)
Best Environmental 4-star Hotel Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Coral Diera Dubai, U A E Moevenpick Resort El Quseir, Egypt Golden Tulip Resort Khasab, Oman Noria Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Ritz Sharq Hotel, Kuwait El Baron Heliopolis Hotel Cairo, Egypt
Best Environmental 4-star
Hotel
1- Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum)
2- Movenpick Resort El Quseir, Egypt (Gold)
3- Noria Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Silver)
Best Golf Club El Gouna Golf And Fitness Club, Egypt La Residence Des Cascades Golf Resort, Egypt El Kantaoui Golf Course, Tunisia J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt The Montgomerie Dubai , U A E The Desert Course Dubai, Arabian Ranches, U A E
Best Golf Club
1- J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt (Platinum)
2- The Montgomerie Dubai , U A E (Gold)
3- El Kantaoui Golf Course, Tunisia (Silver)
Best 4-star Leisure Hotel Amphoras Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Golden Tulip Resort Khasab, Oman Al Jazira Hotel And Resort Abu Dhabi,
U A E Al Sawadi Beach Resort, Oman The Oasis Hotel Cairo, Egypt Hotel New Cataract Aswan, Egypt
Best 4-star Leisure Hotel
1- Al Jazira Hotel And Resort Abu Dhabi, U A E (Platinum)
2- Amphoras Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
(Gold)
3- Golden Tulip Resort Khasab, Oman (Silver)
Best M E And N A Airlines Kuwait Airways Egypt Air Cairo, Egypt Air Arabia Sharjah, U A E Gulf Air Manama, Bahrain Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi, U A E
Best M E And N A Airlines
1- Gulf Air Manama, Bahrain (Platinum)
2- Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar (Gold)
3- Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi, U A E (Silver)
3- Air Arabia Sharjah, U A E (Silver)
Best Environmental 5-star
Hotel Conrad Hotel Cairo, Egypt Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Sheraton Miramar Resort El Gouna, Egypt Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U
A E Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Steigenberger Golf Resort El Gouna, Egypt
vRadisson S A S Resort Taba, Egypt
Best Environmental 5-star
Hotel
1- Sheraton Miramar Resort El Gouna, Egypt (Platinum)
2- Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai,
U A E (Gold)
3- Radisson S A S Resort Taba, Egypt (Silver)
3- Conrad Hotel Cairo, Egypt (Silver)
Best 4-star New Hotel For
The Year 2004 Tulip Inn Hotel Dubai, U A E The Courtyard By Marriott, Kuwait Coral Diera Dubai, U A E Four Points By Sheraton Kuwait
Best 4-star New Hotel For
The Year 2004
1- The Courtyard By Marriott, Kuwait (Platinum)
2- Tulip Inn Hotel Dubai, U A E (Gold)
3- Four Points By Sheraton Kuwait (Silver)
Best
Car Rental – Local
Brand Fast Rent A Car , U A E Arabian Hala Company Ltd. Riyadh, K S A Pre Vas Motors, Ghana House Of Cars Rent A Car Dubai, U A E Hanco Rental And Leasing Specialists,
K S A Diamondlease Dubai, U A E
Best
Car Rental – Local
Brand
1- Diamondlease Dubai, U A E (Platinum)
2- Hanco Rental And Leasing Specialists, K S A (Gold)
3- Fast Rent A Car , U A E (Silver)
Best 5-star Leisure Hotel Intercontinental
Mountain Resort And Spa Mzaar, Lebanon Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah, U A E Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort And Towers Dubai,
U A E Hyatt Regency Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A
E Beach
Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi,
U A E Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Tower & Casino, Egypt
Sharm El Sheikh Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt
Best 5-star Leisure Hotel
1- Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai,
U A E (Platinum)
2- Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Tower & Casino, Egypt
(Gold) 3- Sharm El Sheikh Marriott Beach Resort,
Egypt (Silver)
3- Intercontinental Mountain Resort And Spa Mzaar,
Lebanon (Silver)
Best Price Value Hotel Al Ain Rotana Hotel, U A E Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai, U A E Le Meridien Commodore Beirut, Lebanon Crowne Plaza Dubai, U A E Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah, U A E Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Movenpick Bur Dubai, UAE Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt
Best Price Value Hotel
1- Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah, U A
E (Platinum)
1- Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum)
2- Crowne Plaza Dubai, U A E (Gold)
3- Movenpick Hotel Bur Dubai, U A E (Silver)
3- Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt (Silver)
Best Spa Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At The First Residence,
Egypt La Residence Des Cascades Golf Resort, Egypt Moevenpick Resort And Spa Dead Sea, Jordan Moevenpick Hotel And Resort Beirut, Lebanon Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai, U A
E Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Best Spa
1- Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort And Spa Dubai,
U A E (Platinum)
2- Movenpick Resort And Spa Dead Sea, Jordan (Gold)
3- Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Silver)
Best Tourism Project N T S Floating Hotels, Egypt El Gouna Red Sea, Egypt The Finest Hotels Of The World, Greece Taba Heights Sinai, Egypt
Best Tourism Project
1- El Gouna Red Sea, Egypt (Platinum)
2- Taba Heights Sinai, Egypt (Gold)
3- The Finest Hotels Of The World, Greece (Silver)
3- N T S Floating Hotels, Egypt (Silver)
Best Conference / Convention
Center Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental Muscat, Oman Cairo Conference Center, Egypt Riyadh Marriott Hotel, K S A Le Meridien Amman, Jordan Le Royal Beirut, Lebanon
Best Conference / Convention
Center
1- Riyadh Marriott Hotel, K S A (Platinum)
2- Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental Muscat, Oman
(Gold)
3- Le Meridien Amman, Jordan (Silver)
Best 5-star Business / Corporate
Hotel Beach Rotana Hotel And Towers Abu Dhabi, U A E Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, U A E J W Marriott Cairo, Egypt Intercontinental Dubai, U A E Al Faisaliah Hotel A Rosewood Hotel Riyadh, K S A J W Marriott Kuwait City Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers, UAE Radisson SAS Hotel & Resort, Kuwait
Best 5-star Business / Corporate
Hotel
1- Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai, U A E (Platinum)
1- Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, U A E (Platinum)
2- Al Faisaliah Hotel A Rosewood Hotel Riyadh, K
S A (Gold)
2- Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers, UAE (Gold)
3- Radisson SAS Hotel & Resort, Kuwait (Silver)
Moevenpick Hotel Doha, Qatar