Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel in line for more honours at glittering Middle East Awards.
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Business and leisure travellers checking in at Riyadhs Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel, may find that staffs have an extra spring in their step these days after nominations were announced for the travel industrys equivalent of the Oscars.
The luxury hotel, a landmark at the heart of the citys Olaya district, has won three nominations in the World Travel Awards, the global industry spectacle celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a bigger than ever series of gala events around the globe to announce the winners.
Al Faisaliah Hotel has been nominated as the Middle Easts Leading Hotel, Saudi Arabias Leading Business Hotel and Saudi Arabias Leading Hotel.
The Middle East winners will be announced at a glittering Oscars style World Travel Awards event at Abu Dhabis Emirates Palace hotel on 28th October 2008 after thousands of travel professionals around the world have cast their votes online.
Just like with the Oscars, theres a big sense of achievement in being nominated for an award, and the management and staff are particularly proud and excited that weve managed to win nominations in three categories for 2008 said Wolfgang O. Pachler, Managing Director for Al Faisaliah Hotel A Rosewood Hotel.
Costas S. Gavriel, Director of Sales and Marketing, added, The nominations come from travel industry professionals, so this is a big endorsement of our efforts to maintain our reputation as the Kingdoms leading luxury hotel offering impeccable service.
This years three nominations mean Al Faisaliah Hotel has the chance to go one better than in the 2007 World Travel Awards when it celebrated a double success, winning awards for Saudi Arabias Leading Hotel & Leading Suite, and Saudi Arabias Leading Hotel for the third year in a row.
These were among a stream of prestigious awards captured in recent years by the hotel, which forms a towering centre piece amid the exclusive shops, residences and businesses of Riyadhs Al Faisaliah Centre. The hotel is famous for its spectacular dome restaurant, The Globe, which gives dramatic view across Riyadh.