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)

Photos of the Awards Ceremony
• Awards • Entertainment • MC & Inagural Speech • Reception & Dinner • TV Interview