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· Dubai’s multinational chara cter offers a wide choice of cuisines and places to eat, from Michelin star-rated res taurants to traditional food shops in the streets. My prejudices crumbled before Ho spitality Catering by the Dubai Wo rld Trade Center, whose culinary wo nders and working atmosphere we were able to experience at the invita tion of Chef Harald Oberender, Dire ctor of Kitchens at the Dubai World Trade Center. Here we had the pleasure to have lu nch in their Staff Dining Room and to try some of their culinary masterpi eces, which left no doubt in our mi nds about why most royal families choose these kitchens to cater for their weddings and special events. We have experienced in practice, how the extraordinary decoration and ex plosion of tastes, turning an ordinary room into royal one.
Incentive in Dubai? Oh, yes Now for a brief look at the possibilities and costs of business travel and event organization in Dubai.
The Dubai World Trade Center (WTC) is the main exhibition and congress facility spreading over more than a million square meters and incorporating event halls accommodating from 500 to as many as 12,000 people, which makes it especially interesting for large concerts and sports events. There are many hotels within walk ing distance of the WTC that can ac commodate event participants during their stay. Only a few steps away from WTC are Ibis 2 and 3 star hotels, Novotel Ho tel (4 stars) and many more. Room prices vary from 60 EUR to 100 EUR, in 2 and 4 star hotels, respectively. The subway station is close, ensuri ng quick and easy transportation ar ound the city. Even companies with a modest bud get can consider Dubai as a possible destination for incentive events. For instance, delegates could be ac commodated in a modest hotel with Did you know?
Dubai International Airport is the world’s busiest airport by international passenger traffic, with 192,000 passen gers and 980 flights daily.
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In 2014, Dubai hosted the largest incentive trip to the Emirates involving 14,500 participants! The client was the Chinese cosmetics company, Nu Skin. organized sightseeing tours of and unforgettable dinners in luxury hot els, such as the Palace Downtown overlooking the Dubai Fountain, the Madinat Jumeirah or at some other extraordinary, breathtaking build ing. A trip like this would definitely achi eve the motivational effect required of an incentive trip. After visiting Dubai, you will believe in miracles. You will also have the feeling the future is bright and that we are moving towards it with faith, positive expectations and the fluttery feeling in our stomachs as if we were going on our first date. And we all need that sometimes, don’t we? Miona Milic
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SEE Business Travel & Meetings magazine · May 2015