An exclusive YoungHotelier.com interview with the organizers of the Middle East Hotelier Awards 2007, held on 31st October 2007 at Madinat Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai. The videos feature footage of the Hotelier awards and interviewed are Diarmuid O’Malley, Publishing Director ITP Business and Chris Jackson, News Editor for Hotelier Middle East.

You can also watch footage of the awards here.

About the Middle East Hotelier Awards 2007:

From the official website: The Hotelier Middle East Awards… They reward the often-unrecognised individuals that make the region’s hotels some of the very best in the world. They give those back-of-house heroes that so often go unnoticed their chance to shine, and bask in the glory bestowed upon them by their peers.

Now in its fourth year, the Hotelier Middle East Awards recognises a broad range of front- and back-of-house roles. From laundry managers to chefs, procurement managers to front office personnel. This year there are 17 award categories.

As in previous years, there is also the grand prize – The Hotelier’s Hotelier of the Year – a category open to anyone that works in hotel operations. This award is for the real unsung hero, who chops vegetables all day, sweeps lobby floors, valets parked cars; cleans rooms, serves coffee, maintains the security of the hotel, and always manages to have a smile and a ‘Can do’ attitude.

About Hotelier Middle East Magazine: 

Hotelier Middle East is the region’s leading monthly trade publication for the hotel and hospitality industry and has developed a strong following since its inception in 2003.

Published by market-leading business and technology publisher ITP Business, Dubai-based Hotelier Middle East communicates industry-specific intelligence to a targeted audience of hoteliers Middle East-wide and provides updated information on products and services provided by key industry suppliers.

Regular features include up-to-date regional and international news; interviews with hotel GMs; comment and analysis from industry professionals; market intelligence; round table sessions with every sector of the hotel community; destination reports and product updates.

Hotelier Middle East also features a comprehensive Leisure Manager section, which provides a definitive guide to the booming leisure and spa management sector.

The section is targeted at a wide readership, from progressive hoteliers and resort managers who are rapidly developing their leisure offering, to leisure centre managers, spa operators, and the people responsible for golf courses, parks and F&B outlets.

At last count, the total number of hotels across all GCC countries stood at 1514, equating to 201,099 rooms Middle East-wide. More than 3000 properties are now open for business.

In Dubai alone, there are 276 hotels boasting 26,155 rooms. New builds will be opening thick and fast come 2008 and new hotel markets are emerging, particularly in the mid-market and shared ownership categories.

Reaching the principal decision makers in this rapidly expanding industry is Hotelier Middle East’s mandate. The publication therefore provides suppliers to the hotel trade a convenient and effective way of directly impacting the purchasing decisions of existing and prospective customers.