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All about the Hydropolis Underwater Hotel, Dubai | designbuild-network.com

Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis will be the world's first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London's Hyde Park.

designbuild-network.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Appointment

Hartmut Noack has been appointed as General Manager at Best Western Premier Creek Hotel

Mr. Noack did his initial hotel training at the Professional College Hotel Industry Wuppertal, Germany. Today, he has over 30 years experience in hotel operations and is also a former holder of Ramada International’s Asia-Pacific General Manager of the Year Award. He was most recently General Manager at the 252-room Hanoi Horizon Hotel in Vietnam. Previously he was general manager of Ramada Hotel, Dubai, UAE, and Okan Intercontinental Astana, Kazakhstan. He has also held senior positions with Crown Plaza, Shangri-La and Hilton. Mr. Noack’s other distinctions include the fact that he is an ISO 14001 certified auditor and has particularly well-developed human resources management skills. He cites sports, computer, travelling and reading among his passions when not on the job. Reporting to the Director of Operations Asia, Mr. Noack will assume his duties effective May 30, 2009.

BWH Hotels
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Hotel sector gets new award; Best Hotel Staff Accommodation

Now the hospitality industry can bag an award for looking after their staff, with the launch of the 2009 Best Hotel Staff Accomodation Award at this year's Arabian Hotel Investment Conference. Accordingly to AHIC co-organiser, Jonathan Worsley, the initiative is the result of a 50-strong advisory panel call to acknowledge and recognize the value and effort that hotel operators and developers put into looking after their staff in the region's burgeoning hospitality sector.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Opinion Article Human Resources

The Future for Recruitment and Pay in Dubai

Where once hoteliers had their pick of jobs in Dubai now it is the employers who once again have the bargaining power as the economic crisis makes itself felt. Where will we find all the people we are going to need to run all our hotels opening in the next two years? Where will we house them? How can we stop our staff from jumping to the latest hotel for a few Dirhams more per week? How do we keep expatriate compensation packages from spiralling out of control? Why is it so tough and expensive to find and hire good talent?

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By Chris Mumford, Managing Director, AETHOS Consulting Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Appointment

Johannes Johns has been appointed as Group General Manager at 2 Dubai Best Western Hotels

As Group General Manager, Johannes Johns will oversee both Best Western Premier hotel properties in Dubai – Best Western Premier Dhow Palace and Best Western Premier Creek. Best Western International is currently rebranding the 320-room Best Western Premier Dhow Palace in Bur Dubai which is scheduled to open its doors to welcome its first guests on May 1, 2009. Best Western will also brand the Best Western Premier Creek, Bur Dubai, a new-built hotel scheduled to open in May 2009.

BWH Hotels
Dubai, United Arab Emirates