Majid Al Futtaim and Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates Celebrate Big Wins at World Travel Awards

United Arab Emirates: Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, and Kempinski Hotels, Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group, celebrated big wins at the 23^rd World Travel Awards 2016 with three accolades awarded to Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates. The prestigious annual awards ceremony took place early this month in the Maldives, gathering an audience of over 250 hospitality leaders from around the world.

The Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates won the titles of ‘Dubai’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel’, the ‘Middle East’s Leading Leisure Hotel’ and was named for the third time as the ‘World’s Leading Shopping Mall Hotel’, cementing its position as a world-class shopping resort and flagship luxury destination that exemplifies the best of Majid Al Futtaim’s retail, leisure and entertainment integrated offering.

Robert Welanetz, Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim - Properties, commented: “Once again we celebrate the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates with a win of three prestigious, globally-recognised awards, as a leading example of the continuous success of the company’s integrated business model, pioneered by our founder more than 20 years ago.

Connected to Majid Al Futtaim’s flagship destination, Mall of the Emirates, the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates completed its grand renovation earlier this year, bringing together the best in class expertise and the tremendous efforts of our team to deliver an authentic, luxury destination that will continue to create more great moments for years to come.”

Michael Payne, General Manager of the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, added: “We are honoured to receive three prestigious wins at World Travel Awards. We would like to thank our partners at Majid Al Futtaim for their dedication to their leading integrated retail and hospitality destination to put the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates back on the world’s top luxury destinations map. We look forward to continuing to deliver the best-in-class service to our guests and visitors from around the world.”

Following the 368 million dirhams renovation project completed in April 2016, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has seen the refurbishment of all 393 guest rooms, suites and luxury chalets, 17 state-of-the-art conference rooms, the placement of two new board rooms and catering facilities, the re-launch of Aspen, the hotel’s luxury lobby lounge, and the opening of three new restaurants and lounges, Olea, Salero Tapas & Bodega and Noir now totaling five food and beverage outlets. The hotel has also launched 20 stunning Aspen Chalets – a hotel within a hotel – that marry the contrasting worlds of the subzero snow experience of Ski Dubai and the warm waters of Dubai’s Arabian Gulf.