TAMANI Hotels and Resorts join ITB Fair 2008

Dubai, March 2008: With Dubai continuously topping the list of long-haul destinations worldwide for receiving the highest number of hotel guests from Germany, the TAMANI Hotels and Resorts, a member of KM Holding, looks out to tapping this market to get its share as it promotes the newly opened property TAMANI Hotel Marina for the first time at the biggest annual travel and tourism fair - International Tourismos Börse (ITB Berlin) exhibition from March 5 to 9, 2008 held at the fairgrounds of Messe Berlin.

The fair which is featuring the best holiday destination for Europeans and German nationals is featuring a Dubai pavilion with leading hotels and travel companies promoting inbound tourism to Dubai and United Arab Emirates where TAMANI Hotels and Resorts is one of the active participants.  In March 2007, a total of 68,270 public visitors attended the fair.

“TAMANI is delighted to be part of the ITB Exhibition for the very first time to promote ourselves to the large European market who would like to stay in an all-suites hotel and experience authentic Arabian hospitality, culture and heritage. This exhibition is valuable to us as we strive to get twenty five percent shares of the German and European tourists to stay at our newly launched property. TAMANI shall be meeting with German and European buyers, travel agents, tour operators at the show who might be interested in promoting our very own TAMANI brand offering Arabian heritage and Middle Eastern hospitality to their customers", stated Alain Guernier, CEO of TAMANI Hotels and Resorts.

“Many European families travel to Dubai as a holiday destination and for this we will attract them to try staying at our newly opened TAMANI Hotel Marina and experience something new this time. Many Europeans takes high appreciation to experiencing the true local culture of the host country. Offering them our unique TAMANI services and brand of hospitality during their Dubai visit would definitely be a welcome change to their usual holiday habit. With thousands of visitors expected this year, this fair will look to helping us fill TAMANI Hotel Marina an average of 62 suites in our inventory occupied by European and German guests,” adds Alain.

TAMANI Hotel Marina enjoys breathtaking views of The Palm Jumeirah and is in close proximity to the business and recreational centres of the new Dubai location. TAMANI Hotel Marina, currently the newest and tallest all-suites five star hotel in Dubai stands tall at 55 storeys providing guests with choice of two, three and four bedroom suites with breathtaking views of The Palm Jumeirah, Marina and the Dubai skylines. There is a dedicated ladies floor specially designed with amenities for ladies and serviced by female hotel associates. Each suite comes with a separate living and kitchen area and on-call chef and butler services available for their in-suite dining. The rooms are designed by the TAMANI Art and Design Team. Each room is decorated with impressive Arabic art masterpieces designed by local and international artists in the region and the world exclusively for the TAMANI Hotel Marina.

Leisure facilities include the TAMANI health and fitness club with two swimming pools: indoor and outdoor that overlooks the beautiful man-made Palm Island, Jumeirah. Professional fitness trainers are on hand to assist guests with their required fitness program using state-of-the-art gym equipments.

TAMANI Hotel Marina’s parent company, the TAMANI Hotels and Resorts have been appointed by KM Properties as the hotel management company for the TAMANI Arts Hotel and Offices in the Artisan Cluster and the TAMANI Hotel at Park Lane Commercial Tower; both projects adding upto 500 hotel and suite rooms to the market. Both TAMANI Hotels and Resorts and KM Properties are sister companies under KM Holding. Reservations at the TAMANI Hotel Marina can be booked by visiting the hotel website, www.tamani.com . (Ends)