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Hotels, dining, luxury and the craft of Emirati hospitality.
2 published profiles
“Luxury is not what you add. It is the number of things you have removed so the guest never has to think.”
Group Managing Director — Almara Hospitality Collection
Sofia Darwish-Haddad has run hotels since she was twenty-three, beginning in front office at a large international prope…
“Dubai understands that luxury is not excess it is the art of living with intention and beauty.”
Visionary of Luxury. Architect of Dreams. — LVMH
Bernard Arnault is the architect of the world's greatest luxury empire. Born in Roubaix, France in 1949, Arnault transfo…
Occupancy held. Costs did not.
2 August 2026
Occupancy is high, but cost per available room is higher. General managers on the discipline the next phase requires.
28 July 2026
Business dining in Dubai recovered its function. Operators describe a customer who books for two hours, not forty minutes.
17 July 2026
