Concierge Dubai blog » Concierge http://blog.conciergedubai.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:47:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 The winners of the tenth annual Concierge Competition… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/and-the-winner-is/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/and-the-winner-is/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:57:53 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/?p=366 The winners of the tenth annual Concierge Competition have been announced by the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Marketing (DTCM), during an awards ceremony on November 15 at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club.

Eugene Ismael from the Burj Al Arab took home the Special Jury Award and the Outstanding Knowledge & Culture Award, while Ali Manauwar from The Palace – The Old Town was honoured for his Outstanding Knowledge of Attractions & Events. First Class Customer Care was scooped by Deodati Martinez from the Mina A`Salam, while the much-coveted Concierge of the Year 2011 Award went to Farrukh Akhmedov, also from the Mina A`Salam. Farrukh, who was rewarded with AED20,000 in prize money, will be jetting off to London to take part in the UK-based Concierge of the Year Competition in 2012.

The Concierge Team of the Year Award went to Mina A`Salam and the other winners included Anita Lottero from The Ritz-Carlton Dubai who bagged the Outstanding Knowledge of Shopping in Dubai Award and Ashwin Fernandez who was named Best Head Concierge.

The Concierge Competition, which is organised by DTCM and sponsored by BurJuman, Big Bus Tour and Concierge Magazine, is an annual contest designed to develop the hotel and hospitality services, while also honouring key players in the concierge world.

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 0 The jolly and The Ivy http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/the-jolly-and-the-ivy/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/the-jolly-and-the-ivy/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:49:21 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/?p=98 The team at Concierge HQ is looking forward to the official media launch of The Ivy at Jumeirah Emirates Towers tonight. If the quality of food at the sister restaurant in London is anything to go by, we’re in for some outstanding British cuisine. We’ll report back with our findings first thing tomorrow. Watch this space…

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/the-jolly-and-the-ivy/feed/ 0 Easily impressed… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/easily-impressed/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/easily-impressed/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:00:10 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/?p=96 We have had many cool press kits arrive over recent months in Concierge HQ. There was the Fendi handbag (a personal favourite of the Editorial Director) and a rather swanky, sparkly flash drive from someone we can’t remember. But today the proverbial biscuit has been well and truly taken by those good people at TAG Heuer, who has sent through a shiny, silver F1 car to show off their new watches. We like.

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/uncategorized/easily-impressed/feed/ 0 Here are the latest front covers for Conceirge… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/here-are-the-latest-front-covers-for-conceirge/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/here-are-the-latest-front-covers-for-conceirge/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:38:19 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/here-are-the-latest-front-covers-for-conceirge/ Here are the latest front covers for Conceirge Dubai, Concierge Abu Dhabi and our Arabic edition…

Concierge Dubai July 2011

Concierge Abu Dhabi July 2011

Concierge Arabic Summer 2011

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/here-are-the-latest-front-covers-for-conceirge/feed/ 0 Good morning from the Concierge Blog We are… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/good-morning-from-the-concierge-blog-we-are/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/good-morning-from-the-concierge-blog-we-are/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:21:58 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/good-morning-from-the-concierge-blog-we-are/ Good morning from the Concierge Blog. We are hoping to share our new front covers with you later today…

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/good-morning-from-the-concierge-blog-we-are/feed/ 1 Looking forward to the weekend as Concierge magazines… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/looking-forward-to-the-weekend-as-concierge-magazines/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/looking-forward-to-the-weekend-as-concierge-magazines/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:34:27 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/looking-forward-to-the-weekend-as-concierge-magazines/ Looking forward to the weekend as Concierge magazines go to press. We will upload our new front covers next week. Anyone staying in a five-star hotel, and select four-star properties, can see Concierge in their rooms. Enjoy the weekend.

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/looking-forward-to-the-weekend-as-concierge-magazines/feed/ 0 Putting the finishing touches to our July issues… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/putting-the-finishing-touches-to-our-july-issues/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/putting-the-finishing-touches-to-our-july-issues/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:49:01 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/putting-the-finishing-touches-to-our-july-issues/ Putting the finishing touches to our July issues for Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as well as the new look Concierge website. The new site has more active content and the chance for visitors to have more of a say and join in discussions on everything Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Come and have a look… http://www.conciergedubai.com
And come and jop0in us on Twitter @guidetodubai and Facebook ConciergeDubai

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/putting-the-finishing-touches-to-our-july-issues/feed/ 0 We are putting the final touches to our… http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/we-are-putting-the-final-touches-to-our/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/we-are-putting-the-final-touches-to-our/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:15:43 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/we-are-putting-the-final-touches-to-our/ We are putting the final touches to our latest Concierge Dubai Tourist Map. We publish these frequently and they are provided to concierge desks across Dubai, who then hand them to their guests. Apart from having a map of Dubai, they also carry useful information for visitors, from where to shop to the best activities and restaurants. We also publish an Abu Dhabi Tourist Map.

]]> http://blog.conciergedubai.com/status/we-are-putting-the-final-touches-to-our/feed/ 0 Concierge magazine in Arabic, Russian and Chinese http://blog.conciergedubai.com/post/concierge-magazine-in-arabic-russian-and-chinese/ http://blog.conciergedubai.com/post/concierge-magazine-in-arabic-russian-and-chinese/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:02:26 +0000 admin http://blog.conciergedubai.com/post/concierge-magazine-in-arabic-russian-and-chinese/ Did you know that apart from our monthly issues in English for both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, we also produce regular, bespoke editions in Russian, Arabic and Chinese? Each magazine has content specifically aimed at the target audience, and they are published to coincide with visitor peaks for those markets.

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