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Nakheel Hotels named Middle East's Leading Overseas Development Company at World Travel Awards

Dubai, 11 May 2009: Nakheel Hotels this week collected the award for the Middle East's Leading Overseas Development Company at the World Travel Awards Middle East, held at The Monarch, Dubai.

Joe Sita, CEO Nakheel Hotels comments:
"It is a great honor to be recognized as a leading developer overseas. In just three short years, Nakheel Hotels has built up an impressive portfolio with developments across the globe. Our overseas developments have allowed us to further strengthen the Nakheel brand worldwide and we are very pleased with what we have achieved in such a short time."

Nakheel Hotels' global property portfolio comprises 25 hotels across 18 countries with a total of 12,260 hotel rooms. Nakheel Hotels is currently redeveloping the historic Hotel Washington into otelHotWashington DC's first W hotel, set to open this year; two more W projects in Thailand; and the historic Corinthia Metropole in London's West End. In the past six months Nakheel Hotels completed the expansion of the Djibouti Palace Kempinski, Djibouti's first five-star hotel; and recently opened the One & Only Cape Town, located at Cape Town's world famous harbor, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, owned by Dubai World.

World Travel Awards serve to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.