Dubai’s Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa to host WTA Middle East Ceremony 2012

20 February 2012 - Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa

World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, has announced plans to host its Middle East Ceremony at Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa in Dubai on 30th April 2012.

The evening will mark the opening leg of WTA’s 2012 Grand Tour, a global search for the very best travel and tourism organisations in the world, covering five continents with nominees drawn from 162 countries.

WTA’s Middle East Ceremony will be held in Dubai for the fifth year in succession, underscoring how the emirate is driving travel trends not just in the region but throughout the world.

Located close to Dubai Marina, Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa is home to a breathtaking range of attractions, including an 800-metre palm-lined private beach, championship golf course, horse-riding stables and diving centre.

The five-star beach resort is also renowned for its unrivalled range of family facilities.

Graham E Cooke, President & Founder, WTA, believes that the selection of hosts is fundamental to the success of the world’s most influential travel awards programme.

He says: “I am delighted that we will be returning to Dubai for what promises to be the most exciting and competitive Middle East Ceremony yet. The emirate is a hotbed of fresh ideas being put into practice, as exemplified by our host, Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa.”

“The resort has remained the market leader for families throughout its illustrious 30-year history by continually reinventing itself and staying ahead of the curve,” he adds.

Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa is the flagship resort of Jebel Ali International Hotels, and consists of two five-star properties, Palm Tree Court & Spa, which has recently undergone a full refurbishment, and Jebel Ali Hotel, which offers views over the Arabian Gulf and a championship-standard nine-hole golf course.

David Thomson, Regional General Manager, Jebel Ali Internationals Hotels, says he is delighted to host WTA’s Middle East Ceremony, stating: “World Travel Awards is the highest global recognition in the travel industry and we’re thrilled that the winners will celebrate at Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa. After our success earlier in the year, winning ‘World’s Leading Family Resort’, we’re keen to show our Middle East colleagues the changes we’ve made at the resort that justify this prestigious award. At Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa we pride ourselves on being a family resort and are constantly reinventing the offering in order to push the boundaries of travel excellence.”

WTA’s glittering Middle East Ceremony 2012 will attract more than 400 of the most important decision-makers in the region’s travel and tourism sector, as well as a host of international media. The evening coincides with Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (28-30 April) and Arabian Travel Market (30 April – 3 May), which are both taking place in Dubai.

Other regional heats in WTA’s Grand Tour 2012 will be taking place in the Algarve, Thailand and Turks & Caicos. The winners of these regional heats will progress to the Grand Final, which will take place at The Oberoi, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India in December.


Notes to Editors

About World Travel Awards


WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge and recognise excellence in the global travel and tourism industry. Now celebrating its 19th anniversary, it is regarded as the very highest achievement that a travel product could hope to receive.

Main sponsors include Qatar Tourism Authority, BBC World News, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, Jebel Ali International Hotels, the Jamaica Tourist Board, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, Conrad Hotels, World.mobi, Sandals Resorts and WeClickMedia.

WTA’s global media partner network includes CNBC Arabiya, Khaleej Times, Trade Arabia, TTN ABTA Magazine, ASTA Network, Breaking Travel News, Trav Talk, Travel Daily News International, Focus on Travel News, Vox Africa, New Focus Travel Magazine, Tourism Review, JAX FAX, Passport Magazine, Travel & Leisure China and National Geographic Traveller.

This global media partner network has a monthly readership of 1.2 million and a TV audience reach of 90 million.

For more info about WTA’s Middle East Ceremony 2012 & bookings visit: www.worldtravelawards.com/middleeast2012

To download WTA logos visit: www.worldtravelawards.com/logo

For further WTA press info contact Anton Santos:
t: +44 (0)20 7925 0000;
e: [email protected];
w: www.worldtravelawards.com

About Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa


Comprising two beachfront properties, the Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa is an award-winning destination, offering a choice of accommodation at Jebel Ali Hotel or the newly-refurbished Palm Tree Court & Spa. The 128-acre resort includes an 800m palm-lined private beach, three temperature-controlled swimming pools, a nine-hole championship standard golf course, a Spa offering over 40 different treatments and an 80-berth marina. The resort won several awards in 2011 including the World Travel Award for ‘World’s Leading Family Resort’. Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa is the signature property for hotel group Jebel Ali International Hotels, which manages other properties across the region.

For hi-res images visit: www.jebelali-international.com/image_library

For further press info contact Lauren Cartwright, Marketing & PR Executive,
Jebel Ali International Hotels:
t: +971 4 315 4343;
m: +971 50 551 9746;
e: [email protected];
w: www.jebelali-international.com

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