Friday, November 3, 2017

Makarem Hotels, the Saudi-grown hotel chain specializing in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah owned by Dur Hospitality, have received three prestigious awards during the 2017 World Travel Awards ceremony, the leading travel and tourism event both nationally and internationally.

Among the awards won by Makarem Hotels for its outstanding hospitality services was the “Leading Hotel Group in Saudi Arabia 2017” award. Makarem Annakheel Village was rightfully named “Saudi Arabia's Leading Resort 2017” and Riyadh Palace Hotel successfully scooped the “Saudi Arabia's Leading Business Hotel 2017” award.

Tourism professionals, travel and hotel guests, tourists and businessmen from around the world had voted for hundreds of nominated hotels in the Middle East. The final voting results that determined the winners were revealed by the organizers of the World Travel Awards during the event.

Hassan Ahdab, President of Hotels Operations, Dur hospitality company and Abdullah Bakarman, Corporate Marketing Manager of Dur Hotel Operations Division, Dur hospitality company, received the awards on stage during the ceremony, that was held in Dubai last Oct. 29, 2017 in the presence of industry leaders and professionals from around the world.

On the sidelines of the event, Hassan Ahdab said: “These awards have outlined the success of our strategy which focuses on enriching the consumer experience and providing our cherished guests and visitors to the holy cities with innovative services and products meticulously designed to the highest of standards."

He added: “We thank all the guests and travel experts, who voted for our hotels. We promise to continuously remain worthy of their trust. We will spare no efforts to maintain the leading position and award-winning recognition that Makarem Hotels has deservedly earned.”

Makarem Hotels’ success at the World Travel Awards 2017 adds to their successful record, that includes three awards at Transform MENA, the 2016 Gold Circle Awards by Agoda.com, three awards during the “Saudi Food Expo 2017’’ and achieving third place in the inter-hotel culinary competition organized by the Saudi Arabian Chefs’ Association (SARCA).

Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/520857/BUSINESS/Makarem-Hotels-scoops-three-industry-awards-at-WTA-2017