Banquets without boundaries

How do you stand apart from competitors in the market?

Rosanna Fung: The state-of-the-art facilities are matched with a team of conference service professionals who will work in partnership with meeting planners to create a truly memorable event, with our Technology Butler on call 24-hours. To have a one-stop service for guests, we provide convenience and ease the stress level for them.

Aboud Haroury: Despite the emergence of new companies and event planners in the city every month, we have a lot of loyal, repeat clients. We have introduced a new level of service since March of last year, with well-trained staff and modern cuisine.

Nizar Saadi: The banqueting standard in the Middle East is very high, and it is very impressive to see what events have been accomplished in the past and what we are capable of doing for our clients. Emirates Palace stands apart from competitors due to its exquisite location, combined with international culinary expertise and great service quality.

Russell Hanson: Conference and banqueting at Jumeirah Emirates Towers hosts between 20 and 40 events every day. Jumeirah Hospitality catered to more than 70,000 guests over four days at the Dubai Desert Classic 2007. Jumeirah Hospitality specialises in taking care of every aspect of any event at any location, from decoration and lighting to suit the selected theme to entertainers, guest transport and cameramen. Our 10 warehouses have an inventory of approximately 190,000 pieces of cutlery, 130,000 pieces of crockery, 120,000 glassware items. We have a pool of 1100 colleagues at Jumeirah Emirates Towers and collaboration with the 12,000 colleagues at our sister hotels. Emirates Towers' immense expertise, resources and creativity. If the GPS point is given.

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How important is location to banqueting services nowadays?

Rosanna Fung: Clients are in search of unique and accessible locations with one-stop personalised services that the hotel can provide. They have their ideas and special requirements, and they want their events to be different and to be the best. In order to make the banquet a success, it is important to have a team which understands the guests' needs clearly. With the vast experience and creative ideas within our team, recommendations and suggestions would be advised to assist the guest in organising for any location and to create tailor-made solutions.

Nizar Saadi: Emirates Palace offers beautifully landscaped parks with several open lawns, a 1.3km beachfront, excellent food and beverage outlets and superb banqueting services; it can be the perfect venue for spectacular outdoor events and gala dinners. For instance, we take pride in having a highly trained team of butlers on call throughout a conference, exhibition or show.

Russell Hanson: Jumeirah Hospitality has catered to gigantic gatherings including the International Monetary Fund closing gala dinner in 2003, the Dubai World Cup, and Dubai Air Show. If the requirements for the event exceeds our pool of colleagues, for example at large-scale outside events, we collaborate with the other hotels and business units, including Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa, Wild Wadi Water Park or Jumeirah Restaurants. We can also partner with external companies related to building, fabrication, lighting, sound, fireworks, interior and exterior design, valet parking, transport, entertainment, gardening, marquees and first aid.