One of the highlights of the hospitality industry calendar, the Hotelier Middle East Awards, took place last night, with the winners revealed in 18 individual categories and one team category.

The 10th anniversary edition of the awards took place at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City, with around 600 guests entertained at a Japanese-themed ceremony.

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Reflecting the Japanese theme of this year’s ceremony, guests were treated to entertainment from Taiko drummers and an Geisha dance, while the catering team at InterContinental Dubai Festival City also put together a menu full of Japanese flavours.

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Sponsors of the awards included Du, A. Ronai, Restonic, MLA, Diversey, Arecont Vision, Canon, MMI, TCL, Horeca, Patchi, Pulsar Foodstuff Trading, Amir, and Julius Meinl.

Meanwhile, the judging panel of the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2014 included: Ron Hilvert, founder and managing director, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; Rabih Feghali, Director of Business Development – Roya International Hospitality and Leisure Consultants; Dr Ibrahim Alsini, Dean, Tourism Institute, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Robert Maclean, Principal, National Institute of Hospitality Oman;

Also on the judging panel were Guy Wilkinson, director, Viability; Asma Abdulla Al Fahim, Vice President, European International College for Management Studies (EIC); Lynne Bellinger, Independent Hospitality Consultant; Christopher Hewett, senior consultant, TRI Hospitality Consulting; Karim Abdelhamid, Corporate Director of Operations at Amlak Hospitality; Rupprecht Queitsch, CEO, senior partner, INHOCO Group — International Hospitality Consulting Group; Naim Maadad, CEO, Gates Hospitality; Daniel Andrews, editor, Arabian Travel News; and Crystal Chesters, deputy editor, Hotelier Middle East.

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