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Team of the Year at the 2008 Concierge of the Year Awards

Tell us about yourself and the team. I have two assistant chief concierges – Charles Ferrer, who is from the Philippines and has seven years’ concierge experience, and Fred de Smet, who is South African and has about three years’ experience. Joao Paolo Berbert Fukino, or JP for short, is another of our concierges and [...]

DUBAI THROUGH A LENS

The emirate is brimming with iconic landmarks and sweeping landscapes, all of which make for stunning, dramatic photography. Knowing where to shoot the sights, however, can be something of a challenge. DUBAI SKYLINE Vantage point: New Asia Bar, Raffles Dubai Location: Next to Wafi shopping centre. Off Sheikh Rashid Road, in Oud Metha Photographer’s tip: [...]

Dubai watersports

Dubai is known around theworld for its abundance ofsun, sand and shopping.But when you’ve f il led up yoursuitcase with bargains f rom thesouks and desig ner labels fromt he malls, it’s time to combinesun and sand and hit t he watersof t he Arabian Gulf for someaction of a different kind. WAKEBOARDING Slap on [...]