The Meydan Hotel and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa received top honours at the 24th annual World Travel Awards, taking home two prestigious titles.

The Meydan Hotel received ‘Middle East’s Leading Sports Resort’ for the fifth consecutive year and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa was named ‘Middle East’s Leading Desert Resort’ for the sixth year in a row – marking an impressive milestone to both sister properties.

Reuben Mifsud, cluster general manager, The Meydan Hotel and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa expressed his delight upon receiving both awards and said: “With our well-trained hotel teams, their dedication and commitment together with continuous and careful planning and execution, we are able at The Meydan Hotel and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa to stay ahead of competition, winning leading awards and maintaining a prestigious position in the hospitality sector.”

Opened in 2010 and built around Meydan racecourse - home of world’s richest horse race ‘Dubai World Cup’, The Meydan Hotel is considered as one of Dubai’s exclusive landmarks whether with its prestigious sports facilities including “pay & play” fully floodlit nine-hole The Track, Golf course, unique behind-the-scene stable tours, iconic infinity pool and a Tennis Academy or with its extensive choice of seven restaurants and lounges and lavish rooms and suites overlooking the outstanding race course or the iconic Burj Khalifa.

Since inception in 2004, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa is considered as one of Dubai’s gems, offering Arabian extravagance hospitality with its impressive combination of luxury and authenticity. This resort offers the ultimate desert destination, whether with its extensive leisure activities, from desert drive, wild Oryx and gazelle observation, archery, desert spa and infinity pools to a wide range of exceptional desert dining experiences and live entertainment together with Arabian authentic rooms and suites.

World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. - TradeArabia News Service