The venue of the fourth Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards, set to take place in November, has been shifted to the luxurious Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City.

The awards were previously supposed to be held in Queen Elizabeth 2 but due to some unforeseen circumstances, the venue had to be changed.

Talking about the awards, Fredrik Reinisch, complex general manager, Habtoor Complex, said, "We are very excited that these Popular Choice Awards are being held at our hotel. This would be an opportunity for us to showcase the amazing facilities and services we have to offer to the industry and to the world, especially after the rebranding which happened earlier this month."

Commenting on the venue change, Raj Bhatt, CEO, Hozpitality Group, commented: "We would like to thank Al Habtoor Group for this opportunity and we are very excited for the upcoming awards in November."

"Online voting for the fourth Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards is going on in full swing and with over 70,000 votes already received in the first round of voting. Round 1 of voting ends on August 31 where top finalists per category will be chosen who would further continue to collect votes. The final result will be based on results of the online voting and judges votes. Gold and Silver winners will be awarded at the Award ceremony on November 28," added Bhatt.

The Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards will be presented to recognise top industry organisations and individuals which have shown skill, creativity, ingenuity and success in the Middle East & Africa's growing hospitality industry. - TradeArabia News Service