* Platinum card holders enjoy concierge service d A]UH Nov 19, 2009
Chen says there was another cardholder who wanted to stay at Dubais sail-shaped Burj al Arab Hotel but couldnt afford the room rate of NT$60,000 to NT$70,000 a night. A platinum card concierge found out that there is a hotel across from the Burj al Arab that shares its beautiful sea view, but whose room rate is one tenth as expensive, allowing the cardholder to fulfill his dream. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Soon, world's tallest hotel in Hong Kong Oct 28, 2009
Currently, the world's tallest hotels are the 333-metre, 72-floor Rose Hotel in Dubai, followed by the 330-metre, 105-floor Ryogyong Hotel in Pyongyang and the 321-metre Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. As well as being Hong Kong's tallest building, the ICC will be the third highest in the world in terms of the height of its roof. (India Times)
Mideast revs up for F1 Oct 16, 2009
" It's not the first architectural statement of its kind in the cash-rich Gulf, where eye-catching, money-is-no-object architecture designed by the world's "starchitects" -- the bright stars of their profession -- has become the norm. Don't Miss Think the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, shaped like a billowing sail, the Burj Dubai tower, the world's tallest building, or the man-made islands in the form of palm trees dotting the Persian Gulf shore. But in these recessionary, cash-strapped times,... (CNN -- International)
* Dubais migrant laborers protest for higher wages Sep 2, 2009
Their projects include the Dubai International Airport and the citys two landmark hotels: the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel and the neighboring wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The company is currently building a branch of the Paris Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Your 10 questions Jul 11, 2009
Starting from scratch, he has built Eversendai Corp Sdn Bhd, a structural steel contractor, into an international player that has been involved in highprofile projects such as the Petronas Twin Towers and the Burj Al Arab hotel ... The Burj Al Arab hotel is Eversendais signature project and has paved the way for Eversendais entry into the Middle Easts booming construction market as a specialist structural steel contractor. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
* Shoot for the sun and hit the moon Jun 4, 2009
Directly behind it, the Sun Moon Villa Hotel (]), with a design that imitates the billowing sailing-ship shape of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, clearly wants to be anything but inconspicuous. This blight on the landscape is only one of many glitzy and unimaginative towers that are going up around the lake, aiming to cash in on the market for luxury domestic travel. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Dubai boot camp May 22, 2009
In the shadow of the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel, they jog and sprint, do press-ups and sit-ups and occasionally an odd star jump or two. And in their colourful t-shirts, they are a diverse group. (BBC News -- Business)
May I take your bags? Of money... May 18, 2009
Dubai's seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel escapes global crisis discounting ... The luxurious Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai ... Dubai's Burj Al Arab Hotel - billed as the first seven-star hotel in the world - has escaped a room-discounting move by owner the Jumeirah Group to shore up demand during the global downturn. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Dubai's glitz lost in grim life May 7, 2009
Majestic architecture like the Burj Al Arab hotel makes Dubai sparkle, but a downturn in construction has migrant workers struggling. Matthias Seifert/Reuters. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
The most stunning city skylines Mar 24, 2009
But if there is beauty in boldness, Dubai has an incontestably sensational skyline in progress: It started with the erection of the 1,053-foot-tall Burj al Arab Hotel in 1999, a seven-star hotel on an artificial island and complete with helicopter landing pad. And soon it will have the tallest skyscraper in the world: the 1,900-foot Burj Dubai tower. (MSNBC -- Travel)
