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Dubai Tourism won two awards at
the World Travel Awards last month
which were held in Oman.
The emirate was given the award
for ‘World’s Leading Business
Destination 2019’ and ‘World’s
leading MICE Destination 2019.’
Both award recognised that Dubai
is the world leader when it comes
to catering and hosting global
travel and business events.
Dubai Tourism’s CEO, Issam Kazim
comments: “Dubai continues to
accelerate towards becoming a
preferred global business and
investment destination, hosting
world class strategic conferences,
meetings and incentive groups as
well as offering business travellers a
holistic and innovative environmentto connect and collaborate. The
city’s most recent wins at the World
Travel Awards 2019 are testament to
the continued efforts in showcasing
Dubai’s capabilities on the global
stage, bringing to the forefront theThe 3rd Professional Beauty GCC
Awards shortlist has been
announced. With over 500
properties, individuals and teams
amongst the shortlist for categories
such as ‘Beauty Salon of the Year’;
‘Manager of the Year’; ‘Therapist of
the Year’; ‘Team of the Year’ and‘Marketing Campaign of the Year’
these awards aim to recognise the
best of the best within the beauty,
hair and spa sphere.
Andy Green, general manager of
Professional Beauty GCC
Comments: “We are very proud to
reveal that the entries we receivedthis year were double on 2019 –
revealing that these awards really
are the ‘go-to’ if you want to be
recognised for the work you do
within our industry. The process isn’t
easy, with entrants having to fill in
very detailed reports about how
they, or their business is performing.
We now have international and
local judges working effortlessly on
judging the final six of each
category with the grand reveal
happening in February 2020. I’d like
to thank each and every one of
you for making the Professional
Beauty GCC Awards such a huge
success.”
The winners will be crowned at a
black-tie gala dinner held at
Intercontinental, Festival Arena,
Dubai on Monday 17th February. To
view the full shortlist turn to page 28.Dubai named world’s leading business
travel and MICE destination 2019
city’s focus on innovation,
entrepreneurship and economic
growth while maximising its
potential through a continuously
evolving business enabling-
ecosystem.”The 2020 shortlist for the 3rd Professional
Beauty GCC Awards is revealed
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