Hyatt Centric: Expansion Plans of Hyatt Hotels Corporation

During the ATM I met with Mr. Eric Brun, Senior Vice President – Brand and Commercial Strategy and Mr. Christian Pertl, Regional Vice President Sales Operations – Middle East & Africa together with other key members of the Hyatt team. The Hyatt team spoke about the debut of the Hyatt Centric brand to the GCC…

Iconic Lisa Corti

Lisa Corti designs things that she experiences and feels during her many trips around the world: the connection with India, which has been with her forever, her memories of Africa, but also her eastern fascination with China and Japan and her love for Milan and Italian Renaissance art, a passion she has always worn on…

The Perfect Date

Bateel Dates are known in the region as being the best for personal consumption and as the perfect gift to take to friends and families. We met with Tina Memic, General Manager, Retail & Operations Bateel International to talk about the brands gourmet food business; their expansion plans for luxury Boutiques and her journey with…

SANDALYECI Furniture launches flagship showroom

SANDALYECI, leading Turkish furniture brand, has launched its new flagship showroom on Al Quoz / Umm Sequim junction opposite Mall of Emirates, a 4,400 sq feet interior destination-featuring brand’s collection of chairs, sofas, tables and accessories. Established in 2001 in Turkey, SANDALYECI opened its regional headquarters in Dubai in 2014 to service private and corporate…

‘Jeans for Refugees’ celebrity collection

The online auction house for extraordinary things, Catawiki announced [Johny Dar’s] highly anticipated ‘Jeans for Refugees’ celebrity collection is now officially open for bids. UAE residents can now bid for these jeans along with people across the globe. ‘Jeans for Refugees’ is a global artistic collaboration dedicated to helping refugees all around the world. The…

A Jazzy Culinary Affair

Abu Dhabi is hitting all the right notes with the launch of JazzArabia the Middle East’s first jazz radio station at p&c by Sergi Arola, creating a unique ambience at the hotel as the new restaurant complements food and beverage offerings with distinct sounds that gets guests in the mood before their arrival with the…

‘Les Quatre Heures’ at le Relais de l’Entrecôte

So there’s one more place in town to satisfy my sweet tooth. I can’t wait to experience the French version of afternoon teatime ‘les quatre heures’ at le Relais de l’Entrecôte in Downtown Dubai. A phrase translating to ‘the four o’clock’, les quatre heures is a time to gather with family or friends, and relax…

Delightful Smoothies from Ocean Spray

Im into Smoothies at the moment as they are little more nicer than straight juicing and better than having the normal fry up for breakfast. Ocean Spray sent me some great recipes that I am loving at the moment: Berry Smoothie Serves: 1 Ingredients 225ml (8 fl oz) Ocean Spray® Chilled Cranberry Original juice drink 12-15…