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The 2010 ACN Arab Technology Awards will take place at the highest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by the Armani Hotel and will see over 300 of the most important and influential figures in the Middle East enterprise market gather for one night.

Emaar Community Management has been licensed by the Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) to offer its services to owners associations. The company will initially provide expertise in administrative, financial, technical and customer service within its own group of properties including Arabian Ranches and Emirates Living.

The four venues - all located in Downtown Dubai, the new heart of the city – are in close proximity to Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and offer a spectacular ambience set against The Dubai Fountain, the world's tallest performing fountain that sways to rhythmic music. Burj Park, Burj Khalifa Steps, Burj Plaza and Emaar Boulevard are now all set to host events – from massive concerts for thousands of fans to elegant corporate gatherings to high-end catwalk fashion shows, in customized settings

The elite world of fashion is no longer limited to the clothes on your back. Famous brand names such as Armani and Bulgari can now be found in the hotel rooms in which we sleep and the food we eat as they increasingly stake their claim in hospitality.

Burj Khalifa Observation Deck video, 19.08.2010

Depa Limited, the interior design contractor who fitted out the Emirates Palace Hotel, Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa, has signed a $60m contract in Angola, the Dubai-based company announced on Wednesday. Based in Dubai, but with sixteen offices and 8,000 staff worldwide, Depa has worked on projects such as the Atlantis Hotel, Armani Hotel and Burj Al Arab in Dubai, Yas Island and Emirates Palace hotels in Abu Dhabi, the Dubai Metro, Dubai Airport and the Savoy and Waldorf hotels in London.

Emirates airline has extended its offer for complimentary overnight accommodations at some of the most luxurious hotels in Dubai to September. As per the offer, First Class passengers can avail two nights stay at Armani's first luxury hotel, in Burj Khalifa while Business Class passengers are treated to one night at The Address Downtown Dubai. Guests can also take advantage of a complimentary fast track access pass to see the city in all of its glory from the top - the Burj Khalifa observation deck.

The excitement gets better at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, the popular leisure attraction owned and managed by Emaar Retail LLC. The all-new Dubai Aquarium Speciality Dive is a three-dive initiative that offers PADI certified visitors over the age of 10 years, the opportunity to take their diving experiences to a whole new level of exploring the marvels of underwater photography and joining in the excitement as aquarium experts feed the Sand Tiger Sharks in Dubai Aquarium.

The initial phase of the airport will feature an A380 capable runway, 64 remote stands, a cargo terminal with annual capacity for 250,000 tonnes of freight, and a passenger terminal building designed to accommodate five million passengers per year. “Dubai International currently has capacity for 2.5 million tonnes of cargo, while volumes are expected increase to 3 million tonnes by 2015. On the passenger side we expect to see numbers skyrocket from the 41 million that passed through Dubai International in 2009 to 98 million by 2020 and 150 million by 2030.”

If the Burj Khalifa is the architecture anticipated in The Jetsons, the Burj al-Arab has the restaurant at the end of the universe. It was the tallest hotel in the world when it opened in 1999 and, despite the architectural flights of fancy which have since taken shape along Sheikh Zayed Rd, it remains Dubai's signature building.