ACCOMMODATION

Emirates Airline has teamed up with Armani Hotel Dubai and The Address Downtown Dubai to offer its First and Business Class passengers flying to or via Dubai, who hold a valid return ticket, complimentary hotel stays. The offer is valid till August 31, 2010.

The A-shaped arches are a recurring theme – they reappear on the hotel’s logo, and then again, as a creative alternative to run-of-the-mill table legs. The message is clear: this is an Armani hotel in more than just name.

Occupying 25,000 square meters in total - shared over floors one to eight, 38, and 39 of the new Burj Khalifa tower - the hotel hosts eight restaurants, shopping facilities (accessories and chocolates from the brand's own Dolci range), an Armani/Fiori florist, and Armani's first hotel spa.

The Armani empire recently opened its first luxury hotel, the Armani Hotel Dubai, which contains 160 rooms that start at $750 per night. A second Armani hotel is planned to open in Milan, Italy

They are trying to draw air passengers by giving free tickets to kids, open bus tours, plush cabin interiors, view from Burj Khalifa, complimentary stay at Dubai’s Armani Hotel, online visa and a host of other value-adds that don’t come during the off-seasons.

The first residents have moved into the Armani Residences inside Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. Emaar Properties, the developer of the mixed-use tower, has handed over homes to buyers of the designer apartments and one of the new residents, Sarah Belhasa, has shown Arabian Business TV around her home.

First Class passengers receive a two-night stay with breakfast at the newly opened Armani Hotel Dubai, while Business Class passengers get a one-night stay with breakfast at The Address Downtown Dubai. With the offer, premium passengers also get the chance to experience literally being on top of the world with priority tickets to the ‘At the Top, Burj Khalifa’.

Close on the heels of the launch of the world's first Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa, Emaar Properties, the developer of the mixed-use tower, has handed over homes to buyers of Armani Residences, who now have the world's most prestigious address.

Emaar Hospitality Groups five star premium hotel brand, The Address Hotels + Resorts, has appointed Mr Thomas Norberg as the General Manager of The Address Dubai Mall.

The 75-year-old designer opened his first hotel at the world's tallest tower in Dubai last month and plans a new hotel in Milan in 2011, as he keeps investors guessing on the future of his company.