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Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building developed by Emaar Properties, is readying to welcome its first residents with the orientation programme for home-owners of Armani Residences, located on levels 9 to 16 of the tower, currently ongoing. The interiors of the world-class and first of its kind Armani Residences is in the final stages, and finishing work of The Residences in Burj Khalifa is progressing at a fast pace.

Airlines are trying to attract more families from the Gulf and the subcontinent to the UAE during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) with special offers and promotions. Thousands of tourists are keen to visit Dubai to pick up some DSF bargains and see the newly opened Burj Khalifa. The twin attractions are expected to boost visitor numbers by 10 per cent.

Dubai’s new super-scraper boasts some of the highest interior specs in the industry. David Ingham and Claire Ferris-Lay talk to those responsible for rolling them out. The specification on the Burj Khalifa project is one of the highest that industry veteran, Talal Saeed, managing director of Fino International, has ever encountered. “The specification is one of the highest I’ve ever seen and experienced. There were so many consultants supervising and reporting to each other to make sure everything works perfectly.”

Fino International, has been actively involved in several of the UAE's biggest projects including the Armani Hotel and Residence, the Burj Khalifa tower, The Address at Dubai Mall, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina Mall, Zabeel Park Stargate and Dubai Metro.

This Valentine’s Day, The Address Hotels + Resort, Emaar Hospitality Group’s five star premium hotel brand will make you fall in love all over again. Whether couples believe in expressing their love the old-fashioned way or choose to celebrate it in the midst of luxury, they can select dazzling dining experiences and Spa retreats from any of The Address hotels in the city. Each hotel offers intimately romantic venues, specially prepared cuisines and an array of experiences that will make this Valentine’s Day an unforgettable one.

In preparation for the grand opening of the first Armani Hotel in the world on March 18, 2010, Armani Hotel Dubai has just unveiled their new state-of-the-art online booking system January 31st to begin processing early room reservations. Their new online booking system allows guests to search real-time room availability and book across all room types, including the highly exclusive and one-of-a-kind Armani Dubai Suite.

This Valentine’s Day head to The Palace – The Old Town to celebrate a romantic evening like never before. Amongst the numerous offerings the hotel has planned for couples on the day is a tailor-made package called ‘Sweet Suite Package’. The hotel, overlooking Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, will present ‘Sweet Suite Package’ to three couples only.

Room rates at Dubai's Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa will start at AED1,700 for a night in one of 24 Armani studios, it was revealed on Sunday. The hotel, which is due to open in March, has put its online booking system live starting, with bookings able to be made at www.armanihotels.com.

The opportunity to experience the "Stay with Armani" proposition is now a reality. Armani Hotel Dubai has unveiled the online booking system that has gone live yesterday, and bookings can be made in real time at www.armanihotels.com.

On March 18—just over a month and a half from now—the world will have its first Armani Hotel on the first 37 stories of the newly-opened world's tallest building—the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. But this won't be the end of Signore Armani's hotels. In fact, it's only the beginning, what with Giorgio signing a contract to have ten Armani Hotel properties around the world by 2019.