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To promote the group's work, Ms Lemack helped produce the documentary Killing in the Name, which was screened at the Pavilion in Downtown Burj Khalifa last month.

Brian Caldwell, a resident of the Old Town Island in Downtown Dubai is proud to call the area home. "Back in the UK, everyone is astounded when I tell them I live next door to the world's tallest tower. It's a monument they watch on TV and cannot believe that for me, it's my everyday reality."

This summer, Emaar Hospitality Group is offering guests at The Address Hotels + Resorts in Dubai as well as Southern Sun's Al Manzil and Qamardeen hotels and the Nuran Serviced Residences with value summer packages that provide access to the city's premier leisure attractions as well as shopping vouchers.

I almost loathe to share with you my new secret place in Dubai for fear of y'all stampeding it, resulting in yours truly not being able to get a table anymore! But in the spirit of passing good news along and spreading the love, and the fact that no doubt the good news is circulating like juicy gossip, my new oasis in the desert is The Pavilion Downtown Dubai.

To celebrate the launch of its second daily service from the Mother City, Emirates is offering Capetonians a complimentary stopover package when they book a first or business class ticket to any point on the airline’s network of 111 international destinations.

Ramada Downtown Dubai was the chosen web for the ‘French Spiderman’ otherwise known as expert climber Alain Robert and he even took time out to get to grips with the hotel’s facade. Robert and his crew members stayed at the property during his recent trip to Dubai to climb the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

Both residential developments are popular among expatriates and have their own fan base, say experts. Arabian Ranches and Springs, both popular residential communities developed by Emaar, are neck and neck when it comes to preference among the expat community.

Dubai-based Emaar Hospitality Group is scouting for partners to make its India foray. The company plans to bring in its five star hotel brand ‘The Address’ in the Indian market. “We are at discussion stage with some companies,” Marc Francois-Dardenne, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Hospitality told Business Standard.

Hills Advertising, LLC, one of the growing advertising company in the Middle East, recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary last April 5 at the prestigious Armani Hotel Burj Khalifa with 260 guests coming from the diplomatic community, various CEOs of Dubai's top companies, and other leaders of the advertising industry.

Dr Gabriel Aldea, the Romanian consul general in Dubai, said he had been keen to see Lascar's exhibition staged in Dubai because of the city's growing importance as a cultural centre. At the launch of his show in the Burj Khalifa's Armani Hotel, Lascar said he was delighted with the choice of Dubai and would be happy to return.