Premier Inn announces opening of new hotel at Dubai's International Airport

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Premier Inn
Premier Inn is the UK's biggest and fastest-growing hotel brand with over 580 hotels and in excess of 42,000 rooms across the UK and in Ireland. Premier Inn bedrooms in the GCC are 24m² and feature en-suite bathroom with bath, shower and bidet, 32in flat screen TV and free internet access. Each room can comfortably sleep up to two adults and two children at no additional cost. All Premier Inns have a restaurant, a bar and a rooftop swimming pool. Premier Inn opened its first international hotel in Dubai in April 2008, a 308 bedroom property in Dubai Investments Park. Planned further openings include a 281 bedroom property at Dubai International Airport and hotels in Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah Umm Al Qawain, Muscat, Doha and Riyadh.

Premier Inn operates in the GCC under a joint venture with Emirates. Premier Inn also has a joint venture to roll out 80 budget hotels in India by 2017.

Premier Inn was confirmed as the leading Economy brand in the JD Power European Economy Hotel Guest Satisfaction Survey 2008.

Premier Inn offers customers a comfortable room, friendly service and exceptional value for money with its consistent one price policy. Further information is available on premierinn.com

Whitbread PLC

Whitbread PLC is the UK's largest hotel and restaurant company operating market-leading businesses in the budget hotel and restaurant sectors. It's brands include Premier Inn, Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre, Taybarns and Costa Coffee.

Whitbread PLC employs over 33,000 people and serves 8.5 million customers every month in its 1,500 outlets across the UK.

In the first half of the financial year ended 28th August 2008, Whitbread PLC reported a 12.6% increase in Group Revenue to £682.2 million and 24% increase in Pre-tax Profit to £123.3 million.

Emirates Airline
Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, is part of the Emirates Group which also comprises an international cargo division, a fully-fledged destination management and leisure division, an international ground handler and an airline IT developer, Emirates is characterised by two key features, continuous explosive growth and a constant focus on top quality service.