Q1 business result surpasses Taj Palace Dubai expectation

Room occupancy in January registered a whooping 96 percent. It scored 95 percent in February higher compared from last year's actual. March-end figures point out occupancy at 96%. The first quarter postings indicated a significant increase due to the various events taking place in Dubai from January to March providing Taj Palace Dubai considerable amount of tourists staying at the hotel due to its locale and brand profile.

GM Yannick Poupon is confident the soaring trend continues this summer as it hopes to duplicate last year's surprising feat...44 days of perfect 100 occupancy gained from GCC travelers spending summer in Dubai.

The website of Taj Palace Hotel Dubai (www.tajpalacedubai.ae) records a steep increase in web traffic with a large number of reservations being made online. Amongst the guests staying at the hotel during the first quarter period are GCC, CIS and European tourists and businesspersons who are out with their families or business associates to enjoy the past festival promotions and trade exhibitions held in Dubai. "We've been rated highly by travel agents for the excellent room packages offered to their clienteles. These travel agents in turn have been providing us excellent bookings months ahead of any major festival or events taking place in Dubai resulting to increased business," commented Mohd ElKahla, Director of Sales and Marketing.

The hotel has experienced a tremendous increase of traffic not only for its accommodation units, but is also generating excellent small to medium size corporate meetings and conferences largely to its state-of-the-art meeting and conferencing facilities. So far it is one amongst few five star hotels offering the video conferencing facility that offers the most realistic rate coupled with the finest guest service standards.

The Taj Palace Hotel offers 147 executive rooms; the largest in the city at 61 square meters with balcony, 12 suites and 90 fully furnished and serviced apartments. It is located right at the heart of the city center, just ten minutes from the Dubai International Airport and walking distance to the major shopping malls. It offers daily shuttle to shopping centers and provide beach access to guests. It is the only one offering a five star Taj Ayurvedic Spa that focuses on the Indian Ayurveda spa discipline. The hotel hosts four multi-cuisine restaurants Indian, Italian, Turkish-Arabic and Japanese.