Saturday, October 11 - 2008

First prominent guest welcomed as Qasr Al Sharq opens its doors

Qasr Al Sharq, an exclusively opulent all-suite palace that offers unparalleled luxury, lavish interiors, unequalled hospitality with the latest cutting-edge technology, welcomed its first guest, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulaziz Shahini.

The owner and CEO of Shahini Cold Store Sheikh Shahini receives Plaque from Marc de Beer, Manager of Qasr Al Sharq also present Wolfgang Maier, General Manager of Jeddah Hilton along with senior Hilton Management.
The owner and CEO of Shahini Cold Store Sheikh Shahini receives Plaque from Marc de Beer, Manager of Qasr Al Sharq also present Wolfgang Maier, General Manager of Jeddah Hilton along with senior Hilton Management.

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The owner and CEO of Shahini Cold Store, one of the largest importers of frozen food products in the Kingdom - Sheikh Shahini - was received by Wolfgang Maier, General Manager of Jeddah Hilton, Marc de Beer, Manager of Qasr Al Sharq and other senior managers from the Hilton and Qasr Al Sharq team. Following his arrival, Sheikh Shahini was presented with a commemorative plaque recognising him as the first guest.

Sheikh Shahini came to experience the ultimate luxury and unique comfort of a Royal Suite, which is fully equipped with the latest audio-visual technology, WiFi internet access and automated controls for lighting, curtains, temperature control and refreshment centres. His one-of-a-kind experience will include a blend of luxury hotel and the intimacy of a private household.

Conveniently located adjacent to the Jeddah Hilton, the 46 all-suite premier property combines stately elegance with state-of-the-art technology and is set to re-define the booming tourism and hospitality sectors in Saudi Arabia, with a host of first-ever services and amenities such as the largest guest suites in the region, a unique personalised butler service and unimaginable interior design aspects of a most spectacular calibre, to name a few.

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Notes and media contacts

For reservations at Qasr Al Sharq, guests can call:+966 2 659 9999.

For More Information Contact:
Qasr Al Sharq Arabian Peninsula Press Office
Suhaib Alwazir/Adel Sartawi
ASDA'A Public Relations
Riyadh/Jeddah
Exclusive Affiliate for Edelman PR Worldwide in Middle East and North Africa
Tel: 966-2-6575194
Fax: 966-2-6575277

Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with nearly 2,800 hotels and 485,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, with 150,000 team members worldwide.

More than 2,300 hotels are owned, managed or franchised in the USA with a portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded hotel brands including Hilton®, Conrad®, Coral by Hilton®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Scandic and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.

Outside the USA, the company operates 261 hotels branded Hilton and 129 under the mid-market Scandic brand.

The company currently operates 31 hotels in the Middle East - 17 hotels in Egypt, eight hotels in the UAE, four in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait. This includes the 46-suite Qasr Al Sharq, or 'Palace of the Orient' - Hilton's first palace in the world. Hilton's heritage in the Arabian Peninsula stretches back over 30 years, when it became the first international hotel brand to open a property in the UAE - the Hilton Al Ain in 1972.

Later this year will also see the opening of the first phase of a Worldwide Resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. New Hilton properties are also under development in Doha marking the company's first foray into Qatar, and the Arabian Peninsula's first Conrad hotel in Dubai, in addition to a beach club, also in Dubai.

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The Hilton Reservations and Customer Care telephone numbers in the Middle East are as follows:
UAE - 8000 20000 11
Qatar - 800 97103
KSA - 800 82000 10
Egypt - 19009
Bahrain - 8000 4058
Jordan - 00 202 5805927
Kuwait - 371 1434
Lebanon - 00 202 5805928
Oman - 800 788788
Syria - 00 202 5805926
Anne-Birte Stensgaard Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
Thursday, June 08 - 2006 at 08:01 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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This Article was updated on Wednesday, May 23 - 2007


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