Sama Dubai wins accolade from World Travel Awards

Over 167,000 travel professionals worldwide and nearly 110,000 travel agents across 200 countries participated in this year's online voting campaign for the World Travel Awards, considered the highest accolade in the international travel and tourism industry.

Sama Dubai's milestone achievement was celebrated at the 13th Annual World Travel Awards Gala on 20 September in the exotic Turks & Caicos Islands.

Farhan Faraidooni, CEO of Sama Dubai, said,

"It is a great honour to be nominated by industry peers for the internationally acclaimed World Travel Awards. We also regard the nomination as an immense responsibility to continue meeting international expectations, and sustaining our credibility of creating landmark projects that stand apart by virtue of their exclusivity."

Located in the capital city of Manama, the 'Salam Resort and Spa - Bahrain' will capture the natural beauty of Bahrain and cater to the highly demanding tourism market worldwide. Built on a long stretch of pristine sandy white beach, the upscale luxury development promises to provide the ultimate in privacy, luxury, entertainment and leisure facilities. The project is to be completed in March 2009.

A citadel of Arabian luxury, the 'Salam Resort and Spa - Bahrain' will be situated around a series of inland waterways and a marina. It will feature beautifully crafted hotels, villas, souks, health spas, shops and restaurants and cover an area of 500,000 square metres

The 'Salam' is a brand established by Sama Dubai to offer premium 7-star hospitality service in prime locations worldwide.

As a dynamic and highly ambitious organisation, Sama Dubai has well developed plans for global expansion. It is committed to becoming the largest premium real estate developer in the region and one of the top five in the world.

Sama Dubai's broad portfolio of business models include mixed use towers, industrial parks, marinas, resorts and spas, self-contained urban development, residential communities, mega malls and business parks.

As the world's most comprehensive travel awards, the World Travel Awards represent the unanimous opinion of key professionals from the global travel industry.