Budget UAE was recently declared winner of the ‘High Performance in Marketing’ award at the Budget International EMEA Annual Conference which concluded in Malta. The award was received by Salim Damji, senior general manager, and Tony Hinder, general manager, sales and marketing, both of Budget UAE, from Larry De Shon, president of Budget EMEA.

Madinat Jumeirah recently welcomed supermodel Karolína Kurková and Lebanese star Nicole Saba (pictured) as special guests to the luxurious Arabian Resort. The stars visit to Madinat Jumeirah took place just days before the toast of Hollywood arrived to attend the ninth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival. Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, Frieda Pinto and Kevin Spacey were among those who attended DIFF.

Representatives from Wyndham Hotel Group joined forces with staff from eight hotels in the region to clean up a section of the Jumeirah Open Beach in Dubai. The event was aimed to support the local community while further educating participating staff members about the environment and encouraging them to engage in more sustainable activities.

Emirates has been awarded the prestigious Centre for Aviation (CAPA) Airline of the Year 2012, for the third time. Seen here, Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ senior vice president, commercial operations Far East and Australasia accepts the award from Peter Harbison, executive chairman of CAPA.

The Jumeirah Group honoured a group of 19 young Emiratis (pictured) for having completed a one-year internship with Jumeirah.  The National Graduate Development Programme is part of Jumeirah’s robust national development strategy and specifically designed to help Emirati graduates to reach the level of competence required to take on a management or supervisory position within the company.

The Le Méridien Dubai recently held a Travel Trade party at Warehouse. The event was a big success with fun competitions and several prizes. Two lucky winners took home a return ticket to Barcelona, Spain or Lyon courtesy Emirates. Seen here, winner Maria Bodgan from Dnata take home her prize.