Hospitality
Luxury is Defined by Experience, Not Price
Iftikhar Hamdani, Area General Manager – Northern Emirates
How does Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel differentiate itself in the luxury segment?
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel redefines luxury with its exceptional blend of exclusivity, exceptional service and a profound commitment to social responsibility. Situated in the breathtaking view of the Arabian Gulf, our resort offers a serene retreat, setting a standard for secluded luxury itself.
Guests are welcomed with attentive services and bespoke experiences, ensuring that every guest’s needs and desires are met with precision and care. Every aspect of the guest experience is thoughtfully designed to deliver a truly unparalleled and extraordinary stay.
Beyond its opulence, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel is a leader in sustainable luxury, implementing eco-friendly practices that minimize environmental impact. The resort utilizes electronic registration for its guest’s registration, provides Electric Vehicle Charging station, adheres to rigorous waste reduction and recycling programs. We also engage in community initiatives, and partner with local communities to promote sustainability. Our commitment to sustainability and ethical practices further enhances its appeal, resonating with discerning travelers who value both luxury and social responsibility.
With a focus on superlative service and meticulous attention to detail, how does your team ensure that every guest enjoys a personalized stay?
At Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel, our team ensures every guest enjoys their stay with us through a commitment to exceptional services. Our staff undergoes extensive training to anticipate guest needs and deliver exceptional service, ensuring that every interaction is thoughtful and tailored. We use advanced technology to track guest requests and act on it immediately. We utilize guest profiles and past stays to provide customized recommendations and anticipate future needs. Our team maintains these records to ensure that every detail, from the room preferences to dietary restrictions, is seamlessly integrated into the guest experience.
Can you share how Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel elevates the dining experience to match the luxurious ambiance of the property?
Guests are treated to high-quality, expertly prepared dishes by our skillful chefs, using fresh, premium ingredients that highlight both local and international flavours. The elegant dining spaces such as Arabesque Restaurant – an all-day-dining restaurant; Dragon’s Place – where you can enjoy the finest Asian fusion delicacies; Nojoom Lounge – where you can enjoy Shisha with a mix of your favourite dishes; and, Bahi Café – all day savoury pastries, all are designed to complement the Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel’s opulent atmosphere and refined décor that creates a captivating environment.
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel is described as a heritage retreat with a contemporary spirit. How do you blend traditional elements with modern luxury?
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel is a stunning example of traditional architecture blended with contemporary design. We artfully merge traditional Arabian elements with modern luxury to create a unique and immersive experience.
Our luxury hotel rooms & suites combine the convenience of modern designs and the rich feel of the Arabian architecture. The Arabesque detail in the design, the use of ‘Mashrabiya’, the warm brocades and the subtle gold touches create a unique and distinguished feel.
Our luxury restaurant features a mystical One Thousand and One Night, shaped in the form of a half crescent, with the hanging Arabian royal handmade lamps, mounted torches and warm design.
As an upscale 5-Star brand, what strategies do you employ to attract and retain discerning travelers who seek a luxurious yet distinctive environment?
To attract and retain discerning travelers who seek a luxurious yet distinctive environment, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel, as an upscale 5-star brand, employs a range of sophisticated strategies. We offer exceptional services through tailored services and bespoke amenities that cater individual preference most especially those who are celebrating special occasion, like we offer unique and personalized sand-writing on the beach, crafted for guest’s special occasion.
As known for its luxury and guest experience, we ensure that guests can enjoy our series of special pool activities, such as offering our dynamic aqua aerobics program led by our experienced team. This program provides a refreshing workout in the pool, combining fitness with fun in a vibrant and social setting.
On environment part, we ensure the active participation in our environmental initiatives during their stay with us, such as simple waste segregation in their room, minimizing the use of plastics, conserving water & energy in their room. This ensures a luxurious stay yet aligns with eco-conscious values.
How does the private beach setting contribute to the experience at the Hotel?
A private beach setting at Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel greatly enhances the guest experience. This unique feature allows guests to enjoy unparalleled privacy and seclusion, with dedicated lifeguards and premium amenities such as plush loungers, umbrellas and also features shaded areas provided by lush trees allowing guests to relax in natural environment. The setting also allows options to order food and beverages directly from the beach.
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel recently collaborated with Dr. Linen in the 360 Weave Textile Recycling Initiative. Can you elaborate on the significance of this initiative for your hotel and how it aligns with your broader sustainability goals?
Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel recently collaborated with Dr. Linen in the 360 Weave Textile Recycling Initiative, handed over 745 kilograms of old linens and uniforms that can no longer be used. The initiative transforms discarded linens and uniforms into new, useful materials, ensuring that they are repurposed effectively and contributing to a reduction in textile waste.
The initiative is a significant step to address the growing concern of textile waste and aligns with Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel’s broader sustainability goals. By participating in this initiative, we made a substantial impact on waste reduction, resource conservation, and overall environmental responsibility.
Is luxury defined by price or by experience?
Luxury is primarily defined by experience rather than price, and this extends to environmental care as well. Luxury involves exceptional service, the ability to provide quality, unique and memorable experiences and a commitment to sustainability. By integrating environmental care into luxury experience, brands not only offer refined comfort but also demonstrate a responsible approach to preserving the natural world. The combination of exceptional service, quality and environmental stewardship defines the modern concept of luxury.
Hospitality
Giza Palace Hotel & Spa Partners with IDeaS to Implement Advanced Revenue Management Capabilities
IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, has deployed the G3 Revenue Management System (RMS) at Giza Palace Hotel & Spa in Cairo, Egypt.
A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, Giza Palace Hotel & Spa is a brand-new luxury hotel in a prime location in West Cairo. The grandiose hotel features 560 rooms, eight distinctive dining venues, a spa, and extensive conference and meeting facilities. Blending architectural excellence with a curated art collection, the hotel is renowned for its exceptional service and guest experience.
The hotel is owned by Travco Group International, whose hospitality arm, the JAZ Hotel Group, is one of the region’s most prominent hotel operators, with a growing portfolio of over 68 hotels and resorts across Egypt and Zanzibar.
The deployment of IDeaS G3 RMS enables the hotel team to optimize revenue management decisions through precise forecasting, dynamic pricing, and inventory management, as well as streamlined group displacement evaluations and the automation of routine tasks.
A key factor in Giza Palace Hotel & Spa’s selection was IDeaS’ ability to effectively manage the complexity of its inventory. With more than 11 room and suite types across three room categories and eight suite configurations, the property requires advanced predictive analytics to position each room type competitively in one of the region’s most dynamic markets.
IDeaS’ Group Pricing capability addresses another critical segment of the business – the projected impact of displaced demand across their diverse inventory mix – by delivering real-time insights into the value of group business. Designed for speed and simplicity, the feature enables better-informed decisions that account for the full depth of the hotel’s offering, while preserving commercial flexibility.
Alaa Akel, CEO & Chairman JAZ Hotel Group commented:“Giza Palace was created with a clear ambition to set a new benchmark for luxury hospitality in Cairo. Our partnership with IDeaS supports that vision bringing advanced revenue management capabilities to our commercial strategy, allowing us to make smarter decisions, respond to market demand and drive sustainable growth.”
Ibrahim Saba, Principal Sales Director – Europe, Middle East & Africa at IDeaS commented: “Giza Palace Hotel & Spa is exactly the kind of landmark property where intelligent revenue management makes a measurable difference. With a large inventory and a significant conferencing operation, the team is managing considerable complexity across multiple revenue streams. G3 RMS gives them the forecasting precision and group pricing intelligence to ensure every booking reflects the true commercial value of each piece of business.”
Hospitality
VEGO Expands Beyond Its Café Roots with Launch of Full-Service Kitchen Concept
VEGO Cafe and Confectionery is entering a new chapter with the launch of its full-service kitchen concept, transforming the homegrown brand from a neighbourhood café into a comprehensive vegetarian dining destination.
Built on years of customer feedback, catering experience and growing demand for more diverse vegetarian options, the expansion reflects VEGO’s commitment to offering greater variety without compromising on quality or flavour.
“While Dubai’s dining scene continues to evolve, we identified a gap for a concept that brings together premium ingredients, innovative cooking and accessible pricing within a fully vegetarian setting. This expansion has allowed us to move beyond café favourites and introduce a broader menu that spans everything from street-style chaats and handcrafted dim sums to pizzas, pastas and traditional Indian curries.” said Kashyap Sajnani, Co-founder and Managing Director of VEGO Cafe and Confectionery.
Inspired by Indian flavours, family traditions, global travel and Dubai’s diverse culinary landscape, the new menu reflects VEGO’s philosophy of combining comfort food with thoughtful innovation. Signature dishes include the Ghewar Chaat, Gochujang Tofu Bowl, Sindhi Curry, Indian Handrolls, Dim Sums and VEGO’s signature Mango Dessert. The expanded menu is also available for catering, extending VEGO’s new offering beyond the dining space for private gatherings, celebrations and events.
Nearly all components, including sauces, spice blends and key ingredients, are prepared in-house to ensure consistency, quality and value, while the breadth of the menu has been designed to appeal to diners of all ages.
Complementing the culinary expansion is a refreshed visual identity that reflects VEGO’s growth while retaining the warmth, vibrancy and approachable character that customers have come to know and love. As part of the expansion, the space has also been renovated and the brand logo refreshed, giving the café a renewed look to match its next chapter. The updated look reinforces the brand’s long-term vision of becoming a go-to destination for vegetarian dining in the UAE.
“We wanted to build a place where grandparents, parents and children can all sit around the same table and find something they genuinely love,” added Kashyap Sajnani, Co-founder and Managing Director of VEGO Cafe and Confectionery. “If people leave feeling like they’ve had an incredible meal at a fair price and can’t wait to come back, then we’ve achieved exactly what we set out to do.”
To mark the expansion, VEGO is offering guests 15% off all dine-in orders until 31 October. Pricing across the menu remains aligned with the brand’s long-standing commitment to value-driven dining.
Hospitality
SANA Celebrates Its First Anniversary An Evening of Uzbek Culture, Culinary Theatre and Live Entertainment

SANA marks its first anniversary on 1 October with a celebration at its Madinat Jumeirah restaurant, followed by an afterparty at Moon Bar. From a traditional Uzbek welcome to a theatrical dining moment, the evening brings together the food, music and hospitality at the heart of SANA.
The celebration begins at 7:00 PM. For the first 40 minutes, a traditional Uzbek band will perform as two hostesses dressed in traditional Uzbek robes welcome guests with sparkling wine. A live illustrator will create personalised sketches for guests from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Dinner begins at 7:30 PM, with guests invited to choose between SANA’s à la carte menu and a special anniversary set menu priced at AED 450 per person. At 8:30 PM, the slow-roasted leg of lamb will be unveiled in a theatrical presentation accompanied by a belly dance performance to Uzbek music.
The evening’s second live music performance begins at 9:00 PM, when Sculer Band takes the stage followed by the anniversary birthday cake.
From 11:00 PM, the celebration continues at Moon Bar, where headline DJ BKOFMAN and ARKOV will play sets for the afterparty.
Event details
- Date: 1 October | Welcome reception: From 7:00 PM
- Dinner: From 7:30 PM | Location: SANA, Mina Al Salam, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
- Dining options: À la carte or anniversary set menu at AED 450 per person | Afterparty: Moon Bar, from 11:00 PM | View the anniversary menu
-
News11 years ago
SENDQUICK (TALARIAX) INTRODUCES SQOOPE – THE BREAKTHROUGH IN MOBILE MESSAGING
-
Trending11 months agoOPPO A6 Pro 5G Review: Reliable Daily Driver
-
Tech News2 years agoDenodo Bolsters Executive Team by Hiring Christophe Culine as its Chief Revenue Officer
-
VAR1 year agoMicrosoft Launches New Surface Copilot+ PCs for Business
-
Automotive2 years agoAGMC Launches the RIDDARA RD6 High Performance Fully Electric 4×4 Pickup
-
Tech Interviews3 years ago
Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape in Hybrid Work Environments
-
Tech News2 years agoToshiba Announces MG10-D Series of Enterprise HDDs with Capacities up to 10TB
-
Tech News1 year agoNothing Launches flagship Nothing Phone (3) and Headphone (1) in theme with the Iconic Museum of the Future in Dubai


