{"id":86,"date":"2017-08-20T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=86"},"modified":"2017-08-20T08:01:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T08:01:51","slug":"regions-growing-influence-as-a-luxury-destination-highlighted-as-hotels-from-four-different-countries-shortlisted-for-mehas-top-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/regions-growing-influence-as-a-luxury-destination-highlighted-as-hotels-from-four-different-countries-shortlisted-for-mehas-top-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Region&#8217;s Growing Influence As A Luxury Destination Highlighted As Hotels from Four Different Countries Shortlisted For Meha&#8217;s Top Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The region&#8217;s growing influence as a high-end tourist destination has been reaffirmed after the Middle East Hospitality Awards (MEHA) announced hotels from four different countries as their Luxury Hotel of the Year finalists for 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Resorts in Oman, Kuwait, Morocco, and the UAE have been pitted against one another for the annual prize-giving&#8217;s most sought after title \u2013 the first time in the awards\u00e2\u20ac\u20ac\u2122 six-year history that all four finalists have come from different nations.<\/p>\n<p>The five-star-rated properties identified as the Middle East\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most luxurious are Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara; Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel &amp; Spa Kuwait; Four Seasons Hotel Casablanca; and Palazzo Versace Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-89 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Al-Baleed-Resort-Salalah-by-Anantara-Oman-beach-view-pool-villa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1465\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Al-Baleed-Resort-Salalah-by-Anantara-Oman-beach-view-pool-villa.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Al-Baleed-Resort-Salalah-by-Anantara-Oman-beach-view-pool-villa-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Al-Baleed-Resort-Salalah-by-Anantara-Oman-beach-view-pool-villa-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Al-Baleed-Resort-Salalah-by-Anantara-Oman-beach-view-pool-villa-1024x600.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1465px) 100vw, 1465px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-90 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Palazzo-Versace-Dubai-UAE-pool-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Palazzo-Versace-Dubai-UAE-pool-view.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Palazzo-Versace-Dubai-UAE-pool-view-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Palazzo-Versace-Dubai-UAE-pool-view-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The region&#8217;s growing influence as a high-end tourist destination has been reaffirmed after the Middle East Hospitality Awards (MEHA) announced hotels from four different countries as their Luxury Hotel of the Year finalists for 2017. 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