Celebrate Ramadhan at the world's tallest hotel

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, the world's tallest hotel, is offering sumptuous iftars at stunning venues this Ramadhan.

Kitchen6

Enjoy an international iftar,at Kitchen6, where six interactive cooking stations create a wide selection of world cuisines.
Iftar is available from sunset until 8.30pm at AED215 per person. A children's entry policy applies*.

Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar

Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar will host a iftar with 11 dishes celebrating Indian cuisine with a modern twist.

Iftar is available from sunset until 8pm at AED325 per person. A children's entry policy applies*.

Al Fanous At Dubai Ballroom

Al Fanous, the opulent Ramadhan lounge at the iconic Dubai Ballroom, serves iftar to the tunes of a live oud** player. 

• Iftar costs AED199 per person, from sunset to 8.30pm
• For suhoor, there is an àla carte menu from 9pm to 3am

Corporate iftars are on offer at the Emirates Ballroom, which is available for exclusive hire and group bookings.

Interested?

Call +971 4414 2000 about corporate iftars

For bookings under 50 guests, call Restaurant Reservations on +971 4414 3000

A Ramadhan promotion is on for booking 10 or more guests at participating hotels. Book a group of nine people and a 10th person dines free at iftar or suhoor. Double Marriott Rewarding Events points will be awarded, up to a maximum of 100,000 points

Ramadhan hours for selected venues at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai are as follows:

Lobby Level
La Farine Café & Bakery will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Shisha service from sunset until 2am.

1st Floor
Kitchen6 will be open daily for breakfast from 6am until 11am, for Iftar from sunset until 8.30pm, and for dinner from 830pm until 10pm.

2nd Floor
Positano will remain closed during the month of Ramadhan.

4th Floor
Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar will be open daily from sunset until 8pm for iftar. Ala carte service is available from 8pm until 11.30pm.
Tong Thai will be open daily from 6pm until midnight.

5th Floor
Garden will be open from sunset until midnight and for Friday Wanderlust brunch from 1pm until 4pm. Ramadhan dresscode to be observed.
Izakaya will be closed during the month of Ramadhan.

6th Floor
Business Bay restaurant will be open daily lunch from 12.30pm until 3.30pm.

Mezzanine Floor
Aqua will open daily from 11am to 8.30pm (food served inside the restaurant only), and until 10pm for shisha.

68th Floor
Prime68 will be open in the evenings daily from sunset until midnight and from 1pm until 4pm for Friday 068 Brunch (no live entertainment).

71st and 72nd Floors
Vault will open daily from 8pm until 3am.

In-room dining is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Ramadhan timings at other JW Marriott hotels in Dubai include:

La Ville City Walk Dubai

• Grapeskin: Weekdays, 4pm to 1am  | Weekends, 3pm to 1am
• Graze (on weekdays): Breakfast 6.30am to 11.30am |Lunch 12pm to 4pm | Dinner 4pm to 11.30pm
• Graze (Friday and Saturday): Breakfast 6.30am to 12.30pm | Lunch 1pm to 4pm | Dinner 4pm to 11.30pm
• Chival and courtyard: Daily, sunset to 2.30am
• LookUp: 6pm to 1am

Lapita, Dubai Parks and Resorts

• Lani: Closed during Ramadhan
• Hikina: Iftar sunset to 11pm
• Ari: 10am to 10.30pm
• Palama: Closed till sunset | Iftar sunset to 11pm
• Kalea: Breakfast 6.30am to 10.30am | Lunch 12.30pm to 3.30pm | Iftar sunset to 11pm

Marriott Hotel Al Forsan Abu Dhabi

• Lobby Lounge: Daily sunset till 2am
• The Grill: Daily 7am to 11.30pm |
• Appaloosa: Daily 12pm to 2am
• Khayal: Breakfast 6.30am to 10.30am | Iftar sunset to 9.30pm

Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites

• Counter Culture Café: Breakfast and lunch, 6am to 5pm | Iftar, sunset to 9.30pm
• The Croft: Monday to Saturday: 6pm to 1am | Friday: 12:30pm to 3:30pm and 6pm to 1am | Sunday: Closed
• The Observatory: Saturday to Thursday: 12pm to 1am | Friday: Lunch 12:30pm to 3:30pm | Dinner 6pm to 1am

Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community 

• SOBO: Iftar from sunset onwards
• Cucina: Breakfast 6:30am to 11am | Lunch: 12pm to 3pm | Dinner: 4pm to 11pm

Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai Creek

• Skye & Walker: Daily 6:30am -12 midnight, ála carte menu, no alcohol served

 
*Children's entry policy
Iftar: children below six years old may dine on a complimentary basis. A maximum of two children are allowed with two full-paying adults. Additional children below six years and children between seven and 12 will be charged a 50% discount off the full price. 

Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar: only children of seven years and above may enter. Children between seven and 12 years old will be charged a 50% discount off the full price.

Suhoor: only those aged 21 years and above may enter.

**The oud is a musical instrument.

Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi shares Ramadhan promotions

Source: Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi. Food from the Kuzbara restaurant.

The Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi has unique iftar and suhoor offerings. The family-friendly setting Kuzbara. offers a traditional iftar buffet with specials that change daily alongside live cooking stations.

After iftar guests can enjoy the rooftop breeze and take in the Abu Dhabi skyline while indulging in shisha. Ramadhan sweets complemented by a selection of teas and Arabic coffee will be available.

A suhoor set menu is served daily, from 11pm to 2am.

For groups of 25 or more people, a private ballroom can be transformed into an Arabic oasis with antique lanterns and exquisite food for your private iftar buffet service.

To make a reservation, contact a member of the events team at +971 2304 7777. 

David Lance, GM, Marriott Hotel Downtown Abu Dhabi said, "In one of the most important periods in the Islamic calendar, the holy month of Ramadhan is characterised by prayer, reflection and fasting, as well as the centuries-old tradition of sharing iftar and suhoor meals among families and friends after sunset and prayers. This will be our first Ramadhans since the hotel opening in September 2016 and I hope we can welcome many guests for an authentic experience in our hotel.”

For a family getaway or staycation throughout Ramadhan, Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi has a special offer for UAE residents:

Kuzbara iftar: AED165 per person (excludes 20% fees)
Private iftar: Starting from AED140 per person

Interested?

Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi

Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Kuzbara is open from from 6.30am to 10pm daily during Ramadhan

More about the UAE residents' promotion 

Manila Marriott receives a Crescent Rating of five for halal friendliness

Source: Crescentrating. The Manila Marriott receives a Crescent Rating of five for halal friendliness.

The five-star Manila Marriott has become the first premium hotel chain to be rated by Crescentrating, an authority in halal travel, for its halal-friendly services and facilities. CrescentRating awarded the hotel with a rating of five for its halal-friendly services, such as a halal food section in the Marriott Café. The CrescentRating system rates the overall halal-friendliness of hotels on a scale of one to seven, with one being the lowest rating and seven being the highest.

Marriott Hotel Manila is the centrepiece of the mixed-use Resorts World Manila, located directly opposite Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. A destination in itself, this five-star property is poised to become the Philippines’ most unique and comprehensive destination for MICE. 

The hotel currently offers 342 spacious guestrooms and suites and will open the West Wing in 2016, adding an additional 228 rooms. Designed around the needs of modern travellers, each guestroom offers premium Wi-Fi capability, iPod docks and over-sized bathrooms. Mobile check-ins and check-outs, fine linens and Thann amenities add to the experience.

“Marriott Hotel Manila is excited to be a leader in promoting halal friendly services and offerings to the region and beyond. We look forward to extending not only our world class Filipino hospitality to our local, regional and global customers, but also an environment of awareness, sensitivity and exemplary service expected from a multitude of discerning customers," Bruce Winton, General Manager for Marriott Manila said. Marriott Hotel's halal kitchen is halal-certified by the Halal International Chamber of Commerce and Industries of the Philippines (HICCIP).

Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of CrescentRating, said, “Marriott are leading the drive from the front and more hotels will be granted a Crescent Rating in the Philippines soon. We predict that this commitment by Marriott will be worth millions of dollars to the local economy over the next few years and will drive visitor arrivals to the country.”

Ratings of the hotels and resorts in the Philippines is part of a series of initiatives recently unveiled by the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) to create a long-term infrastructure that attracts Muslim visitors, especially from the neighbouring ASEAN region and the Middle East.

Travel experts predict these initiatives could be worth millions of dollars to the tourism industry in the country. The Muslim travel market is projected to be worth more than US$200 billion by 2020, according to the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2016 report.

PDOT recently partnered with CrescentRating on a series of activities to increase awareness of the availability of halal food, mosques and other Muslim-friendly holiday experiences and facilities in the Philippines. The new drive to attract inbound Muslim tourists is a key strand of its long-term strategy to maximise economic growth in the halal tourism industry, PDOT said.

On 8 April, Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr of PDOT launched the Philippine Halal Tourism project. PDOT had worked with National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), HICCIP and CrescentRating, to prepare and then halal-certify the kitchens and facilities of 43 hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other tourism-related establishments in Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Davao, Bohol, Zamboanga City, General Santos City, Koronadal, Cotabato City, Surigao City, and Siargao Island in under 100 days prior to the launch.

“Less than a year ago today, we decided to stop talking about halal and start doing something about it. This project has been very successful in the sense that it created an awareness, a halal consciousness, among the Filipinos first, and the halal travel market as well,” Jimenez Jr said at the time.“The best and most important welcome to the visitors is with food. And if you are not halal, then there is a very important segment of society in the world that you are not extending a proper welcome to.”

PDOT has set its sights on seeking a larger slice of the global halal tourism market. Citing Crescentrating data Secretary Jimenez shared, “..the Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that is determined to partake 20% to 25% of the US$200 billion global halal market. The market is already there, with arrivals from Malaysia, for one, growing at double-digit rate. The only thing that is wanting is capacity.”

Secretary Yasmin Lao of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) lauded the PDOT’s commitment to advancing the halal industry, given that Jimenez has brought the Halal Tourism Project to fruition in less than 100 days. “I strongly believe that The Halal Tourism Project will lead towards a way (where) Muslim-Filipinos feel that they are so very much part of this country,” she said, adding that halal will be a game changer in terms of economic development of Muslim-Filipinos.

HICCIP is the official halal certification body in the country recognised by the NCMF to spearhead the local accreditation of participating halal establishments, while CrescentRating is a Singapore-based authority on Muslim travel recognised for its independent rating and accreditation standard worldwide.

“We commend Manila Marriott Hotel for being the first premium hotel chain to be rated for its halal friendly services and for joining us in making our brand of welcome special, through food that is proper and acceptable to our countrymen and friends around the world,” Jimenez added.

The Philippines has more than 7,000 islands and offers a unique travel experience with beautiful coastlines, lush mountain ranges and bustling city centres. The country is in close proximity to the large Muslim populations of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, and welcomes approximately 566,000 visitors from the Middle East, parts of ASEAN, as well as India and Israel annually.

The MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2016, the most comprehensive research that has been released on the sector, revealed that in 2015, 117 million Muslims travelled, representing 10% of the entire travel economy. Philippines was ranked 46th on the GMTI 2016 destination list.

From US$2.43 billion in tourism earnings in 2008, the country’s tourism receipts have grown to US$5 billion in 2015. This makes the tourism industry the third-largest dollar-earning sector in the economy, after the semiconductor and BPO sectors. Tourism accounts for one in every ten jobs in the economy, or 12.7% of total employment according to the Philippines Statistical Authority.