Intelligent Minibar is a first in the Dubai and UAE hospitality market

Polo Hotel poised for Hotel award with its ‘Tech Bar’ technology guest service offering

Dubai: World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao gave expatriates in the UAE another reason to wake up early on Sunday as they watched him face American fighter Shane Mosley in an explosive match that lasted 12 rounds.

Kitakits to screen Pacquaio boxing bout

Dubai: World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao faces Shane Mosley for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title on Saturday (Sunday in the UAE) at the Garden Arena in the MGM Grand.

Best of Tex Mex – Beyond El Rancho

El Rancho’s, in the Marco Polo Hotel, Deira, is not the first place you would think of to indulge in Mexican food. After all, its main claim to fame is as a musical hotspot, with a live band belting out a mix of cheesy classics.

Khaleej Times: Sing for your supper

The Marco Polo Hotel Dubai hosts top Filipino stars Luke Mejares and Frenchie Dy, tonight and tomorrow at its newly refurbished Chaka Grill restaurant.

R&B singer Luke has won a slew of awards for his smooth stylings, including Best Male R&B Artist at the Radio Music Awards 2009…Read More

Gulf Today: Filipino ‘King of RnB’ and ‘Soul Diva’ to perform in Dubai

Two Filipino artistes are in town to liven up the weekend of the Eid Al Adha through a two-night concert in Dubai.

They are the Philippines’ “King of RnB” Luke Mejares and “Soul Diva” Gyphertorie Dimacali aka Frenchie Dy, scheduled to perform the “Soul in Love” concert at the Chikka Grill at the Marco Polo Hotel in Deira,…Read More

Gulf News: Luke and Frenchie bring Filipino soul to Dubai

Filipino R&B singer Luke Mejares and soul singing sensation Frenchie Dy will entertain fans in Dubai with a two-night show at the refurbished Chikka Grill at Marco Polo Hotel Thursday and Friday night.

The performances are billed Soul In Love…Read More

Gulf News: Take your hat off

In Bollywood, Parsi characters might often be employed for comic relief, but this community takes its food seriously.

It’s all straight up, as we found out recently at the ongoing Parsi Food Festival at Marco Polo Hotel in Dubai. Dig into the egg chutney patties (potato balls filled with half a boiled egg and smeared with green chutney — Dh35) and the spicy patra ni machi (pomfret coated in green coriander and chilli paste and steamed in banana leaves — Dh55) served up at The Bombay restaurant, and you will see why….Read More

Khaleej Times: Food for thought

With its versatile mix of sweet and sour and spicy flavours, the ongoing Parsi Food Festival at The Bombay proves a revelation

OUR IDEA OF a perfect weekday evening usually does not involve rushing across to crowded Deira after work to sample a new cuisine. But that is exactly what we found ourselves doing midweek – lured by a sepia tinged picture announcing the annual Parsi Food Festival at The Bombay restaurant in Marco Polo Hotel. ….Read More