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Luxury hotelier Elisabetta Gucci is planning 40 hotels over the next 15 years in the Middle East, Far East and South America and aims to open its first hotel in Dubai at the end of 2010, an executive said.

Emirates Airline has teamed up with Armani Hotel Dubai and The Address Downtown Dubai to offer its First and Business Class passengers flying to or via Dubai, who hold a valid return ticket, complimentary hotel stays. The offer is valid till August 31, 2010.

The A-shaped arches are a recurring theme – they reappear on the hotel’s logo, and then again, as a creative alternative to run-of-the-mill table legs. The message is clear: this is an Armani hotel in more than just name.

The Armani empire recently opened its first luxury hotel, the Armani Hotel Dubai, which contains 160 rooms that start at $750 per night. A second Armani hotel is planned to open in Milan, Italy

First Class passengers receive a two-night stay with breakfast at the newly opened Armani Hotel Dubai, while Business Class passengers get a one-night stay with breakfast at The Address Downtown Dubai. With the offer, premium passengers also get the chance to experience literally being on top of the world with priority tickets to the ‘At the Top, Burj Khalifa’.

Emaar Hospitality Groups five star premium hotel brand, The Address Hotels + Resorts, has appointed Mr Thomas Norberg as the General Manager of The Address Dubai Mall.

The company also operates Armani Hotels and Resorts, which launched its first property last week, in the Burj Khalifa. It aims to have 10 hotels. “It is the perfect time to open because it adds one more attraction to the Downtown area,” Mr Dardenne said. “We have bookings from guests who have really chosen to come to stay at the Armani hotel and it happens to be in Dubai, so they had no plans previously to come to Dubai.”

Hundreds of delegates from the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) celebrated amid the splendour of the new Armani Hotel Dubai last night, as the Burj Khalifa property stepped out onto the world stage.

It took a little longer than expected but the first Armani Hotel has opened in the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.

In time, we'll have full reviews of all of the outlets for you, but for now, here's a quick rundown of the restaurants housed in the new Armani Hotel Dubai.