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Le Meridien Amman Seals Contract to Host 7th Annual Wedding Show with Events UnLimited

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Driven by the success of the Wedding Show in March 2011 and in a festive ceremony, Director of Sales and Marketing Ziad Fostuq of Le Meridien Amman and Mazen Ashqar of Events UnLimited signed the contract to host the 7th Annual Wedding Show 2012, at the Royal Convention Centre, scheduled to take place between 22 and 24 March, 2012. This yearly event, which is awaited by thousands of couples in...

Le Meridien Amman Launches a New Sustainability Meeting Package

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Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, is proud to announce the launch of its new stylish sustainable meeting room; Al Mass, accommodating an average of 35 persons with state of the art facilities, and is most suitable for brainstorming, networking or simply meetings and interviews. The sustainability program aims at meeting the needs of the customers, while reducing the...

Le Meridien Amman Concludes the Ironman Competition with Six Winners

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Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, concluded last week it’s Ironman Competition, which included the participation of 80 Health Club members, divided into two age groups. Participation was encouraged for both men and women, ages 20 to 60. The elemental games consisted of running, bicycling, and swimming, and tested the endurance of the participants. “We are proud to be...

Le Meridien Amman Celebrates the Holy Month of Ramadan with its Associates

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Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, gathered its 350 associates from all divisions and departments over its annual Iftar at the outdoor pool terrace. The Iftar celebration offered an authentic Arabian experience with an exquisite oriental buffet and Layali Al Sham band, with traditional tarab songs, an entertainment that stretched well into the night. Commentating on...

Le Meridien Amman Conducts a Fire Drill to Maintain Safety Measures in Case of Emergency

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Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, organized a fire drill involving all hotel employees. The purpose of the drill was to provide tactical experience, sufficient knowledge and training for the employees as well as empower them to calmly face and handle all circumstances that might arise during emergencies, especially fire. The fire drill is part of a quarterly...

Le Meridien Amman and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Launch Associate Fundraising Challenge To Raise Money For UNICEF’s Education Programmes in Pakistan and Romania

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Le Meridien Amman has hosted “Play For UNICEF” Football Tournament from May 9th – May 18th between 8 five star hotels in Amman as part of Starwood’s Road to Awareness fundraising initiative, which aims to raise US$250,000 for UNICEF’s education programmes in Pakistan and Romania where millions of children are missing out on their right to go to school. Nearly a year after the floods that hit...

Le Meridien Amman Drops Curtain on Creative Canvas Competition

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Le Meridien Amman, a member of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has dropped the curtain on its first international art and creativity motivation competition; Le Meridien’s Creative Canvas. The Creative Canvas, a signature area in the heart of house, is designed to serve as a space to promote and display creativity among Le Meridien associates and their peers, allowing them to exhibit their own...

Le Meridien Amman Commemorates World Food Programme by Distributing Food Parcels in Karak

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Le Meridien Amman, a member of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, celebrated the United Nations World Food Programme in cooperation with the Jordanian Food Bank, emerging from the Jordanian Alliance Against Hunger, headed by her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bent Talal, which was on Saturday, 16th of October. This initiative focused on fighting hunger and participating in programmes that support...

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Launches Campaign to Protect Environment and Support Children in Need

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced its latest campaign in the Middle East, which is aims to protect the environment and raise money to provide wheel chairs to children with disabilities. From November 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011, Starwood properties across the Middle East will come together to support the cause by collecting plastic caps from bottles used at their hotels and raising...

Le Méridien Amman Commemorates United Nations International Day of Peace

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Le Méridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, commemorated on the 21st of September the International Day of Peace, which was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 and was first celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21st as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace. Sixteen associates from Le Méridien...