LONDON: The World Travel Awards for “World's Leading Multi-use Complex” marked the tenth major award the Al Khozama Management Company (AKMC) has enjoyed in 2010, putting a fitting cap on the Al Faisaliah Center's tenth anniversary, also celebrated this year. The award was announced Sunday at the 17th Annual Grand Final Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards at the Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel, in London. Musaed Al Said, CEO of AKMC, said: “Winning this award is testament to the unstinting support we had from the AKMC's chairman of the Board and the directors, business partners, investors and moreover the dedication of our entire workforce”. This year AMKC has received a number of other notable accolades, including the Middle East's Leading Architectural Concept Award for the iconic geodesic dome; The Globe, and Makkah's Leading Hotel Award for AKMC managed Al Shohada Hotel. The Chairman of the Board of AKMC, Prince Bandar Bin Saud Bin Khaled, was recognized by WTA as the Middle East's Leading Personality of the Year 2010. The CEO of the Year Award for the Tourism & Hospitality sector was bestowed to Musaed Al Said, the CEO of AKMC, by ITP KSA CEO Middle East Awards. AKMC developed, owns, and manages the acclaimed Al Faisaliah Center in Riyadh. Designed by the world renowned Lord Norman Foster, Al Faisaliah Center has been described as a city within a city, combining an ultra-luxury 5-star hotel which offers full butler service to all rooms and suite, the country's largest column-free conference and banqueting facilities with a capacity for 4,000 people, a lavish shopping mall housing the world-class departmental stores such as Harvey Nichols, Al Faisaliah Office Tower with the leading blue-chip companies' corporate offices therein, and the iconic Globe, located atop the Al Faisaliah Tower. The Al Faisaliah Center was the product of a visionary initiative fashioned by Khalid Al Faisal and executed by Prince Bandar Bin Saud Bin Khalid. In a city that gracefully melds tradition with sophisticated style, the tower has transformed Riyadh's skyline, and the complex has had a major positive impact on business and lifestyle in Saudi Arabia. Enjoying the distinction of being the first modern multi-use development in the Kingdom, it offers a unique environment where people can work, live and relax without leaving the facilities. AKMC also opened a new ultra-luxury wing at the Al Faisaliah Hotel, offering 106 premier rooms and suites.
