Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working throughout the Middle East and Africa now have more time to submit hotel projects to the 2019 AHEAD MEA Awards, which has extended its deadline.
The Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design (AHEAD) honours outstanding design-focused hotels from across the world, accepting entries from four different regions: the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Europe, the Americas and Asia.
The Bulgari Hotel in Dubai won Hotel of the Year at the 2018 Ahead MEA Awards
Interested applicants operating in the Middle East or Africa will now have until 31 May 2019 to submit hotel projects that have been opened, reopened, or renovated between January 2018 and February 2019.
"Judges will be looking for submissions showing rigorous and appropriate design, demonstrating a sensible use of budget to contribute to the guest experience, as well as the 'theatre' of hotel life while satisfying the client brief," explained the awards team. Judges commended the hotel for its different take on luxury
Submissions will be arranged into 15 categories: Bar, Club Or Lounge, Event Spaces, Guestrooms, Hotel Conversion, Hotel Newbuild, Hotel Renovation & Restoration, Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces, Lobby & Public Spaces, Lodges & Tented Camps, Resort Hotel, Restaurant, Spa & Wellness, Suite, Transport, and Visual Identity.

Winners of the MEA awards will be announced at a ceremony in Dubai's Caesars Palace Bluwaters hotel on Wednesday 1...