Emaar Awards & Accolades

Emaar has won multiple international, regional, and local awards for its commitment to operational excellence and quality standards.

  • In March 2024, the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) announced Reel Cinemas Dubai Mall as the seventh EMAAR Entertainment location to receive the Certified Autism Center™ designation. This designation is awarded to organizations who have undergone comprehensive, specialised training to better understand and welcome autistic and sensory-sensitive individuals and their families.
  • In March 2024, Burj Khalifa was awarded the prestigious LEED Platinum certification under the v4.1 Operations and Maintenance: Existing Buildings rating system by the United States Green Building Council.
  • Emaar Development was named ‘Developer of the Year’ at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2024 prestigious event, which was held at Atlantis The Royal on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

 

  • Emaar Development: Dubai Hills Park – Winner of the Sustainability Prize from the Landscape Middle East Awards in Parks & Recreation.
  • Facilities Management: Address Grand Creek Harbour – Highly Commended for “FM Mobilisation of the Year” at the Facilities Management Awards, Middle East.
  • Emaar Entertainment:
    Skyviews Observatory – Most Unique Visitor Attraction
    Reel Cinemas – Best Cinema Experience
    KidZania – Best Edutainment Center
    All from MENALAC 2023.
  • ECM Achievements: In 2022, ECM received accolades at the Gulf Real Estate Awards and SBE Awards. These included the Overall Winner for real estate excellence, Best Technology for AI-driven solutions, Gold in Crisis and Safety Management, along with top honours in Community Engagement and Management.
  • The Storm Coaster: Cementing its place as a marvel in engineering, The Storm Coaster was awarded the title of “World’s Fastest Vertical-Launch Rollercoaster” by Guinness World Records™, a testament to its exceptional design and thrilling experience.
  • At the Middle East Cleaning, Hygiene & Facilities Awards (MECHF), Emaar picked up the ‘Commitment to Sustainability’ award, Burj Khalifa won the ‘Best Client-Contractor Partnership’ award, and Dubai Mall received the award for ‘Best Maintained Public Washroom’.
  • 27th Business Excellence Awards
  • Q3 2021 Top Performing Brands
  • Burj Khalifa was recognised for ‘Best Operations and Maintenance (existing building)’, and Emaar Facilities Management was named ‘Green Facility Management Organisation of the Year’ at the Emirates GBC Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management was presented with the awards for ‘Best Real Estate Customer Experience Initiative’ and ‘Best Facility Management Company’ for the second consecutive year at the Gulf Real Estate Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management earned the title of ‘Property Management Company of the Year’ for the second year in a row at the Facilities Management Middle East Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management was honoured with the ‘Client Relationship Management’ award at the International Business Excellence Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management was announced as the ‘Real Estate Community of the Year’ for The Greens and Views at the Customer Happiness Awards.
  • Dubai Mall featured in the ‘Best Service Performance Brands’ in the ‘Shopping Centres’ category at the 26th Business Excellence Awards and ranked as a top scorer in the Emirates Business Rating Scheme (EBRS) for the second consecutive year.
  • Burj Khalifa Energy Management was awarded ‘Energy Project of the Year: International’ at the AEE International Awards.
  • Emaar Facilities Management was presented with ‘The Sheila Sheridan Award for Sustainable Facility Operations and Management’ at The IFMA Awards.
  • Emaar Facilities Management won the ‘Commitment to Sustainability’ and ‘Best Client-Contractor Partnership’ awards for The Dubai Mall at the Middle East Cleaning, Hygiene & Facilities Awards (MECHF).
  • Nabeela A. Khan of Emaar Facilities Management was honoured as ‘The Soft FM Manager of the Year’ for Dubai Mall at the Middle East Cleaning, Hygiene & Facilities Awards (MECHF).
  • Emaar Entertainment took home the award for ‘Best Building Operations and Maintenance (Existing Building)’ at the MENA Green Building Awards.
  • Burj Khalifa won ‘The Arab Award for Operations & Maintenance’ (OMAINTEC 2019) as the ‘Best Company that Uses Big Data in Managing Maintenance Works’.
  • Emaar Facilities Management was crowned ‘FM Company of the Year (Energy Management & IEQ)’ and received the award for ‘IOT Integration Initiative of the Year’ at the Climate Control Awards 2019.
  • 26th Business Excellence Awards
  • Emirates Business Rating Scheme (EBRS) Top Scorer
  • Emaar Community Management was presented with the awards for ‘Best Real Estate Customer Experience Initiative’ and ‘Best Facility Management Company’ at the Gulf Real Estate Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management was crowned ‘Property Management Company of the Year’, while Emaar Asset Management took home the award for ‘Technology Implementation of the Year’ at the Facilities Management Middle East Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management collected the award forClient Relationship Management’ at the International Customer Experience Awards.
  • The Dubai Mall was included in the ‘Best Service Performance Brands’ in the ‘Shopping Centres’ category at the Business Excellence Awards for 2018. The Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera were also both honoured at the ceremony as winners and top scorers in the Emirates Business Rating Scheme (EBRS).
  • Emaar Facilities Management won the ‘Green Building Research Award: Energy Centred Maintenance/A Green Maintenance System’ and was named ‘Facility Management Organisation of the Year’ for Burj Khalifa at the MENA Green Building Awards.
  • Emaar Facilities Management was honoured by the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) for “Innovation in Technology and Systems” for Burj Khalifa.
  • Andrea Deutschbein, Director of FM Soft Services at Emaar Malls Group, won the ‘Industry Personality of the Year’ award at the Middle East Cleaning, Hygiene and Facilities Awards.
  • Business Excellence Awards for 2018
  • Palace Downtown Dubai was awarded the coveted ‘Modern Luxury Hotel of the Year’ award for Africa and the Middle East by Luxury Travel Guide, was named in the Top 1% of hotels on TripAdvisor, and received the 2017 Traveller’s Choice Award.
  • Armani/SPA was announced as the ‘Luxury Spa of the Year 2017’ at the Luxury Travel Guide Awards.
  • Address Dubai Mall took home ‘The Contemporary Luxury Hotel of the Year 2017’ award at the Luxury Travel Guide Awards.
  • Rove City Centre took home the award for ‘Mid-Market Launch of the Year’ at the inaugural Hotelier Express Awards.
  • Address Dubai Mall won ‘The Bizz 2017’ award, one of the most prestigious Business Excellence Awards.
  • Address Residences Dubai Mall was recognised as the ‘Best Luxury Apartments Hotel’ at The Middle East Asia Leadership Summit and Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management emerged as the winner in the ‘Client Relationship Management’ category at the International Business Excellence (IBX) Awards 2017.
  • Emaar Community Management was the winner of the ‘Best Sustainability Initiative of the Year’ award at the Facilities Management Middle East (fmME) Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management was awarded for the ‘Best Overall Integrated Lifestyle Community’ at the Urban Community Development Middle East Forum.
  • Emaar Facilities Management was named ‘Facility Management Organisation of the Year’ at the MENA Green Building Awards, for demonstrating excellence in delivering key FM services and emphasising sustainability and environmental stewardship in its activities.
  • Emaar Facilities Management won the ‘Best Operations & Maintenance (Existing Buildings)’ award at the MENA Green Building Awards.
  • Burj Khalifa was honoured as the ‘Middle East’s Leading Tourist Attraction’ at the World Travel Awards™.
  • Burj Khalifa’s website was announced as the winner of the ‘Emerald Award’ in the ‘Travel and Tourism’ category at the MENA Cristal Digital & Mobile Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management won awards in the ‘Customer Service’ and ‘Overall Discipline Specific’ categories at the International Business Excellence (IBX) Awards 2016.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai took home the accolade for ‘Best Al Fresco Dining Experience’.
  • The Spa at Palace Downtown Dubai won ‘Best Signature Body Treatment’ for the unique ‘One Desert Journey Ritual’ at the Middle East Pool and Spa Awards (MESPA).
  • The Spa at Palace Downtown Dubai won ‘Best Men’s Spa’ for the second consecutive year at the Middle East Pool and Spa Awards (MESPA).
  • Rove Hotels was awarded the ‘Interior Design of the Year: Hotels by Commercial Interior Design Award’.
  • World Travel Awards recognised Armani Hotel Dubai as ‘Dubai’s Leading Hotel’.
  • Armani/Ristorante won OK! Magazine’s ‘Dine & Divine Award’ in the ‘Best Date Night Dining’ category.
  • Reel Cinemas won ‘Most Admired Retailer of The Year’ at the RetailME Awards.
  • Emaar Entertainment was awarded the ISO 28000:2007 certification for its security supply chain management system.
  • Address Residences Dubai Mall won the award for ‘The Best Hotel Residences in the Middle East’ at the prestigious Haute Grandeur Global Awards.
  • The World Luxury Hotel Awards 2016 named Address Dubai Mall as the ‘Middle East Regional Winner – Luxury Business Hotel’.
  • Vida Downtown Dubai won ‘The Best Food Truck’ award for the Vida Food Truck at the BBC Good Food Middle East Awards.
  • Address Montgomerie Dubai was awarded the title of ‘Asia’s Best Relaxation Retreat’ at the 6th Annual World Boutique Hotel Awards Gala Dinner held in London.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai further highlighted its industry leadership in setting luxury service standards when it was crowned the best ‘Luxury Contemporary Hotel in the Middle East’ by the World Luxury Hotel Awards.
  • Address Montgomerie Dubai picked up the awards for ‘Dubai’s Best Golf Hotel 2016’ and ‘Dubai’s Best Golf Course 2016’ at the third annual World Golf Awards, which took place in Portugal.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai was announced as the global winner in the ‘Luxury Wedding Destination’ category and, for the first time, took home the award for ‘Luxury Honeymoon Hotel, United Arab Emirates’ at The World Luxury Hotel Awards.
  • Burj Khalifa won the ‘Exterior Lighting Project of the Year Award’ at the 4th annual Light Middle East Awards.
  • Address Montgomerie Dubai was voted ‘Best Golf Resort’ at the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2016.
  • Emaar won the ‘Developer of the Year’ award at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2016.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai was acknowledged as the ‘World’s Leading Design Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2016.
  • Address Hotels + Resorts was recognised as the ‘Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East’ at the Global Traveller Awards 2015 for the third consecutive year.
  • Address Downtown Dubai was honoured as the ‘Best Individual Hotel in the World’ at the Global Traveller Awards 2015.
  • At the Top, Burj Khalifa was presented with the award for ‘2015 Best Attraction in the World’ by AttractionTix.
  • Emaar Properties was named 2015’s most in demand employer in the MENA region by LinkedIn.
  • Emaar won ‘Best Developer of the Year’ at the RLI Global Awards 2015.
  • Emaar Retail won ‘RLI Global Leisure Operator 2015’ at the 10th Global RLI Awards.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai was crowned ‘Leading Hotel in the UAE’ at the World Travel Awards 2015.
  • Armani/Ristorante won the ‘Best Italian Restaurant’ award for the third consecutive year at the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards.
  • Armani/Amal was featured in the ‘Highly Commended’ category at the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards.
  • Emaar Technologies was awarded ISO / IEC 27001:2013 certification for its information security management system (ISMS).
  • Dubai Opera was named ‘GCC Project of the Year’ at the MEP Middle East Awards 2015.
  • Address Downtown Dubai was named the ‘Best Suite Hotel’ at the World Luxury Hotel Awards.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai was crowned the ‘World’s Leading Landmark Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai won the ‘Best Hotel in the World’ award at the Global Traveller Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai was named the ‘World ‘s Leading Lifestyle Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Dubai Mall was announced as the ‘Country Winner’ in the ‘Luxury Hotel’ category at the World Luxury Hotel Awards.
  • Address Dubai Mall was runner-up in the ‘Favourite Overseas Leisure Hotel’ category at the Condé Nast Travellers Awards.
  • Address Dubai Marina earned the title of ‘Best Luxury Wellness Spa’ in the United Arab Emirates at the 2014 World Luxury Spa Awards.
  • Address Montgomerie was named ‘Best Golf Course in the Middle East’ and ‘United Arab Emirates’ Best Golf Course’ at the World Golf Awards.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai was the ‘Continent Winner’ in the ‘Luxury Romantic Hotel’ category at the World Luxury Hotel Awards.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai received an Expedia Insider Select Award.
  • Asado at Palace Downtown Dubai was named ‘Best Latin American Restaurant’ at the Time Out Restaurant Awards.
  • Asado at Palace Downtown Dubai won an ‘Award of Excellence, Wine Spectator Magazine 2014’.
  • Address Montgomerie Dubai’s culinary team was awarded 7 medals from The Emirates Culinary Guild – 1 gold, 2 bronze and 4 merits.
  • Emaar Community Management was honoured with the very first ‘Green Facility Management Organisation of the Year’ award by the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC).
  • Address Downtown Dubai was crowned ‘Best Business Hotel’ at the Travel & Leisure Awards India.
  • The Spa at Address Downtown Dubai won awards for ‘Best Luxury Day Spa’ in the Middle East and ‘Best Spa Manager,’ while The Spa at Address Dubai Marina was named ‘Best Luxury Wellness Spa’ in the UAE, and The Spa at Address Dubai Mall was crowned the ‘Best Luxury Day Spa’ in the UAE, at the World Luxury Spa Awards.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai was crowned the ‘World’s Leading Landmark Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Hotels + Resorts won the ‘Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East’ award, while Address Downtown Dubai was honoured as the ‘Best Hotel in the World’ for the second consecutive year, at the Annual Global Traveller Reader Survey Awards.
  • Emaar Hospitality Group won the award for ‘World’s Leading Hospitality Development Company’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Montgomerie Dubai was presented with the ‘World’s Leading Golf Hotel’ award at the World Travel Awards.
  • The Spa at Address Downtown Dubai was crowned the ‘Best International Hotel Spa for a City Break’ at The Spa Traveller Awards.
  • Armani Hotel received the honour of ‘Dubai’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai won the award for ‘Best Serviced Apartments’, while Address Dubai Mall was crowned ‘Best Luxury Family Hotel’ at the World Luxury Hotel Awards.
  • Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, received the prestigious Arab Bankers Association of North America Achievement Award.
  • Emaar Community Management became the first Accredited Association Management Company outside the US.
  • Emaar strengthened international brand outreach as ‘Official Partner of Lotus F1® Team’.
  • Asado and Thiptara at Palace Downtown Dubai were recognised as the ‘Best Latin American Restaurant’ and ‘Best South East Asian Restaurant’, respectively, at the Time Out Restaurant Awards.
  • Emaar Hospitality Group was named the ‘Middle East’s Leading Development Company’ at the annual World Travel Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai won an Expedia Award.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai won the award for ‘Dubai’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Dubai Marina won the ‘Best Outdoor Area’ award for Shades, the outdoor dining restaurant with a terrace, at the Middle East Hotel Awards. The property’s fitness centre, hotel reception and lobby were runners-up in their respective categories.
  • Address Dubai Marina won the ‘Best Spa Marketing’ award at the Middle East Spa Awards.
  • Blends, the lounge at Address Dubai Marina, won ‘Best Ladies Night’ at the What’s On Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai was the only hotel in Dubai to be ranked by Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Travel Awards in the ‘Overseas Business Hotels’ category.
  • Emaar Community Management earned ISO 50001:2011 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications for its energy and environmental management systems.
  • Emaar Community Management won ‘Sustainability Initiative of the Year’ at the ME Facilities Management Awards.
  • Emaar Technologies received ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 certification for its IT service management.
  • Emaar Square in Turkey won awards for ‘Best Mixed-use Architecture, Europe’ and ‘Best Mixed-use Architecture, Turkey’ at the International Property Awards Europe.
  • Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo was awarded a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.
  • Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo won the ‘Images Most Admired Retailer of the Year – Leisure & Entertainment’ award.
  • Address Downtown Dubai was named the ‘Best Hotel in the World’ at the Global Traveller Awards 2011.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai was recognised as the ‘Best City Resort Hotel’ and won the ‘Best Thai Restaurant’ award for Thiptara at the Gulf Connoisseur Awards.
  • At.mosphere secured the Guinness World Record for ‘Highest Restaurant from Ground Level’.
  • Asado, the Argentinian Grill at Palace Downtown Dubai, was named ‘Best Latin American Restaurant’ at the BBC Good Food ME Awards.
  • ‘At.mosphere’ was crowned ‘UAE’s Leading Lifestyle Restaurant’ at the World Travel Awards 2011.
  • Address Downtown Dubai Serviced Residences won the award for ‘Best Serviced Apartment Company’ at the Business Traveller ME Awards.
  • Address Hotels + Resorts won five key honours at the World Travel Awards, including ‘UAE’s Leading Business Hotel’ for Address Downtown Dubai, ‘Dubai’s Leading Meeting & Conference Hotel’ for Address Dubai Marina, ‘Middle East’s Leading Golf Course’ for Address Montgomerie Dubai, ‘Middle East’s Leading City Resort’ for Palace Downtown Dubai, and ‘Middle East’s Leading Shopping Destination Hotel’ for Address Dubai Mall.
  • The Spa at Palace Downtown Dubai was named ‘Best Hotel Spa’, Address Dubai Mall was first runner-up in the ‘Best Signature Body Treatment’ category, The Spa at Address Downtown Dubai was awarded first runner-up in the ‘Best Signature Facial Treatment’ category, and The Spa at Address Dubai Marina was first runner-up in the ‘Best Spa Design’ category at the Middle East Spa Awards.
  • Emaar Community Management secured ISO 9001: 2008 certification for its quality management system.
  • Emaar Middle East won the ‘Commercial, Office & Retail Project Award – FUTURE’ for Jeddah Gate at Cityscape Jeddah.
  • Emaar Middle East’s Al Khobar Lakes won the Saudi BuildInfra Award for ‘Best Retail Project’ at the Building & Infrastructure Summit.
  • Emaar Middle East was presented with the ‘Leader in Real Estate’ award at the Arab Investment Summit.
  • Emaar was honoured by the Securities & Commodities Authority for its commitment to corporate governance.
  • Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, was selected as a member of the International Awards Committee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
  • Emaar showcased its impressive collection of Guinness World Records, including ‘The Tallest Building in the World’ and ‘Tallest Man-made Structure’ for Burj Khalifa, ‘The Largest Shopping Centre’ for The Dubai Mall, and ‘Highest Restaurant from Ground Level’ for At.mosphere.
  • Address Downtown Dubai won ‘Best Serviced Residences’ and ‘Best Business Hotel’ awards at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards and Business Destinations Travel Awards, respectively.
  • The Spa at Palace Downtown Dubai won the ‘Middle East’s Best Spa Signature Body Treatment Award’.
  • Emaar Hospitality Group was crowned the ‘Middle East’s Leading Tourism Property Development Company’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai was named ‘Dubai’s Leading City Hotel’, Address Dubai Mall was crowned ‘Dubai’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel’, Address Dubai Marina was recognised as ‘Dubai’s Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel’, Palace Downtown Dubai earned the title of ‘Dubai’s Leading City Resort’, and Address Montgomerie Dubai was named the ‘Middle East’s Leading Golf Course’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai marked a regional first by earning Green Globe Certification, making it the city’s only sustainable and environmentally friendly hotel.
  • Armani Hotel Dubai was crowned the ‘Best Business Hotel’, and Armani/Amal, the hotel’s in-house Indian restaurant, won the ‘Best Fine Dining Restaurant’ award at the Gulf Connoisseur Awards 2010.
  • Address Dubai Mall received a Highly Commended Award for ‘Best Hotel Construction & Design (Over 50 Rooms)’, while Address Montgomerie Dubai won a Highly Commended Award for ‘Best Golf Course in Dubai’, at the Arabian Property Awards.
  • Emaar Middle East won ‘Best Urban Design’ and ‘Best Residential Project’ awards for Jeddah Gate at Cityscape.
  • The UAE Ministry of Education approved student visits to Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo and KidZania® at The Dubai Mall.
  • Emaar Community Management won ‘Best Education & Development Initiative of the Year’ for its Community Clean-up Campaign at the Facilities Management Middle East Awards.
  • Emaar was named ‘Best Developer of Residential and Mixed-use Projects’ in the UAE and Turkey at the Euromoney Real Estate Awards.
  • Dubai Marina Yacht Club was awarded for ‘Innovation and Excellence in Marina Management’.
  • Montgomerie Dubai won the ‘Best Service’ award at the Middle East Golfers Awards.
  • Address Downtown Dubai won the ‘New Hotel 2008’ award at the World Hotel Awards.
  • Dubai Marina Yacht Club was named ‘Best New Asian Marina/Yacht Club’ at the Asia Boating Awards.
  • Emaar Hospitality Group won awards for ‘Excellence in Hospitality Leadership (organisation)’ and ‘Leading Developer of the Year’, while Palace Downtown Dubai received the ‘Best Hotel Design Award’, at the Middle East Hotel Expansion Congress in Abu Dhabi.
  • Palace Downtown Dubai and Address Montgomerie Dubai won ‘Best Hotel Dubai’ in the over and under 50 rooms categories, respectively, at the Arabian Property Awards.
  • Emaar Middle East received ISO 9001:2008 quality certification.
  • Emaar was crowned ‘Best Developer in the Middle East and North Africa’ and earned top laurels as ‘Best Developer in the UAE’ and ‘Best Developer in Saudi Arabia’ at the Euromoney Real Estate Awards.
  • Emaar Properties was awarded ISO 9001:2008 recertification for its quality management system.
  • Emaar received the ‘International Achievement’ award, and Emaar, The Economic City won the ‘Best Industrial Development’ award at the inaugural Arabian Property Middle East Awards.
  • Emaar became the first regional property developer to have its community managers achieve the ‘Certified Manager of Community Associations’ international certification.
  • Emaar Turkey received ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system.
  • Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, received the ‘Leadership Award’ at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference.
  • Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo became the Guinness World Record holder for the world’s ‘Largest Acrylic Panel’.
  • Emaar was named ‘Best Developer in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region’ at the Euromoney Liquid Real Estate Awards. Emaar won six awards in total, including ‘Best Developer in the UAE’, and ‘Best Residential Developer’ and ‘Best Mixed-Use Developer’ in the MENA region and the UAE.
  • Emaar was ranked in the Top 10 of Standard & Poor’s IFCG Extended Frontier 150 Index for frontier equity markets.
  • Emaar earned the title of ‘Property Company of the Year’ at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards.
  • Emaar won a Dubai Quality Award for commitment to quality and service excellence.
  • Emaar won the award for ‘Best Use of Automation – Facilities Management’, and Burj Khalifa won the ‘Most Digital Real Estate – Extreme Multifamily Residential’ award at the 9th RealComm Digie Awards.
  • Emaar was assigned A- and A3 ratings by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s respectively.
  • Emaar debuted on the 11th annual ranking of the FT Global 500 issued by the London-based Financial Times. The ranking provides an annual snapshot of the world’s largest companies.
  • Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, received an honorary doctoral degree from Seattle University.
  • Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, received the first Arabian Business Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Dubai Marina Yacht Club won the ‘Best Industry Initiative in the Middle East’ award at the Arabian Gulf Yachting Awards 2007, even prior to the club’s opening.
  • Emaar was named ‘Property Company of the Year’ at the Arabian Business Awards.
  • Emaar was crowned ‘Best Real Estate Brand in the GCC’ at the Middle East Excellence Awards.
  • Emaar won ‘Best Overall Developer in the UAE’ and ‘Best Residential Developer in the UAE’ awards, while Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, received the ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’, at the Euromoney Gulf Real Estate Awards.
  • Emaar was honoured as the ‘Best Developer in the UAE’ and ‘Best Developer in Egypt’ at the Euromoney Real Estate Awards.
  • Emaar won Construction Weeks’ ‘Developer of the Year’ award.
  • Emaar received two Gold Awards at the UAE Web Awards for ‘Best Corporate Website’ and ‘Best Real Estate Website’ for Burj Khalifa.
  • Emaar won Gold in the Corporate Category for ‘Best Website’ at the Pan Arab Web Awards.
  • Montgomerie Dubai was named ‘Dubai’s Leading Golf Resort’ at the World Travel Awards.
  • Emaar Properties won the Euromoney Real Estate Award for ‘Best Developer in the UAE’.
  • The Dubai Mall won three awards for its brochure at the Summit Creative Awards 2005, including Gold for ‘Best Art Direction/Graphic Design’, Silver for ‘Best 4-colour B2B Brochure’, and the ‘Judges’ Special Recognition Award’.
  • Montgomerie Dubai won Silver in the ‘Best Golf Club’ category at the MENA Travel Awards.
  • The Dubai Mall won ‘Best Retail Development Scheme (Large)’ and ‘Best Use of Lighting in a Retail Environment’ awards at the first annual Retail Future Project Awards at MAPIC, Cannes.
  • Emaar received five design awards in three categories at the American Corporate Identity Awards in New York, including ‘Logo design’ for Emirates Living and Arabian Ranches, ‘Corporate Image Brochure’ for Arabian Ranches and The Meadows, and ‘Corporate Identity Manual’ for Emaar Identilink.