Park Hyatt Sydney was deemed best hotel, Australasia, at the Ultras, held in Dubai on 21 November 2018.  The Ultras are honestly now the most global luxury hotel awards. The 13 million Discovery members of Global Hotel Alliance GHA can vote, plus readers of Ultratravel, published in UK by The Daily Telegraph, and in UAE by Al Ittihad and The National. This year, for the first time, The Ultras were presented in Dubai.

Inspired by the palaces of 18th-century Europe, guests of Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai can expect discreet service, refined dining and artfully curated experiences catering to the privileged few, setting a new precedent in a city synonymous with pioneering hospitality.