The first hotel to open under the collaboration between Giorgio Armani and Emaar Properties, Armani Hotel Dubai has announced it will be officially opened on March 18, 2010. Housed in the Burj Khalifa, the new designer property is the first of a series of hotels, resorts and residences to be opened around the globe, including Armani Residences villas, Marassi in Egypt and the Armani Resort planned for Marrakech.