Jumeirah to Manage Palm
Jumeirah, the dynamic and rapidly growing
Dubai-based luxury international hospitality
group and member of Dubai Holding, has
signed a letter of understanding to manage
one of Palm Jumeirah's most prestigious and
unique new beach front developments.
The prestigious hotel will be developed by
Dubai-based Al Fattan Properties LLC, a
company well known for its strategically
located quality lifestyle developments. The
luxurious hotel will feature 213 rooms and
suites, 45 residences and 45 serviced
apartments, all of which will be managed by
Jumeirah.
Situated in an exclusive water-front
setting, the hotel and residences will be
uniquely located on the north of the
crescent with direct views of Burj Al Arab,
the world's most luxurious hotel. The hotel
will also feature six restaurants and
lounges, extensive sport and leisure
facilities, a large spa, state-of -the-art
conference and banqueting facilities, an
exclusive beach club and more than 200
metres of wide private beach for guests to
enjoy.
Major General Musabbeh Rashid Al Fattan,
Founder and Chairman of Al Fattan Properties
stated: "It is with great pleasure I have to
announce the signing with the Jumeirah Group
to manage our latest prestigious and ultra
exclusive hotel and resort development on
The Palm Jumeirah. Al Fattan is committed to
providing developments of distinction that
are placed in premium locations and of the
highest quality. These principles, supported
by Jumeirah's renowned standards for
customer service excellence and luxury
hospitality ensure that the hotel will be
one of the truly great destinations to
experience in Dubai."
Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman of
Jumeirah Group commented: "We are delighted
with the appointment to manage such a unique
new hotel development and to play an
integral part of one of Dubai's most
innovative and successful real estate
developments, Palm Jumeirah."
He added: "The hotel is a very strategic and
important addition to our growing portfolio
of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide and
we look forward to offering guests and
visitors of the hotel our unique Stay
Different experience."
Jumeirah properties are regarded as among
the most luxurious and innovative in the
world and have won numerous international
travel and tourism awards. The fast growing
Dubai based luxury international hospitality
group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al
Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the
multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel,
Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah
and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort &
Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and
Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the _a
Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South
in New York.
The group's activities are however, not
restricted to hotel and resort management.
The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes
Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier
water parks outside of North America and The
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management,
the region's only third level academic
institution specializing in the hospitality
and tourism sectors.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group
became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a
collection of leading Dubai based businesses
and projects, in a step that aims to
initiate a new phase of growth and
development for the group.
Jumeirah's ambitious expansion plans to grow
its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts
worldwide to 57 by 2011 are well underway
with projects currently under development in
Dubai, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Shanghai,
Bermuda and London.
For further information please contact:
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Anne Bleeker
Director of Public Relations &
Communications
PO Box 73137
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 3155406
Fax: +971 4 3016655
anne.bleeker@jumeirah.com
http://www.jumeirah.com/