Jumeirah (hotel chain)

Jumeirah Group

Type	Business group
Industry	Hotels
Founded	1997 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people	Stefan Leser (Chief executive officer) Ton van Vilsteren (Chief financial officer) Marc Dardenne (Chief operating officer)
Parent	Dubai Holding
Website	Jumeirah.com

Jumeirah Group is a Dubai-based international luxury hotel chain and part of Dubai Holding.

Jumeirah's portfolio includes the Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai and Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. Global Hotels include Jumeirah Dhevanafushi and Jumeirah Vittaveli in Maldives, Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai, Jumeirah Frankfurt in Germany, Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah in Istanbul, Jumeirah Bodrum Palace, Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London. It also includes two five-star luxury serviced residences: Jumeirah Living World Trade Centre in Dubai and Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living London.

Jumeirah Group's activities include management of Wild Wadi Waterpark, spa brand Talise, Jumeirah Restaurants (the company's restaurant division) and runs both The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management^[1] and Jumeirah Hospitality.^[2]

Overview

Jumeirah Sirius is Jumeirah's recognition and rewards programme.^[3] Professional golfer Rory McIlroy was the company's global ambassador from 2007 to 2012.^[4]

As of 2012, Jumeirah's expansion plans include projects currently under development in India, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, China, Jordan, Qatar, Thailand, Egypt, Morocco, Indonesia, Azerbaijan and the Caribbean.^[5]

Management

• Stefan Leser (President & Group CEO)

Current properties

• United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi
    • Jumeirah at Etihad Towers
  • Dubai
    • Burj Al Arab
    • Jumeirah Beach Hotel
    • Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
    • Madinat Jumeirah, translates as "Jumeirah City", is a large leisure complex including 3 hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues
      • Al Qasr
      • Dar Al Masyaf
      • Mina A' Salam
    • Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
    • Wild Wadi Waterpark
    • Jumeirah Living World Trade Centre Residence
    • Jumeirah Creekside Hotel
    • The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management-University
• China
  • Shanghai
    • Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel
• Germany
  • Frankfurt
    • Jumeirah Frankfurt
• Kuwait
  • Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa
• Maldives
  • Jumeirah Dhevanafushi
  • Jumeirah Vittaveli
• United Kingdom
  • London
    • Jumeirah Carlton Tower
    • Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel
    • Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living
• Turkey
  • Istanbul
    • Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah
  • Bodrum
    • Jumeirah Bodrum Palace
• Azerbaijan
  • Baku
    • Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel
• Spain
  • Mallorca
    • Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa Mallorca

Awards

Jumeirah and its properties have won a number of numerous travel and tourism awards.^[6]

Image gallery

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  Madinat Jumeirah
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  Wild Wadi Water Park with Jumeirah Beach Hotel in background
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References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jumeirah.

• Jumeirah Group website
• Jumeirah Group scaling new heights
• Interview with executive chairman Gerald Lawless
• Jumeirah Carlton Tower wins Best UK Business Hotel in the 2008 Condé Nast Traveller Reader Awards