20 December 2006 - Jumeirah, the dynamic and rapidly growing luxury hospitality group and member of Dubai Holding, is pleased to announce that Jumeirah Beach Hotel has been named Best Resort at the recent British Airways Holidays Awards.

Jumeirah Beach Hotel is a firm favourite with BA Holidays guests who consistently rate the hotel highly in customer service questionnaires, placing its 'superb service' and 'fantastic relaxing vacations' at the top of their holiday wish list.

Heinrich Morio, General Manager of Jumeirah Beach Hotel said, 'We are honoured to have received this award from BA Holidays' guests. Working with organisations like BA Holidays and being honoured in this way with the 'Best Resort' award emphasises Jumeirah Beach Hotel's commitment to ensuring that vacations at our hotel create lasting memories and impressions for our guests. Finding the inspiration to 'Stay Different', and providing genuine hospitality in a highly personalised environment, will continue to be Jumeirah Beach Hotel's mission for our guests.'

Jumeirah Beach Hotel is continually recognised as the leading choice for leisure and business guests in Dubai and has been bestowed with other recent awards including Best Resort in the Middle East at the Business Traveller Awards, 2006; Number 1 in the UAE in Travel & Leisure's Guide to the World's Best Hotels, 2006 and Best Foreign Resort Hotel in The Telegraph Travel Awards, 2005.

Vibrant and luxurious, the 617-room Jumeirah Beach Hotel is Dubai's premier lifestyle destination, set on the shores of the Arabian Gulf and built in a startling shape that mirrors a breaking wave.  The hotel has its own private beach; 22 restaurants, cafs and bars; a variety of swimming pools and sporting activities and a scuba dive centre - all of which combine to provide the widest array of leisure and dining amenities in the region. For those seeking a little more exhilaration, the Wild Wadi Water Park next door is a delightful break for both the young and young at heart.

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Note to Editors:
Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The 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, Jumeirah Beach Club Resort and Spa, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa. 

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.

Jumeirah has also expanded internationally and manages the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London's Belgravia.

Building on this success, Jumeirah Group has become a member of Dubai Holding, 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.

As of January 15th 2006, Jumeirah has assumed management of the Essex House, one of New York's most prominent hotels.

For further information please contact:
Anne Bleeker
Director of Public Relations & Communications
Jumeirah
PO Box 73137
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3300111, Extension 762
E-mail: anne.bleeker@jumeirah.com
Visit us at: www.jumeirah.com

© Press Release 2006