Jumeirah Group and Azinco Holding Company sign management agreement for VENU Bilgah Hotel, Baku
Dubai, 25 November 2010: Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and member of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement with Azinco Holding Company to manage VENU Bilgah Hotel, Baku. The new contemporary lifestyle hotel on the shores of the Caspian Sea is scheduled to open in 2011.
The hotel has been constructed in a wave-like structure reflecting the style of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. Designed by local architect Nazim Valiev, the hotel will consist of 176 sea-facing guestrooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant and bar, a further two rooftop restaurants and bars, a 300m2 spa with traditional Turkish and Finnish bath areas, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a 1500m2 conference centre. The hotel complex will also include 14 villas.
VENU Bilgah Hotel, Baku, is the second hotel to be announced in the rollout of VENU as a collection of contemporary lifestyle luxury hotels. Each hotel offers the promise of "Local Soul" connecting guests with the location and providing a platform for discovery and enriching experience. The service philosophy of VENU is designed to be intuitive and engaging, a philosophy reinforced by the quality of people attracted to work for the brand.
VENU Bilgah Hotel, Baku is the first management agreement signed by Jumeirah Group in Azerbaijan. This agreement brings the total number of properties under development or in operation by Jumeirah globally to 49.
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About Jumeirah Group
Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts includes Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah The Meydan and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams in Dubai; Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London; and Jumeirah Essex House in New York. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living; the spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; and Sirius, its global loyalty programme. Jumeirah Group has recently unveiled VENU Hotels, a contemporary lifestyle hotel brand. www.venu.com, www.jumeirah.com
About Azinco Holding
Azinco Holding has been operating since 2006 and owns six independent companies primarily active in the construction sector. Since its establishment, Azinco Holding has engaged with the construction, reconstruction and design, technological and civil works for hotels, high-rise buildings, residences, complexes and business centers, facilities and subsidiaries. The company also owns construction material companies, including cement production plants.
For further information please contact:
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Mia Hedman
Director Corporate Communicatios
PO Box 214159 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 364 7962
Fax: +971 4 301 6655
Email: pr@jumeirah.com
Visit us at: www.jumeirah.com
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