By readers of Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine UK

March 20 2005 - The Jumeirah Beach Hotel was voted 'Best Overseas Hotel'  by readers of Meetings & Incentive Travel, the UK's leading magazine in the industry, during the magazine's 2005 Industry Awards held in London on 14 February 2005.

For the second consecutive year running, the hotel won the accolade of Best Overseas Hotel in both the 'Meetings' and 'Incentive Travel' categories.  The runners up included the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, and Burj Al Arab in Dubai, which is also part of Jumeirah International's portfolio.

The Meeting & Incentive Travel Awards are held on an annual basis and are recognised internationally as a reflection of the industry's favourite venues and suppliers.  The Jumeirah Beach Hotel was voted by the magazine's 16,000 plus readership, of agents and corporates in the Meeting & Incentive industry who nominate the contenders in the Awards.

The multi award-winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel is a landmark in Dubai with its unique structure representing a stunning breaking wave.  It has 618 sea-facing rooms, suites and villas, with each room offering a minimum of 50 square metres. Perfect for business and leisure, the hotel is located on an unspoilt beach and has four swimming pools, a wide variety of restaurants and a wide choice of sporting facilities.

Robert Kunkler, General Manager of The Jumeirah Beach Hotel stated: "We are very proud to have received this prestigious award for the second year running and it is a great honour to be recognised by the readers of this leading publication.  This accolade recognises our continual efforts to exceed the expectations of the business traveller by offering the best services and facilities in the meetings and incentive market."

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Note to Editors:
Jumeirah International properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The group encompasses the world-renowned Burj Al Arab that has become a true icon and landmark for Dubai, the award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Emirates Towers Hotel, Offices and Boulevard, The Jumeirah Beach Club Resort and Spa, Wild Wadi Water Park, Jumeirah Hospitality, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management and Madinat Jumeirah, the Arabian resort - Dubai, which opened in August 2004.

The latest addition to the Jumeirah International portfolio is the group's first desert property, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa. Situated just 35 minutes from Dubai, Bab Al Shams, which translates into 'The Gateway of the Sun', is an elegant desert resort in a traditional Arabic Fort setting and offers 115 rooms and suites featuring traditional Gulf dcor. The resort features the region's first authentic open air Arabic Desert Restaurant, together with a wide selection of health and leisure facilities including the luxurious Satori Spa, a fully-equipped gymnasium, Sinbad's Kids Club and a desert-side swimming pool and bar with breathtaking views over the dunes.

Jumeirah International has also expanded outside the Middle East into London, taking over the management of The Carlton Tower and The Lowndes Hotel in London's Belgravia in December 2001. 

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

Mairead Walsh - Senior Account Executive
Promoseven Weber Shandwick Public Relations
Emarat Atrium Bldg 3rd floor - Wing B, Sheikh Zayed Rd
PO Box 50197  Dubai, UAE
Telephone : +9714 3210077
mairead.walsh@promoseven.com

© Press Release 2005