Jumeirah International resort named in prestigious magazine's annual list of the 500 greatest hotels and resorts in the world
Dubai, January 9th 2005: Featured in the January issue of Travel + Leisure magazine, the 2005 Travel + Leisure 500 List names The Jumeirah Beach Hotel as one of the greatest hotels in the world.
The Travel + Leisure 500 identifies the 5oo highest-rated properties in the world, and includes insider information about each hotel. Regarded as one of the most reliable and comprehensive guides to the world's best hotels and resorts, the exclusive Travel + Leisure 500 list is compiled from the World's Best Awards survey results. With further input from the most discerning travelers, Travel + Leisure insiders from around the globe select only the properties that have demonstrated and maintained a track record of excellence in order to compile the list.
"We are honoured to be recognized by such a prestigious publication," said Robert Kunkler, General Manager of The Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
This year's Travel + Leisure 500 includes 169 properties that have been listed for the first time, and hotels in the Middle East and Africa are amongst the highest-scoring properties.
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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
