Burj Al Arab receives ULTRA award in London
Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel and part of Dubai based luxury hospitality group Jumeirah, collected a top accolade at the Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Awards (ULTRA's) 2008 held in Park Lane, London, recently.
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 15 - 2008 at 13:28
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The iconic Burj Al Arab was awarded Best Hotel in the Middle East for the second year running at the gala lunch, while sister properties Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Madinat Jumeirah were also recognised as runners-up for the much-coveted title at the prestigious ceremony.
This was the second annual Ultratravel 100, a consumer-driven survey in Ultratravel magazine (distributed monthly with the Daily Telegraph in the UK) to find the leading airlines, resorts, hotels and travel companies in 20 ultimate luxury travel categories, with the winners of each category received an ULTRA (Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Award) at a gala lunch held at The Intercontinental, Park Lane, London on 13th May.
Marco Nijhof, Senior Vice President Jumeirah, Gulf Region, commented:
'We are very proud to have been awarded this esteemed title for a second year running. At Burj Al Arab, as with the rest of the Jumeirah Group, we are truly committed to our guests, and our promise to Stay Different. We would like to thank readers for their support and recognition and all of our Jumeirah colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication to surpass guest expectations.'
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Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The dynamic Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.
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; The Emirates Academy, the region's only third-level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors; The Taste Department, the company's dedicated restaurant division; global spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Living, the Group's luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings; and Jumeirah Retail, with its fourteen stores and dedicated luxury retail website www.jumeirahcollection.com.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, 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.
Jumeirah has extensive expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts into key gateway or letterhead cities and aspirational resort destinations worldwide. Currently, the Group has several luxury five-star properties under development, including five in Dubai and others in Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Mallorca and London, among others. The Group is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of Jumeirah HanTang Xintiandi in late 2008, Jumeirah's first hotel in China and flagship property in the Asia Pacific region.
For further information please contact:
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Samantha Dancy - Public Relations Manager, Gulf Region
PO Box 214159 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3647959
Fax: +971 4 3016655
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorThursday, May 15 - 2008 at 13:28 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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