Jumeirah signs management agreement for Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and member of Dubai Holding, has been formally appointed by Al Fattan Properties LLC to manage the Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort at a signing ceremony held at Burj Al Arab on June 9th 2008.

United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, June 10 - 2008 at 07:32
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Left to right: Salah Ali Abdul Aziz, Managing Director Al Fattan Properties, Lieutenant General Musabbeh Rashid Al Fattan, Founder and Chairman Al Fattan Properties, Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman Jumeirah Group, Guy Crawford, Chief Executive Officer Jumeirah Group, Cherif Hosny, Vice President Development Gulf Region Jumeirah Group, Rayed Musabbeh, Vice Chairman Al Fattan Properties and Samir Ja'Afar, Managing Partner Ja'Afar Alwan Al Jaziri & Associates.

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The prestigious resort is located on the north of Palm Jumeirah's crescent with uninterrupted views of Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel. With a prime water front setting, Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort will feature 213 luxurious rooms and suites including 10 exclusive one bedroom over-water villas.

Scheduled to open late 2009, Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort will feature four restaurants and lounges in exclusive over-water and beach front settings, a range of sports & leisure facilities, over 200 meters of private beach, an extensive spa with 12 treatment rooms and state of the art conference and banqueting facilities.

Lieutenant General Musabbeh Rashid Al Fattan, Founder and Chairman of Al Fattan Properties said: 'It is with great pleasure I have to announce the signing with the Jumeirah Group to manage our latest prestigious and ultra exclusive hotel and resort development on The Palm Jumeirah. Al Fattan is committed to providing developments of distinction that are placed in premium locations and of the highest quality. These principles, supported by Jumeirah's renowned standards for customer service excellence and luxury hospitality ensures that the hotel will be one of the truly great destinations to experience in Dubai.'

Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman of Jumeirah Group commented:

'We are delighted with the appointment to manage the Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort. The resort is a strategic and important addition to our growing portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide and we look forward to offering guests our unique STAY DIFFERENTTM experience at one of the worlds most exclusive and innovative real estate developments, Palm Jumeirah.'

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Jumeirah Group:
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 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 of Hospitality Management, 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
Anne Bleeker - Director of Corporate Communications
PO Box 214159 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3647970
Fax: +971 4 3016655

Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
Tuesday, June 10 - 2008 at 07:32 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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