Company Insights Jumeirah Hotels Tourism Jumeirah Hotels Overview Founded in 1997 and joining Dubai Holding in 2004, Jumeirah Hotels has grown into a global hospitality brand owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Based in the UAE, Jumeirah manages 26 properties worldwide, encompassing around 6,500 rooms. including beachfront resorts such as Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Madinat Jumeirah. The group’s city hotels include Jumeirah Emirates Towers and Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai. Internationally Jumeirah’s footprint extends to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, China, Bali, the Maldives, Switzerland and London, with plans for further expansion. Jumeirah Hotels News LUNCH WITH FRANK KANE Energy Ahmed Al Azkawi: ‘We are the national champion for oil and gas’ The chief executive of OQEP gives our Editor-at-Large a crash course in Omani energy past, present and future April 10, 2025 Analysis Tourism Gulf water park market risks saturation as numbers grow With the Grand Hyatt Dubai due to open a new onsite water park this year, the UAE and wider Gulf region will add to an already vast collection of slides, lazy rivers, splash parks and other water-based leisure facilities. There being so many is perhaps not surprising given near year-round sunshine and heat in the […] February 12, 2025 Leisure & Hospitality Jumeirah appoints acting CEO to lead expansion plans Jumeirah Hotels Group, the owner of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab hotel, has appointed Thomas Meier as CEO to lead the luxury hotel chain in its global expansion push. Swiss national Meier has been acting CEO for the past 10 months following the departure of Katerina Giannouka in late February last year. Meier, who has been chief […] January 9, 2025 Tourism Jumeirah enters Africa to expand hotel portfolio Jumeirah, a member of Dubai Holding, has partnered with South Africa’s Thanda Group to expand the luxury brand into Africa, as it aims to diversify its portfolio of destinations. The companies have launched a private island and safari reserve. The Jumeirah Thanda Island, a villa retreat, is located on a remote island in a protected […] December 3, 2024 Tourism Holiday homes fend off competition from Dubai’s hotels The number of holiday home listings in Dubai hit 18,000 in August, up 38 percent year on year, as investors look to capitalise on the emirate’s popular tourism industry. The mix of short and long-term lets are most favoured in hotspots such as Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, according to the […] October 9, 2024 Construction ISG Middle East trading as usual despite fall of UK affiliate The collapse last week of ISG, the UK’s sixth largest construction company, will not impact the work of its affiliate in the Middle East, a company spokesperson told AGBI. “As ISG Middle East, we operate independently from the UK entity, and we continue to trade as usual without interruption,” the spokesperson said. “We remain committed […] September 25, 2024 Exclusive Leisure & Hospitality Palazzo Versace auction tied to owner’s finances The auction of the Palazzo Versace Dubai hotel is directly tied to the property’s owner’s financial circumstances and is not a reflection of the hotel’s performance, an executive told AGBI. The hotel itself continues to perform strongly, said Monther Darwish, managing director of Palazzo Versace Dubai and chairman and founder of Palazzo Hospitality, which oversees […] July 18, 2024 Video length: 08:13 Analysis Tourism Event tourism the spur for economic growth in Bahrain Bahrain has affirmed the strategic importance of the Sakhir Sports City development in a growing focus on event-related tourism as a primary engine of economic growth. The project, near the country’s Formula 1 circuit, is slated for completion in 2025 and expected to cost more than BD100 million ($266 million). It will encompass a stadium […] July 18, 2024 Tourism Palazzo Versace hotel sale aims to ride Dubai tourism wave Owners of Dubai’s ultra-luxurious Palazzo Versace hotel are looking to capitalise on the emirate’s tourism boom before it peaks, offering it for sale at nearly AED1.4 billion ($380 million). A source familiar with the asset told AGBI the hotel is being “readvertised” as it has not found a buyer willing to meet its price tag […] May 17, 2024 Analysis Tourism Why ‘over-tourism’ offers an opportunity for the GCC The GCC region and its North African neighbour Egypt can reap the rewards of over-tourism across the globe, according to industry experts, with affordability playing a key role in fuelling the sector’s growth. The number of hotel rooms in the six countries of the GCC – Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE […] May 6, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 3 Next
LUNCH WITH FRANK KANE Energy Ahmed Al Azkawi: ‘We are the national champion for oil and gas’ The chief executive of OQEP gives our Editor-at-Large a crash course in Omani energy past, present and future April 10, 2025
Analysis Tourism Gulf water park market risks saturation as numbers grow With the Grand Hyatt Dubai due to open a new onsite water park this year, the UAE and wider Gulf region will add to an already vast collection of slides, lazy rivers, splash parks and other water-based leisure facilities. There being so many is perhaps not surprising given near year-round sunshine and heat in the […] February 12, 2025
Leisure & Hospitality Jumeirah appoints acting CEO to lead expansion plans Jumeirah Hotels Group, the owner of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab hotel, has appointed Thomas Meier as CEO to lead the luxury hotel chain in its global expansion push. Swiss national Meier has been acting CEO for the past 10 months following the departure of Katerina Giannouka in late February last year. Meier, who has been chief […] January 9, 2025
Tourism Jumeirah enters Africa to expand hotel portfolio Jumeirah, a member of Dubai Holding, has partnered with South Africa’s Thanda Group to expand the luxury brand into Africa, as it aims to diversify its portfolio of destinations. The companies have launched a private island and safari reserve. The Jumeirah Thanda Island, a villa retreat, is located on a remote island in a protected […] December 3, 2024
Tourism Holiday homes fend off competition from Dubai’s hotels The number of holiday home listings in Dubai hit 18,000 in August, up 38 percent year on year, as investors look to capitalise on the emirate’s popular tourism industry. The mix of short and long-term lets are most favoured in hotspots such as Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, according to the […] October 9, 2024
Construction ISG Middle East trading as usual despite fall of UK affiliate The collapse last week of ISG, the UK’s sixth largest construction company, will not impact the work of its affiliate in the Middle East, a company spokesperson told AGBI. “As ISG Middle East, we operate independently from the UK entity, and we continue to trade as usual without interruption,” the spokesperson said. “We remain committed […] September 25, 2024
Exclusive Leisure & Hospitality Palazzo Versace auction tied to owner’s finances The auction of the Palazzo Versace Dubai hotel is directly tied to the property’s owner’s financial circumstances and is not a reflection of the hotel’s performance, an executive told AGBI. The hotel itself continues to perform strongly, said Monther Darwish, managing director of Palazzo Versace Dubai and chairman and founder of Palazzo Hospitality, which oversees […] July 18, 2024
Video length: 08:13 Analysis Tourism Event tourism the spur for economic growth in Bahrain Bahrain has affirmed the strategic importance of the Sakhir Sports City development in a growing focus on event-related tourism as a primary engine of economic growth. The project, near the country’s Formula 1 circuit, is slated for completion in 2025 and expected to cost more than BD100 million ($266 million). It will encompass a stadium […] July 18, 2024
Tourism Palazzo Versace hotel sale aims to ride Dubai tourism wave Owners of Dubai’s ultra-luxurious Palazzo Versace hotel are looking to capitalise on the emirate’s tourism boom before it peaks, offering it for sale at nearly AED1.4 billion ($380 million). A source familiar with the asset told AGBI the hotel is being “readvertised” as it has not found a buyer willing to meet its price tag […] May 17, 2024
Analysis Tourism Why ‘over-tourism’ offers an opportunity for the GCC The GCC region and its North African neighbour Egypt can reap the rewards of over-tourism across the globe, according to industry experts, with affordability playing a key role in fuelling the sector’s growth. The number of hotel rooms in the six countries of the GCC – Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE […] May 6, 2024
