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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

The Jumeirah Thanda Island hotel is on a remote island in a protected private marine reserve off the coast of Tanzania

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 […]

Tourist hotspots such as Downtown Dubai are proving to be popular destinations for holiday homes

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 […]

ISG UK worked on the construction of the velodrome for the London Olympics in 2012

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 […]

The nine-floor Palazzo Versace Dubai has 215 rooms and four restaurants. The auction price is $380 million, closing on July 24

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 […]

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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 […]

One of the four restaurants in the Palazzo Versace Dubai hotel, which is listed on the Emirates Auction website

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 […]

Last year, there was a 29 percent increase in international tourist arrivals to the GCC compared to 2022

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 […]

Dubai's ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the Economic Agenda to double the size of the emirate's economy. Oreseya Capital will contribute to this aim

Nakheel and Meydan merge with Dubai Holding 

Two of Dubai’s largest state-backed developers – Nakheel and Meydan – will merge into Dubai Holding, the investment vehicle of Dubai’s Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to create a new global economic entity.  Nakheel and Meydan will become part of Dubai Holding under the leadership of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, with […]

Pacha has been central to Ibiza's club scene since the 1970s

Five Holdings plans ultra-luxury Pacha Ibiza residences

Dubai developer Five Holdings plans to build ultra-luxury residences in Ibiza following the completion of a $57 million hotel and land deal. The UAE real estate and hospitality group has acquired El Hotel Pacha and an adjacent land plot where it plans to build Pacha Residences, using the branding of the Balearic island’s most famous […]