Readers of Condé Nast Magazine vote for Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts

Dubai, 20 October 2009: Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality group, operator of Jumeirah Essex House in New York and a member of Dubai Holding, won several accolades from readers of the American edition of Condé Nast, the prestigious travel magazine. The awards were handed to Guy Crawford, Chief Executive Officer for Jumeirah Group, by Klara Glowczewska, Condé Nast Traveler Editor-in-Chief, during at a ceremony held on October 15 in New York.

Jumeirah was recognised in the following categories:

  • Burj Al Arab was named ‘Best Middle Eastern Resort’ for the third consecutive year. Madinat Jumeirah – The Arabian Resort, also managed by Jumeirah, came in second position in this category.
  • For the first time ever, Jumeirah Beach Hotel was voted ‘Best Middle Eastern Hotel’.

More than 25,000 Condé Nast readers chose the hotels from over 10,000 properties and destinations worldwide.

Notes to Editors:

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About Jumeirah Group:

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts 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 hospitality company encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel and recognised as the symbol of Dubai, 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 in New York.

The Group’s activities are, however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Jumeirah Living, the Group’s luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings; global spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants, the company’s dedicated restaurant division; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, the region’s only fully accredited third-level academic institution delivering specialised degree programmes in hospitality management; and Jumeirah Retail, with its 15 stores and dedicated luxury online store www.jumeirahcollection.com. Sirius, Jumeirah’s Recognition and Rewards programme, offers members the ability to earn Sirius Points every time they stay, dine or shop with Jumeirah. 

Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, initiating 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 in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Morocco,  Maldives, Bali, Thailand, China, Argentina, Spain, England, Scotland, Germany and the US Virgin Islands.

For further information please contact:

Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Director of Corporate Communications
PO Box 214159 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971-4-364-7947
Fax: +971-4-301-6655
E-mail: PR@jumeirah.com
Visit us at: www.jumeirah.com