Best Western International – Asia has announced the partnership with Mohammad Bin Haider Group to open the first two Best Western Premier hotels in the Middle East in May 2009.
Jumeirah remains optimistic about plans to have 60 hotels and 150 branded restaurants under management or development by 2012, according to the executive chairman of the group. Jumeirah already has 10 hotels in Dubai and others in London and New York. Currently, the group has 14 hotels under construction from Shanghai to Argentina, including three hotels in Aqaba, Jordan. The company is also looking to other locations such as the Maldives, Kuwait and Thailand.
Dubai | Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and member of Dubai Holding, has announced today the internal promotion of Thatcher Brown to the new position of Vice President Brand Strategy and Management of the Jumeirah Group. This appointment becomes effective in January 2009.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, The Address, Downtown Burj Dubai, the flagship property of The Address Hotels + Resorts and the newest hotel brand in the international luxury hospitality scene, has opened Neos, the highest lounge in Dubai city.
Layia Oak Hotel & Suites was officially opened this morning in a ceremony attended by Lord Chris Patten, Former Commander in Chief and Governor of Hong Kong; H.E Khalid Bin Sulayem, Director General, Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, Dubai Government; Mohamed Abdalla Al Sari, Managing Director, Gulf General Investment Company (GGICO) and Daniel Hajjar, Chief Executive Officer, Layia Hospitality.
Jumeirah has appointed Margaret Paul as General Manager for Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the most established hotel in the Group’s portfolio. Margaret has been with Jumeirah since 2002, and is returning to Jumeirah Beach Hotel, where she previously worked as Hotel Manager, after working as Pre-Opening General Manager for Jumeirah Business Bay in Dubai, and Hotel Manager for Jumeirah Carlton Tower. Prior to joining the Jumeirah Group, Margaret worked for Le Meridien Mina Seyahi in Dubai and Europe.
Heinrich joins the team at Burj Al Arab from Jumeirah Beach Hotel, where he has held the position of General Manager since 2006. Heinrich, who been part of the Jumeirah group for the last four years, has worked in some of the finest luxury hotels in the world, including The One & Only Le Touessrok in Mauritius and The Peninsula in Beverley Hills, US, and will bring a wealth of experience to the World’s Most Luxurious Hotel, Burj Al Arab.