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| Company type | State-owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hotels, Hospitality |
| Founded | July 7, 1997 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Key people | Thomas B. Meier, Interim CEO Alexander Lee, CCO Thomas B. Meier, COO Michael Grieve, CBO |
| Website | www |
Jumeirah is an Emirati state-owned luxury hotel chain. [1] [2]
Jumeirah was established in 1997 and became a part of Dubai Holding in 2004, which is owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, the group manages 26 properties, including beachfront resorts, city hotels, and luxury serviced residences across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. [3]
Jumeirah’s beachfront portfolio in the UAE includes prominent properties such as Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Jumeirah Saadiyat Island, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Jumeirah Residences Marsa Al Arab, and Madinat Jumeirah, which comprises Jumeirah Al Naseem, Jumeirah Al Qasr, Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf, and Jumeirah Mina Al Salam. The group’s city hotels include Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Jumeirah Living Marina Gate, Zabeel House The Greens, and Jumeirah Living World Trade Centre Residences. [4]
Jumeirah also operates properties in Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Makkah, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Bali, the Maldives, Mallorca, Capri, and London. [4] The group has plans for additional openings in various locations in the coming years. [5]
The dining portfolio at Jumeirah includes 85 restaurants offering a diverse range of cuisines, featuring collaborations with renowned brands like ZUMA. [6] Several of these establishments have gained international acclaim, with 20 being listed in the Gault&Millau [7] and Michelin Guides. [8]
The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Developed and managed by Jumeirah, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island that is 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah Beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble the sail of a dhow. It has a helipad near the roof, at a height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground.
Jumeirah is a coastal residential area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings and hotel developments. It has both expensive and large detached properties as well as more modest town houses built in a variety of architectural styles. The area is popular with expatriates working in the emirate and is familiar to many tourists visiting Dubai.
Jumeirah Beach Hotel is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel, which opened in 1997, is operated by the Dubai-based hotelier Jumeirah. The hotel contains 598 rooms and suites, 19 beachfront villas, and 20 restaurants and bars. This wave-shaped hotel complements the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab, which is adjacent to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
The Al Fattan Marine Towers is a complex in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers are located within Jumeirah Beach Residence, a 40-tower, 7,000 unit residential and hotel development which runs alongside Dubai Marina. The Al Fattan Marine Towers consist of two twin 50-story towers, the Al Fattan Tower, and the Oasis Beach Tower, consisting of serviced and residential apartments which have since been sold to individual investors and homeowners. Both towers stand at a height of 245 m (804 ft) and a roof height of 230 m (755 ft), and are the tallest buildings in Jumeirah Beach Residence. Construction of both towers was completed in 2006. Following completion the developer, Al Fattan Properties LLC built a 12-storey office and retail building on an adjacent plot between the towers and Dubai Marina restricting views of the marina from the towers. In 2012 Al Fattan commenced construction of two high-rise towers on the beach in front of the towers which will largely restrict seaviews from Al Fattan Marine Towers. Al Fattan had earlier demolished a 10-story hotel on the site, the Oasis Hotel, which it had built about a decade earlier. Originally Al Fattan proposed to build a mega 97-tower building on the site to be called Burj Al Fattan, however a subsequent decision was made to split the development into two high-rise towers. The exact number of floors is not known as there has been no public disclosure of the project.
Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long, 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) gross floor area waterfront community located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a residential development and contains 40 towers. JBR can accommodate about 15,000 people, living in its apartments and hotel rooms. The Project has 6,917 apartments, from 900 sq ft (84 m2) studios to 5,500 sq ft (510 m2) penthouses. JBR has a total of six residential blocks, Shams, Amwaj, Rimal, Bahar, Sadaf and Murjan. JBR is within walking distance to Dubai Marina, Dubai Tram and Dubai Metro.
Jumeirah Creekside Park is a group of two towers in Dubai Healthcare City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers are Jumeirah Creekside Park Residence and Jumeirah Creekside Park Hotel. Jumeirah Al Khor Residence is the taller of the two with 43 floors, standing at 172 metres (564 ft). The other tower has a height of 140 metres (460 ft), with 35 floors. Construction was expected to be completed in 2008 but was put on hold for several years until it recommenced in 2012.
D 73, also known as 2nd December Street or Zabeel Palace Street is a road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The road originates in Jumeirah, running south-eastward perpendicular to D 94. D 73 borders the localities of Al Jafilia and Satwa. The road's intersection with E 11 near Zabeel forms the Trade Centre Roundabout.
Zabeel Investments is the personal investment vehicle of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Dubai executive Council.
Madinat Jumeirah the Arabian Resort - Dubai is a resort in Dubai. It is the largest resort in the Emirate of Dubai, spreading across over 40 hectares of landscapes and gardens. It is designed to resemble a traditional Arabian town. The resort comprises three boutique hotels and a courtyard of 29 summer houses called Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf.
There are many tourist attractions in Dubai, resulting from the large scale construction boom. Dubai received 14 million tourists from all around the world in 2015. Euromonitor ranked the world's 150 most visited cities by international tourists in 2009; Dubai ranked 7th. Dubai welcomed 14.36M visitors in 2022. Dubai's economy relies on many sections of the "state", one of the most important being tourism, in 2014 total 70,475,636 passengers traveled through Dubai Airport.
Jumeira Beach is a white sand beach that is located and named after the Jumeirah district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the coast of the Persian Gulf. It stretches along the coast south of the city's historic district to the junction with The Palm Jumeirah and terminates between the southern end of the Jumeirah Beach Residence and the port facilities at Jebel Ali.
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is a resort located on the west crescent of The Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It consists of the main hotel and residences, with a total of 405 rooms and numerous suites. The design of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is influenced by Ottoman palaces which reflects the hotel's grand architectural design and luxurious features.
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab is a new development to create two islands off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates which will add 2.2km of beachfront to the city.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dubai.
Emaar Developments is the UAE-based property development arm of Emaar Properties. The company develops residential and commercial property, shopping malls and other retail assets, as well as hospitality and leisure attractions.
Hazel Wong is an architect. She lives and works in the United Arab Emirates.
