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15 November 2024

Jumeirah Emirates Towers voted fourth best

An aerial view of Emirates Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. (DENNIS B MALLARI)

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By Staff Writer

Dubai-based international hospitality group, the Jumeirah Group, has received international accolades for its services and facilities. The group's various properties were honoured at the recently-concluded 2008 Condé Nast Readers' Travel Awards.

The iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers was voted fourth best Overseas Business Hotel worldwide, whilst another property of the group by the beach, Madinat Jumeirah, was voted tenth in the same category. In a response to the accolades, the official communiqué from the establishment defined it as "clearly demonstrating the value of Jumeirah Group's brand promise to 'Stay Different.'

Additionally, Jumeirah Carlton Tower, one of the first acquisition by the group in the UK was voted Best Business Hotel in the UK due to its convenient Knightsbridge location and wide array of business services available to guests.

The culmination of Condé Nast Readers' Travel Awards, the World's Top 100, which includes hotels, countries, spas, airlines, cruise lines, spas, airports and tour operators, saw Jumeirah Carlton Tower listed at Number 50 and Jumeirah Emirates Towers at Number 82, which is indicative of the Group's commitment to guest satisfaction and exceeding expectations.

Guy Crawford, Chief Executive Officer for Jumeirah, said: "As a young and rapidly expanding international luxury hospitality company, Jumeirah is proud to have been awarded this array of prestigious titles by Condé Nast's distinctive readers. Our presence at these awards truly demonstrates our continued commitment to stay different and we would like to thank readers for their support and recognition, and our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication to surpass guest expectations."

Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards in the past also.

In the first half of this year, the group received as many as five very prestigious awards including Middle East Customer Care Service Award for Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa as the Best Hotel in the Middle East 2008; Best Hotel in the Middle East for Jumeirah Beach Hotel awarded by the Business Traveller Germany Awards.

In addition, the Jumeirah Group has been awarded for its combined efforts as Best Leisure Hotel Chain by Travel Weekly Globe Awards and as the Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East by Business Traveller Germany Awards and Globe Traveller Tested Awards for this year.

The luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai.