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REUTERS NEWS ALERT
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Monday, 26 March, 2007
REUTERS SUMMIT: DUBAI’S JUMEIRAH SEES 57 LUXURY HOTELS BY 2011
Group Has Identified 26 Locations for Hotels in Major Cities Such As Paris, London, Frankfurt and New York, Jumeirah Executive Chairman Tells Reuters
Company Looking To Award Loyalty Points to Environmentally Conscious Guests
DUBAI (Reuters) - Luxury hotels group Jumeirah expects to be operating 57 hotels around the globe by the end of 2011, with the emphasis on iconic properties, the Dubai-based company’s executive chairman Gerald Lawless told Reuters on Sunday.
Jumeirah, which operates the Gulf Arab emirate’s sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel, has identified 26 locations for hotels including properties in major cities such as Paris, London, Frankfurt and New York, Lawless told the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit in Dubai.
The firm, which is owned by the ruler of Dubai, is close to signing a deal in Beijing and is “very close to linking up with an investor in Bali and Jakarta”, Lawless said, adding China could be put on hold until after the 2008 Olympics if construction is not started soon.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/MiddleEastInvestment07/idUSL2537720420070325
Luxury need not cost the earth:
Lawless also told Reuters that saving the planet does not mean the end of staying in the lap of luxury. Jumeirah is looking at rewarding environmentally conscious guests with loyalty points.
Lawless said Jumeirah is making efforts to ensure the hotel chain’s iconic properties, which include the Gulf Arab emirate’s sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel and the Essex House hotel in New York, are as energy efficient as possible.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/MiddleEastInvestment07/idUSL2541256620070325
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