Jumerrah, a Dubai-based luxury hospitality group, said yesterday
in Shanghai that it plans to be operating five hotels in China by
2011.
The top-tier hotel management firm, which runs the renowned Burj
Al Arab, claimed to be the world's most luxurious inn, will open
its first flagship hotel in the Asia-Pacific region - the 338-room
Jumeirah HanTang Xintiandi - in Shanghai on August 1, 2008, company
officials said yesterday.
In addition to the Shanghai facility, the hotelier is also
looking for other gateway cities in China such as Beijing,
Guangzhou, Macau and Hong Kong to expand its Chinese presence.
Around the globe, Jumeirah plans to increase its portfolio to 57
hotels by 2011, among which 27 will be in the Middle East and
Africa, 13 in Asia Pacific, nine in Europe and eight in
America.
Founded in 1997, it current operates 10 hotels worldwide.
(Shanghai Daily October 12, 2007)
