Business | Tourism
Jumeirah to operate Aviation Club hotel
Group signed up to run five-star facility
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 January 25, 2011
Dubai: Duty Free, the world's number one airport retailer has signed a management agreement with Jumeirah Group, the luxury hotel company based in Dubai and a member of Dubai Holding, to operate a five-star hotel at The Aviation Club.
The club is close to the airport on the north side of Al Garhoud Bridge, overlooking the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club.
A company spokesman said the hotel was carefully designed in a contemporary style that projected understated luxury.
It would have 293 guestrooms, two restaurants, two bars and two lounges, as well as a spa and health club, and conference and banqueting facilities.
The hotel is in the grounds of The Aviation Club, the internationally known sports and leisure complex, home to the Dubai Tennis Championships and the award-winning Irish Village.
Commenting on the appointment, Colm McLoughlin, Managing Director of Dubai Duty Free said: "We are delighted to sign the management agreement with Jumeirah Group who have a great deal of experience in operating some of the most iconic hotels in Dubai and have expanded considerably in recent years.
"We are confident that the new hotel will be a valued addition to the business and leisure facilities in Dubai and compliment the successful Aviation Club," he said.
Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman of Jumeirah Group, said: "We are honoured to have been invited by Dubai Duty Free to operate this exceptional luxury business hotel.
"It gives Jumeirah additional presence in the heart of Dubai and we look forward to delivering our promise of ‘Stay Different' at the property when it opens."
Proximity
The hotel's proximity to the airport and the wide range of sporting and leisure activities in the area is expected to make the hotel popular with high-end business and leisure travellers and local residents. The hotel is under development and is expected to open this year.
Jumeirah Group expects to open at least six other hotels in 2011, including Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai, and the Jumeirah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, and in Shanghai, the Maldives, and Frankfurt.
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