Jumeirah wins major travel awards in the US and Europe
Dubai, 24 January 2010: Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, has received four further awards from the travel industry.
In the sixth edition of the ‘GT Tested’ Reader Survey, Jumeirah was recognised in the following categories:
- Best Hotel in the Eastern United States: Jumeirah Essex House, New York City
- Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East: Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts, for the second year in a row
Readers of Global Traveler magazine are American premium travellers, averaging 32 round-trip flights a year, with 96 percent travelling in first or business class regularly. Over 25,000 readers responded to this year’s survey.
Meanwhile, business travellers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland also recognised Jumeirah’s excellence:
- Best Hotel Group in the Middle East: Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts, for the second year in a row
- Best Hotel in the Middle East: Jumeirah Beach Hotel kept its title for a third consecutive year.
The two awards were handed to Ms Dagmar Woodward, General Manager of Jumeirah Frankfurt, which will open in September 2010, during a ceremony held last week in Frankfurt and organised by the German edition of Business Traveller magazine.