HOOK, LINE & SINKER!

PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST AT BIG6 FISHING TOURNAMENT

Dubai, January 2007: Prepare yourself for the ultimate fishing adventure with Jumeirah Beach Hotel in association with ART Marine! Teams of fishermen will have the chance to cast their lines out and reel in the ‘big one’ at the Big6 Fishing Tournament on Friday 16th February at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, part of Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality group. Budding competitors will sail out from the hotel’s Marina to compete for the biggest catch of the day, returning in the evening to enjoy a barbeque dinner and prize giving ceremony at the hotel’s North Beach. 

The tournament will begin in the early hours of the morning and will be judged according to six categories of fish. The biggest catch of the day in each category will walk away with prizes including several hours on ART Marine Charter Division’s most exquisite fishing yacht, the Riviera 42, as well as an impressive array of fishing equipment, dinner for two at Beachcombers at Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Mosaico at Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

Captain Alessio Tumbiolo, CEO of ART Marine, who will be competing in the tournament and attending the day’s festivities said: “We are very excited to be associated with the very first Big6 Fishing Tournament here in Dubai”. Frederic Picard, Resident Manager of Jumeirah Beach Hotel added: “Jumeirah Beach Hotel is Dubai’s premier lifestyle destination and our exceptional marina facilities, together with the complete ART Marine Charter Division fleet, will provide the perfect location to host this exciting sporting event”.

The weary fishermen will be welcomed back to the shore of the wave shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel with a scrumptious barbeque dinner and prize giving ceremony by the waters edge.

Tournament Entry Fee (max 5 people per team): AED 1,250

Barbeque

Adults: AED 150
Children: AED 70

For more information or to make your booking, please contact ART Marine:
Tel: +971-4 406 8825
Email: charter@artmarine.net

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Note to Editors:

Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The Dubai based luxury international hospitality group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Jumeirah Beach Club Resort and Spa, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa. 

The group’s activities are however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America and The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, the region’s only third level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors.

Jumeirah has also expanded internationally and manages the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London’s Belgravia.

Building on this success, Jumeirah Group has become a member of Dubai Holding, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.

As of January 15th 2006, Jumeirah has assumed management of the Essex House, one of New York’s most prominent hotels.

For further information please contact:

Anne Bleeker – Director of Public Relations & Communications
Jumeirah
PO Box 73137 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3300111, Extension 762
E-mail: anne.bleeker@jumeirah.com

 
Contacts
 
Anne Bleeker – Director of Corporate Communications
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
PO Box 73137, Dubai, UAE
pr@jumeirah.com
Telephone Number: +971 4 364 7777
Fax Number: +971 4 3016655