For the first time this year Jumeirah, the dynamic and fast growing Dubai based luxury hospitality group and member of Dubai Holding, will participate in the Gulf Incentive, Business, Travel and Meetings Exhibition – GIBTM 2007, which will take place from March 13th -15th in Abu Dhabi.
GIBTM is the 3-day exhibition for the global meetings and incentives industry, taking place at the new Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). This inaugural event will bring together over 175 international suppliers with a regional and international visitor audience of over 1000 and over 250 industry buyers.
The participating Jumeirah hotels include the multi-award wining Jumeirah Beach Hotel that boasts a newly refurbished giant dhow shaped Conference Centre with the Meyana Auditorium located in the heart of the Centre. The 416-seats theatre is equipped with modern, state-of-the-art facilities and a built-in simultaneous translation system. Set apart from the main hotel and served by an underground car park, the Conference Centre offers the highest standard of privacy, functionality and hospitality.
Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, provides the ultimate venue in hospitality for any meeting, conference or event. Burj Al Arab offers the most technologically advanced meeting and conference facilities, decorated in both Western and Arabic style. Located on the 27th floor the Al Falak Ballroom is a palatial, two-tiered, circular ballroom in the style of an 18th century Viennese Opera House, offering the world's most exquisite venue for special events.
Few venues compare to the scope, quality and functionally of Madinat Jumeirah. From the large ballrooms to the Madinat Arena, the 1000 seat amphitheatre and the Fort Island - all the conference and banqueting options offer very high quality spaces and totally flexible planning variations. All are close to the ever present waterways and all benefit from the proximity of Resort facilities which are truly second to none.
Discreet sophisticated décor and outstanding multimedia equipment matched with the very latest communications technology, lend a sense of slick dynamism to Jumeirah Emirates Towers’ extensive Conference and Banqueting facilities. The hotel has 12 fully equipped boardroom style meeting rooms and the stylish Godolphin ballroom covering a total area of 787.5 sq mts with well-designed fittings, marble flooring and ultra-modern facilities.
Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa offers a unique location that is guaranteed to impress. From versatile meeting rooms to exquisite restaurants, the resort consistently combines rich Arabic culture and the latest in modern amenities. Interconnecting rooms, professional service and state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment ensure every requirement can be met. The resort also boasts the region's first open-air traditional Arabic desert restaurant, Al Hadheerah. With a capacity of 250 seats, the restaurant is constantly bustling with live entertainment and ethnic cuisine from the Middle East.
Located in the heart of fashionable Knightsbridge, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower offers an impressive choice of settings combined with first class attention to detail for all events. Guests can choose from the sumptuous Ballroom with cherry wood columns and Viennese chandeliers, to the contemporary Garden Rooms lit by natural day light, The Water Garden with cascading waterfall or the Boardroom for that all-important occasion.
Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel, the sister property of Jumeirah Carlton Tower hosts a newly refurbished intimate and exclusive event room with warm and contemporary decor, making it the ideal venue for private entertaining or board meetings.
Anchored in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, Jumeirah Essex House offers landmark sophistication and service in a historic Central Park setting. Whether your New York City event is big or small, Jumeirah Essex House can provide unmatched service in a sophisticated, elegant setting. For grand affairs, there is no finer locale than the Grand Salon, while for a more intimate and luxurious event the Petit Salon is perfect.
Frequently meeting and event facilities alone are not enough to meet expectations. At Jumeirah, the world's best facilities are matched with flexibility, professionalism and world class hospitality and exceed all expectations.
Jumeirah Group:
Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The fast growing 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, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.
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.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, 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.
Jumeirah’s ambitious expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide to 40 by the end of 2009 are well underway with projects currently under development in Dubai, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Shanghai and London.
