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Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts is celebrating after winning eight trophies at the World Travel Awards including the award for the Middle East’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand 2017.

The World Travel Awards are voted for by travel and tourism professionals and business and leisure travel consumers worldwide and these accolades recognise Jumeirah Group’s commitment to excellence over the last twelve months.

Marc Dardenne, Group Chief Operating Officer and Interim CEO, said: “We are delighted to be named as the Middle East’s leading luxury hotel brand 2017 at the Middle East Gala Ceremony for the World Travel Awards. This accolade demonstrates Jumeirah’s strength in the market and enduring position as the region’s leading luxury hotel brand.

Equally as pleasing are the seven awards collected for our hotels in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait – testaments to the dedication of our General Managers and colleagues who work hard to constantly exceed our guests’ expectations.

The complete list of awards include:

Middle East’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand 2017: Jumeirah

Middle East’s Leading All Suite Hotel 2017: Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Dubai

Middle East’s Leading Family & Mice Hotel 2017: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai

Middle East’s Leading Hotel 2017: Jumeirah Al Qasr at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

Middle East’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel 2017: Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates’s Leading Hotel 2017: Burj Al Arab Jumeirah

United Arab Emirates’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2017: Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi

Middle East’s Leading Business Hotel 2017: Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa, Kuwait

Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts including the flagship Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts manages properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Kuwait in the Middle East; Frankfurt, Istanbul, London and Mallorca (Spain) in Europe; the Maldives and Shanghai in Asia. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living^TM with properties in London and Dubai; the new lifestyle hotel brand Venu^TM; the wellness brand Talise^TM; Jumeirah Restaurant Group Dubai^TM; Wild Wadi Waterpark^TM; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management^TM; Jumeirah Sirius^TM, its global loyalty programme; and isme by Jumeirah™ an app based rewards programme in the UAE. Future openings include luxury hotels in the UAE, Indonesia, China, Oman, Jordan, Malaysia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. www.jumeirah.com

Since opening its doors in 2008, Desert Palm, as it’s affectionately known has been Dubai’s little oasis of calm on the edge of the city. Formally opened by HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the 160-acre private estate will be known as Desert Palm Dubai and is independently operated.

As part of Albwardy LLC’s portfolio, Desert Palm Dubai has become a firmly established retreat, spa and fitness destination within the UAE community and stylish society.

James Reeves, General Manager states that “The future of luxury hospitality will be to celebrate guest’s individuality, imagination and to redefine the code of unpretentious service. Our retreat focuses on continuously improving services using the ease of technology for in-house guests, enabling them to book experiences around the city from the privacy of their suites and villas, or simply reserving dinner at RARE to booking a spa treatment.

Although we recognise that technology should not be seen as a ‘replacement’ for guest services, rather we believe it should enhance it. At Desert Palm Dubai, we focus on you so you can decide when you want something and how you want it as opposed to your stay being defined by breakfast, lunch, dinner.

The hotel focuses on the elements that makes the guest’s experience truly private, from the surrounding appeal of a boutique property, the sense of intimacy in certain spaces, “it is always important to keep some things classic and personal,” stated Reeves.

Situated as an oasis opposite the new Dubai Safari Park, which is slated to open later this year, and near IMG Worlds of Adventure, Desert Palm Dubai features 38 guest suites and villas, an infinity swimming pool, organic-specialised treatments at LIME spa, RARE as the fine dining restaurant that masters Argentine-style Grill, a relaxed poolside brasserie, the chic lounge RED bar or the outdoor Polo bar.

Desert Palm Dubai is an elegant, equestrian-themed boutique hotel and basks in the lush landscape to provide a refreshing, avant-garde contrast to the conventional flamboyance of the city’s sky-scraping image. The hotel’s culture is providing guests with everything they need for a relaxing and timeless experience from the fast-paced business hub’s lifestyle. Taking cues from its rebranding celebration, guests will receive beautiful benefits when reserving directly from their new website on www.desertpalm.ae/en