JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. to Open Two Hotels in Dubai and Fujairah, U.A.E.
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JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. to Open Two Hotels in Dubai and Fujairah, U.A.E.
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Category: Middle East
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2005-10-31
JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Shosuke Machida) signed a hotel management agreement today with ACICO International Real Estate Development Co. (Headquarters: Kuwait; Vice Chairman: Ghassan Ahmad Al-Khaled) and announced that JAL Hotels will open two hotels in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.): Nikko Fujairah Resort & Spa in December 2006, and Hotel Nikko Tower Dubai in December 2007. JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. will be the first Japanese company to operate hotels in the U.A.E.
Nikko Fujairah Resort & Spa will be opened in Fujairah, located on the picturesque East Coast, of the U.A.E., 75 km east of Dubai. Fujairah, one of the seven Emirates, is a resort development on the Arabian Sea and is eager to be one of the best diving resort in the Arab countries. The five-star-resort hotel is being built on a 540-meter private beach. All of its nine buildings, including those housing the guest rooms, restaurants and diving center, will be lined up facing the beach. The hotel will have 262 guest rooms; multi-functional rooms which can be used for banquets and conferences; restaurants; fitness center and spa; diving center; indoor diving pool; outdoor pool; and children’s recreation room. The area is ideal for scuba diving and attracts many divers and other visitors from Dubai and the West Coast, especially on weekends. Construction has started, and the hotel opening is planed for December 2006.
Hotel Nikko Tower Dubai will be built in a premium location on the Sheikh Zayed Road, the main street of Dubai, near the Dubai world trade center, the international convention center and the newly developed prestigious Dubai International Financial City (DIFC). It is only 15 minutes by car from the Dubai International Airport. The 487-room 57-story hotel, is one of the twin towers that stands next to the other 50-story office tower. The five-star deluxe hotel will offer a broad range of restaurants, including Japanese cuisine, teppan grill, Asian cuisine, and other international flavors. The other facilities will include business club with 17 banquet and meeting rooms, outdoor pool, and spa & fitness facilities. Construction has begun, and opening is planned for December 2007.
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