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Guy Crawford Named Corporate Director of Operations
for Jumeirah International

Dubai, June 2002: Dubai based luxury hospitality group, Jumeirah International, has recently announced the appointment of Mr. Guy Crawford as Corporate Director of Operations, based in the group�s corporate office in Dubai.

Mr. Crawford, (50) who is British, joined Jumeirah International from Heritage/ Macdonald Hotels where he held the position of Managing Director, overseeing the extensive portfolio of over a hundred hotels for the group in the UK and its strategic alliance with Grandes Etapes luxury hotels in France. Before taking up his assignment with Heritage/Macdonald Hotels, he held the position of Managing Director for Heritage Hotels, a division of the Forte Hotel Group. Mr. Crawford held various senior management positions during his twenty-two years with the Forte and Le Meridien Hotel Group and has been based in South America, Monaco, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Morocco, the Bahamas and Belgium. He brings over thirty years of luxury hospitality management experience to Jumeirah International.  

He comments: �I am delighted and privileged to join one of the world�s most prestigious hospitality groups and I am looking forward to assisting in the continuing successful establishment of the Jumeirah International brand�. He adds: �Our customers today have more and more choice and we must continue to focus on our guests; what they want from us, wherever we operate, challenge and drive our standards of service delivery, never accept mediocrity and live our values. With the addition of the two London hotels the Jumeirah International portfolio is now truly international and combined with the latest resort development for the group, Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, this is a tremendously exciting time for Jumeirah International and for me to join the company�. 

Jumeirah International properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and design awards. The group encompasses the world-renowned Burj Al Arab that has become a true icon and landmark for Dubai, the award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Emirates Towers Hotel, Offices and Shopping Boulevard, The Jumeirah Beach Club, The World Trade Centre Hotel Dubai and Wild Wadi water park. In addition, the group opened The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in summer 2001.

Jumeirah International has expanded outside the Middle East into London, taking over the management contracts of The Carlton Tower and The Lowndes Hotel in London�s Belgravia last December.  Following on from Jumeirah International�s move into the UK, The Carlton Tower was immediately included in the prestigious �Leading Hotels of the World� handbook following Burj Al Arab, Emirates Towers Hotel and The Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

The company�s latest expansion is the unique resort development Madinat Jumeirah. Enhancing Dubai�s reputation as one of the world�s most idyllic destinations, the 100-acre resort will offer the ultimate Arabian experience against the setting of a highly luxurious, world-class, multi-facility resort. Madinat Jumeirah will include two 300 room five star hotels and clusters of 340 rooms and suites all featuring authentic architecture reflecting the heritage and culture of Dubai and the Arabian region. The first phase of the resort is scheduled to open in September 2003 followed by the second phase in autumn 2004. 

 

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Contact:
Anne Bleeker � Assistant Director Public Relations
Jumeirah International � Corporate Office
Emirates Towers Offices
Phone: +971 4 33 00 111, extension 762
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.Jumeirahinternational.com


 
Also See Jumeirah International Takes Over Management of The Carlton Tower, and The Lowndes from Hyatt International / Nov 2001 


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