Jumeirah Group Sign Management Agreement for Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates.(PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu)-- Jumeirah Group and Azinco Holding Company have announced the signing of a new management agreement for the Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku.

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and member of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement with Azinco Holding Company to manage Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku. The new contemporary lifestyle hotel on the shores of the Caspian Sea is scheduled to open in 2011.

The hotel has been constructed in a wave-like structure reflecting the style of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. Designed by local architect Nazim Valiev, the hotel will consist of 176 sea-facing guestrooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant and bar, a further two rooftop restaurants and bars, a 300msq spa with traditional Turkish and Finnish bath areas, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a 1500msq conference centre. The hotel complex will also include 14 villas.

Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku, is the second hotel to be announced in the rollout of Venu as a collection of contemporary lifestyle luxury hotels. Each hotel offers the promise of 'Local Soul' connecting guests with the location and providing a platform for discovery and enriching experience. The service philosophy of Venu is designed to be intuitive and engaging, a philosophy reinforced by the quality of people attracted to work for the brand.

Venu Bilgah Hotel, Baku is the first management agreement signed by Jumeirah Group in Azerbaijan. This agreement brings the total number of properties under development or in operation by Jumeirah globally to 49.

About Jumeirah Group:

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts includes the Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah The Meydan and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams hotels in Dubai; Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes luxury hotels in London; and Jumeirah Essex House luxury hotel in New York. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living; the spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; and Sirius, its global loyalty programme. Jumeirah Group has recently unveiled Venu Hotels, a contemporary lifestyle hotel brand.

For further media information please contact:
   
Mia Hedman
   
Director Corporate Communications
   
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
   
PO Box 214159
   
Dubai
   
United Arab Emirates
   
+971 4 364 7962
   
www.jumeirah.com
   


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CONTACT: Mia Hedman, Director Corporate Communications, Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications, +971-4-364-7962

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