Dubai-based Jumeirah Group is cutting jobs despite ambitious international expansion plans, according to a report in UAE daily The National.
With the loss of management contracts for the Meydan hotel and Bab Al Shams desert resort — both properties taken over by developer Meydan — Jumeirah stated it was “reorganising its corporate structure to be better aligned with changing market dynamics".
"In view of its international expansion, Jumeirah is putting in place a regional structure, which unfortunately involves a number of job losses in group and corporate positions," the statement added.
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However, while the company reported layoffs across the company last year, the hospitality group is still on a course of expansion, only this week announcing a property in Anguilla and last month confirming a property in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Last month Jumeirah Group announced it was taking over the management of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray resort on the Palm Jumeirah.
It was speculated that the hospitality group is streamlining operations to increase efficiency, although the company assured that any moves would not affect the front of house operations or affect guest satisfaction.
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