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15 Jumeirah expands in Kuwait, Azerbaijain and Dubai
Hotels in Kuwait and Baku launched; construction to start on Madinat phase VI

As it opened the doors of its debut Kuwait hotel on May 7 2013, Jumeirah Group revealed that its property pipeline is lined up to accelerate expansion.

The company intends to launch its Azerbaijan property “very soon” and will start construction on Phase VI of its Madinat Jumeirah project in Dubai this summer, which will include a seven-storey hotel due to open by the end of 2015.

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Jumeirah Group president and CEO Gerald Lawless confirmed that the group’s Doha property is also “being discussed again.”

Lawless also highlighted Makkah, Medina and Jeddah as key markets “to establish ourselves not only as a regional brand but an international brand.”

Currently the group comprises 5006 rooms, suites and residences, with 12 projects under construction and 18 in the pipeline, which have signed agreements with construction but are yet to start.

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