Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, is to manage a luxury hotel in the Yangtze River Delta tourism hub of Hangzhou, China, according to an agreement between GT Land Holdings Limited and Jumeirah Group, which was signed at a ceremony held in Hangzhou in December, 2009.

Mr Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman of Jumeirah Group, and Mr Su Meng, President of GT Land Holdings Limited shook hands.

Mr Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman of Jumeirah Group, and Mr Su Meng, President of GT Land Holdings Limited attended and signed in behalf of their respective parties.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Gerald Lawless thanked Mr Su Meng for the confidence he and his company have shown in Jumeirah Group as a hotel management brand.

The 250-room, five-star luxury Jumeirah Hangzhou is located in Hangzhou’s central Qianjiang River New Town, a business district with easy access to the West Lake area, renowned for its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage.

The project's architects, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, have incorporated water terraces, bamboo groves and canals into the design of the hotel. Guests will have access to numerous food and beverage outlets, a banquet and conference centre and extensive retail and shopping facilities in the vicinity.

This is the second management agreement Jumeirah has signed with GT Land Holdings, following the Jumeirah Guangzhou project agreed in 2008. It brings Jumeirah's total number of management agreements for projects in China to five: in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Macau, Sanya and now Hangzhou. It also brings the total number of management agreements signed by Jumeirah globally to 35.

About Jumeirah Group

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The Dubai-based luxury international hotel management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel and recognized as the symbol of Dubai, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House in New York.

About GT Land Holdings

Founded in 1995, GT Land Holdings Limited is a Guangzhou-based professional developer and operator of commercial real estate. Its latest project, GT Land Plaza in Guangzhou, covers 920.000 square meters and includes a five-star hotel, office building, shopping mall and service apartments, etc.

By Xie Fang