A luxury hotel complex is to open this year on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. Anantara Dubai Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa is the result of a partnership between established developers Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas and Dubai-based Seven Tides, and will join the former’s growing cluster of hospitality projects in the UAE.

With 293 guest rooms and suites in private clusters along a series of shimmering lagoons, luscious landscaping and a wide range of entertainment and eating establishments, the new resort and spa is a big step forward in the expansion of both companies.

Abdulla Bin Sulayem, CEO, Seven Tides, commented: “Anantara was chosen after a lengthy selection process involving a number of international management companies. We found that Anantara’s brand DNA was a perfect match with our aspirations for this luxurious property, not just through its Asian design-led proposition, but beyond to encompass the complete guest experience.

"The resort and spa is primarily a leisure and incentive destination and will appeal to visitors from the GCC, Asia and of course the traditional inbound European market.”