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JA Resorts & Hotels is celebrating 40-years of operation in the United Arab Emirates this year, having first opened both the JA Hatta Fort Hotel in the Hajar Mountains and JA Beach Hotel at Jebel Ali Beach in 1981.
Some four decades later, the homegrown hospitality group has gone from strength to strength, now featuring ten distinct properties across the UAE and Indian Ocean.
That is in addition to a new youth-focused brand in China and a brand-new property opened in March - JA Enchanted Waterfront Villas Seychelles.
In 1981, the chairman of DUTCO Group of Companies, Ahmed Baker, was in discussions with sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum to build hotels and resorts in key locations in the emirate of Dubai, some of the first leisure hotels in the region.
UAE s JA Resorts & Hotels celebrates 40 years
DUBAI, 5 days ago JA Resorts & Hotels are proud to celebrate 40 years of operation in the UAE this year, having opened both the JA Hatta Fort Hotel in the Hajar Mountains and JA Beach Hotel at Jebel Ali Beach in 1981. 40 years later, the homegrown hospitality group has gone from strength to strength, now featuring 10 distinct properties across the UAE and Indian Ocean. Recent additions to the brand include the JA Enchanted Waterfront Villas in Seychelles and the introduction of a new millennial focused brand in China. In 1981, the Chairman of the DUTCO Group of Companies, Ahmed Baker was in discussions with HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum to build hotels and resorts in key locations in Dubai, which would become some of the first leisure hotels in the region. The Dubai Ruler personally recommended Jebel Ali Beach, near the new Jebel Ali Port and Town, which was also to be the home of a new airport, as a su