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Golf resort to be built near Marrakech

18 Sep 2009

Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality group, has announced plans to manage a new resort near Marrakech, Morocco.

The Jumeirah Marrakech Golf & Polo Resort will be located 7km south of Marrakech, near the Atlas mountains, and is scheduled to open in three stages from January 2013.

A five-star deluxe hotel and 18-hole golf course will be incorporated into the complex, as well as two polo fields and an accompanying hotel, with a third accommodation property and a spa also set to be built.

Jumeirah Group chairman Gerald Lawless said: 'Marrakech is truly the heartbeat of Morocco and possesses a rich and varied cultural inheritance.

'Jumeirah Group is proud to have our roots in the Arabian culture and we look forward to offering our guests a unique and authentic, world-class, luxury experience within Morocco.'

The company also announced this year that it had agreed to manage the Qing Shui Bay Resort on Sanya, China's only tropical island.

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