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Jumeirah sees opportunity to expand, seeks $1.4 billion loan

Samuel Potter

Skift Take

Jumeirah appears to be intent to just keep building bigger hotels. But its ambitions are so focused on the flashy that it's difficult to see a road to long-term success.

Jumeirah Group LLC is raising $1.4 billion in a six-year loan as the operator of Dubai’s iconic sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel takes advantage of a drop in borrowing costs, two bankers familiar with the plan said. State-owned Jumeirah will pay 2.75 percentage points above the London interbank offered rate for the loan, according to the bankers, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Lenders have been given four weeks to respond with commitments to the facility, they said. Investor appetite for Dubai assets has improved as state-linked companies paid

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