Jumeirah Group has announced a partnership with celebrated luxury sports car manufacturer Aston Martin, during Aston Martin’s Centenary Week. Jumeirah sponsored the coveted sports car manufacturer at the 41st Nürburgring 24-hour race in May and will once again partner with Aston Martin for the centenary celebrations, until July 21st.

Azara and Samsara, restaurants at Jumeirah Dhevanafushi and Jumeirah Vittaveli in the Maldives, have unveiled a new ‘Low Miles’ menu as part of an on-going commitment to reduce the hotels’ carbon-footprints.

From June 2013 Jumeirah Dhevanafushi, situated in a privileged and secluded location at the southernmost tip of the Maldives, will give guests the opportunity to further distance themselves from the frenzy of modern life with a new ‘Welcome to Wellness’ package.

The luxury hotel group Jumeirah is to become the official hotel provider for the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, an event owned by IMG, the global sports, fashion and media company. The five star Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Grosvenor House Apartments based in Knightsbridge will provide accommodation for the star-studded list of tennis players that will come to town for the Statoil Masters Tennis for the next three years, until 2015.

Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced its performance in the first quarter of 2013 and its mid-term growth strategy. During the first quarter of 2013, average occupancy in Jumeirah’s portfolio of hotels has increased by nine per cent globally, compared to the same period in 2012.

Doris Greif, general manager, Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.