Atlantis cuts 70 jobs, Jumeirah to reduce staff

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JOBS CUT: Seventy jobs have been lost at luxury hotel Atlantis while the Jumeirah Group is also looking at reducing staff numbers.

Luxury Dubai hotel Atlantis, which opened last year with a $20 million party, has announced that 70 staff have lost their jobs.

When it opened in September, the $1.5 billion resort had 1,600 staff from 45 countries and said it was looking to increase that to 3,500 employees this year.

“Many of the reductions were based on performance during the employees’ probation period and none of the reductions have or will affect the direct guest experience,” the hotel said in a statement published by UAE daily The National on Tuesday.

In November, the Atlantis hotel and resort in the Bahamas laid off about 800 workers amid the global economic slowdown.

And Dubai-based Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts, which manages the Burj Al Arab hotel and employs about 11,500 people, has also said it was looking to reduce its staff numbers.

“Jumeirah’s management met today to set up a restructuring plan, which is a process that will take place at the group and corporate level,” a spokesman from Jumeirah Group told the paper.

“The company expects that the number of staff will be reduced, which reflects the current economic conditions.”

The group declined to say how many jobs would be lost.

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READERS' COMMENTS

No-one is recession-proof
Posted by Andy, Dubai, UAE on Wednesday 18 February 2009 at 08:02 UAE time


Businesses here do seem slow to react to the fact that people in dubai do not have the same level of spending that they did 6 mths ago. Not only are people leaving, but those that are left are concerned enough about their money to keep it tucked away (or are fighting to pay bills etc anyway).

The airlines have cut prices, so have many stores. The Tourism sector needs to wake-up if it wants to keep business coming in, 2008 prices or higher will not cut-it in 2009.

No tears shed for Atlantis
Posted by robert, Dubai on Tuesday 17 February 2009 at 13:49 UAE time


Why don't they bring their prices down and then business would pick up? I am still waiting for the price on the waterpark to drop so it makes economical sense to bring my kids there. Right now at DHS285 per adult and DH225 per child a day out (2 adults +3 children) including F&B would be around DHS 1500! (Rip Off) Other parks like wild wadi have reduced their prices so I guess I will wait for a further business squeeze in order for the prices to drop.

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