Why Taj handed back the Dubai palace hotel to Juma Al Majid Group

The palace hotel in Dubai, run by the Taj Group from 2001 to 2014, was handed back to the Juma Al Majid Group. Jason Harding, Area Director and General Manager, answers if it was a financial decision.

It was a very successful hotel. The Al Majid family is well-known, very respected and successful. They have a number of arms of their businesses and wanted to do their own hospitality line. They were very gracious and we are pleased with the relationship. Though it was a good hotel, it was dry and perhaps didn't meet our brand positioning well. They've taken it on and now it's going from strength to strength.