Luxury hospitality communications · Dubai · Riyadh · Jeddah · Doha

The work behind the hotels you've heard of.

A boutique luxury hospitality PR and communications consultancy. Headquartered in Dubai, with in-country teams across Riyadh, Jeddah and Doha. Senior-led by career hoteliers. Selective by design.

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40.5M

readers reached for the opening weekend. 190 articles, trending on Saudi Twitter the night Mariah Carey performed. Banyan Tree AlUla  ·  Pre-opening

200+

Afternoon Tea bookings in four weeks. Partnership extended by three months on commercial performance. Fairmont Riyadh × Jo Malone London

67%

share of voice captured at opening — outperforming every regional competitor in the window. Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain

Most PR briefs we receive are sales briefs in disguise. Fill the rooms in March. Push the new suite. Hit the quarterly number.

We do that work. But we do not confuse it with what actually builds a brand worth paying a premium for. Positioning is a long game. Credibility is cumulative.

How we think about this work

The numbers behind the work.

A selection of outcomes delivered across JRN engagements since 2021. Updated quarterly.

590M+

readers, viewers and users reached across earned and social channels

605+

editorial placements secured in tier-one Arabic and English press

67%

peak share of voice for a single client against regional competitive set

6

luxury hotel and F&B openings delivered since 2021

13

major brand partnerships activated — including Jo Malone London, BYREDO, KAYALI, Vacheron Constantin, Barry's

200+

paid bookings generated in a single four-week campaign window

Combined PR and earned media value across engagements: USD 17M+

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The roster.

Selected clients across ultra-luxury independent resorts, global hotel brands, hospitality groups, maisons and aviation.

Ultra-luxury
independent resorts
JOALI Maldives · JOALI BEING · Fregate Island Seychelles · Miraval The Red Sea
Global luxury
hotel brands
Banyan Tree AlUla · Raffles Jeddah · Raffles Doha · Fairmont Riyadh · The St. Regis Saadiyat · Six Senses Southern Dunes · The Ritz-Carlton · InterContinental The Red Sea · Wynn Al Marjan Island
Hospitality
groups
Accor · Kerten Hospitality · Boutique Group
Maisons
& aviation
Vacheron Constantin · beOnd

What we do, and what we don't.

Our work sits in six areas. Every engagement is built from these, tailored to the brand and the moment.

01
Luxury Hospitality PR

Positioning, media strategy, press office, ongoing reputation work.

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02
Hotel Launch & Pre-Opening

Twelve to eighteen months of architecture before the first guest arrives.

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03
Wellness Hospitality

The Middle East wellness category is rewriting itself in real time.

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04
Crisis Communications

The work you hope you never need, handled by people who have done it.

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05
Corporate Communications

Messaging architecture, executive visibility, B2B reputation.

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06
Partnerships & Influence

Creators who confer authority, not just reach.

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What it looks like when the work works.

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Led by the founder

Ruwaida Abela Northen.

Founder and CEO. Two decades inside luxury hospitality — Corinthia, Starwood, Ritz-Carlton, Accor and Shangri-La, where she became the first Arab woman to hold a VP role in the group's history.

Columnist for Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Speaker at Forbes Middle East and Future Hospitality Summit. She founded JRN in 2021 to build the kind of agency she had always wished the industry had.

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As featured in, or written for
Harper's Bazaar Arabia · Entrepreneur Middle East · Forbes Middle East · Arabian Business · The National · Caterer Middle East · Campaign Middle East · Hia · Sayidaty

Let's see if we're the right fit.

We review every inbound enquiry personally. If what you are building sits in luxury hospitality, travel or wellness — and if you are looking for a senior, specialist team rather than a large agency pod — we would like to hear from you.

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