Dubai to Build $1.7B Man-Made Islands – Hospitality Net – Hospitality Net

Press Release 6 June 2017

In the last 20 years, Dubai has seemingly grown from the desert in the United Arab Emirates, rising up to become arguably the most luxurious and high end travel destination on the face of the planet. Now, the hotel and leisure industry in the city is helping it to grow outward, into the sea nearby.

The global investment holding company Dubai Holding has recently announced its plans for Marsa Al Arab, a four million square feet pair of man made islands that will be located on either side of the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, which is the city's iconic hotel that is shaped like a sail.

Estimates place the cost for this project at $1.72 billion, and when it is complete it is slated to add as much as 1.4 miles of beach to the coastline that runs along the city. The ground breaking is currently scheduled for June, but given the extensive nature of this project, Dubai Holding officials have said that none of the islands will be complete until late 2020.

This construction, like much of Dubai, will be geared toward tourists and other leisure seeking visitors. One of the islands will include family friendly resorts, a 2.5 million square foot marine park and a custom built 1,700 seat theater, which will be home to the first Cirque de Soleil show in the Middle East region. This island will also house 300 sea facing apartments.

The second private island comprising the Marsa Al Arab project will host 14 luxury villas and marina areas for residents, along with a chic boutique hotel. Once all of this work has been completed, Marsa Al Arab will add a total of 2,400 hotel rooms to the Jumeirah Group's portfolio. This group is part of Dubai Holding, and the majority owner for Dubai Holding is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the Ruler of Dubai.

This is not the first time that the Jumeriah Group has been involved with the construction of man made islands. That group is also the manager of the Burj Al Arab, which is itself located about 280 meters from Jumeriah Beach, atop a tract of artificial land that was first built back in 1994.

In recent years there have been other attempts to build islands along with the Burj, and the levels of success of these projects has tended to vary.

Another appealing hotel proejct in Dubai will be the Oyster Resort Dubai, a 5-star new-build resort with a key count of 1,748. The resort consists of a two spiralling towers that anchor a set of radiating fins that sit in the lagoon in front and house a series of villas looking onto the lagoon, each with a private garden and beach.

More information on hotel construction in Dubai can be found on TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the specialized service provider in the exchange of cutting-edge information of hotel construction in the international hospitality industry.

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