http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=4494


Dubai to build world’s ‘longest’ hotel strip



DUBAI: The booming Gulf city state of Dubai will add another feather in its cap with the construction of world’s longest hotel strip at a cost of 27 billion dollars, developers said Monday.

“Bawadi” will feature 31 hotels, many theme-based, offering more than 29,000 rooms projected to host 3.3 million guests by 2016, said Saeed al-Muntafiq, chief executive of Tatweer, which will develop and manage the project.

The development will be built on a 10-kilometer strip of land with total investment estimated at 100 billion dirhams (27.2 billion dollars), Muntafiq told reporters and tourism industry executives. Tatweer, which is part of Dubai Holding, a conglomerate owned by the government of Dubai which oversees mega projects in the emirate, will invest 40 billion dirhams (10.9 billion dollars), with the rest expected to come from investors.

The first phase of the project will be completed in 2010 and the final phase will finish four years later. Dubai, which attracted more than six million tourists last year, is in the midst of a construction frenzy, with resorts, malls, sports installations and residential complexes sprouting up across its desert sands. One of the seven members of the United Arab Emirates federation, Dubai has made plans to receive about 15 million visitors a year from 2010.

hmm...certainly seems like Dubai is turning into a bit of a Asian "Las Vegas" -

My only problem with investing in Dubai is that although its all happy days right now... its too much of risk long-term

Basically a defenceless, unguarded gem in the desert.

Iran has interests in Dubai, so do local and international players.

A beautiful castle...but built on Sand (literally!)... Balance of power can shift, all it takes is one nutjob Middle Eastern leader to go haywire and Dubai could end up like Kuwait in the Gulf War.

Long term..proceed with caution.

Dubai, it seems is becomeing the biggest whore house in the world. I have heard it is already bad as the easter european whores are all over UAE, prostitution is rife. I can only say this is sad indicament of muslim rulers at this time. I am sure they could develop themselves in other ways. This thurst for wealth at any cost is unislamic.

I wonder what would happen if there was a terrorist suicide attack I bet a lot of the foreign investment would disapear faster than it would arrive

And, why would any terrorist attack UAE? What has UAE done?

Its their money, let them do whatever they please.

And its not a shame if a muslim country builds a longest hotel. Its about time we muslims learn to move ahead with time. This 19th century thought of why build a hotel, when they need to be donating money to the poors of Pakistan is all hogwash.

Exactly they have the money why not.

By bringing in more and more foreign investment, Dubai is actually securing itself. With billions of dollars of western money invested and thousands of American and European expats living there, the US and Nato are going to make absolutely sure that no political or military disasters come anywhere near Dubai.

2 Billion out of this 27 billion would go a long way to feeding the people of Africa. I know people would come back and say that its their money and they can do whatever they want to and they most probably are giving away a lot in charity as is. But as a muslim we do believe in the day of judgement. And if Allah has showered you with such wealth, it is your responsibilty to help the needy.

Oh well I may be getting on my mroal high horse for nothing and sounding like hypocrite

nice sentiment but shouldn't the Africans learn how to feed themselves?

this is good news, imagine how many workers from Pakistan may get employment here.

WHOA!! 29,000 rooms.. Thats crazy..

Any CG renderings of the project?

Did Allah say to give away ALL of your wealth to the needy? The rule applies to individuals only to give minimum 2.5% of their income to charity. How can you come to the conclusion, that the ones financing this project have not paid minimum 2.5% of their income to charity? How do you know if they are all even Muslims?

They arent exactly defenceless either...ever heard of the F-16 Block 60.

they can buy 1800 thunders!

but thats not the point. the khaleej are not as stupid as americans. they are buying what they will require and their current forces is what they need.

they are doing a good thing here. by investing in some thing other then oil.

how ever personaly i think they shouldve used the money to make a super university. which offers best professors, doctoers, from all fields. physics, biology, computers, Islam.

and establish the house of light. it would be great to have the house of light back after it was destroyed by the mongolians.

hopefully that will be next. With the money they have they could set up 50 harvards or MIT's, but unfortunately you need to have the brains as well as the money for something like that.

yeah that would have been far better , but it seems that they dont have the vision or the brian for it.

That is what made the west so strong it was called "enlightenment", and that is how these states should follow. It is investment in these areas that will shape the future and give them nations that can stand in the world with their head up.


But hotels costing this much?

Brothel is the word to describe dubai....