ATN showcases the ‘wow’ developments set to rise from the sand in an emirate that continues to push the boundaries and hit the record books.
No matter how much the international knocks — and mocks — Dubai, you have to admire the emirate’s ability to cast these aspersions aside and focus on its core objectives — developing the destination to world-class standards.
At World Travel Market (WTM) in London in November, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) came out with a series of bold press releases promoting the emirate’s many tourism-related projects that are due to come online in 2010 with headlines reading ‘flagship developments defy the global economic downturn and open in Dubai’.
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“Dubai has pioneered some of the world’s most exciting and extraordinary developments and 2010 will be no exception,” said a DTCM statement.
“Standing head and shoulders above other destinations, Dubai’s offering will reach new heights when the world’s tallest building opens in December 2009 (ed: now January 2010), along with a number of new hotels, sporting facilities and epic ground breaking developments opening in the coming months.
“These high profile new developments are a clear sign that the emirate is moving into a period of recovery from the global econmic downturn while also providing many new employment opportunities.”
Here we profile the many projects that the DTCM has said will open in 2010.
1 Burj Dubai
The world’s tallest building, Burj Dubai, is scheduled to unlock its doors in early 2010 as the centrepiece of the Downtown Burj Dubai area.
This will include the world’s first Armani Hotel, designed, featuring 160 guestrooms and suites, an Armani Spa, a private members’ club, two gourmet restaurants and a nightclub.
It will also boast 144 exquisite Armani Residences all furnished in the designer’s ‘homes’ brand, Armani Casa.
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