Bawadi, which will cover 10 km in the desert outskirts of Dubai,will comprise 31 hotels, including the world's largest, to be knownas Asia Asia. This will total 6,500 rooms, along with 11 otherhotels offering a further 16,750 rooms. The entire project willcreate an extra 29,200 rooms.
Tatweer will manage the project and provide 40% of the AED100billion ($27.2 billion) investment capital. The government hopes toraise the rest from regional and international investors.
Tatweer chief executive Saeed al-Muntafiq, says Bawadi isdesigned to meet the surging demand for hotel space in thefast-growing Dubai, which last year attracted six million visitors.By 2016, Bawadi alone will attract 3.3 million guests, 21% of thetotal number coming to and passing through Dubai.
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