Dubai Parks, Etisalat to create ‘smart’ resort

Dubai Parks and Resorts and Etisalat have announced a collaboration to create what they say is the region’s first integrated ‘smart’ theme...

Property

Dubai theme parks: Half of retail units leased in Riverland zone

Almost half the units in the retail zone of Dubai’s massive under-construction theme-park project have been leased, it has been announced.Dubai Parks...

Construction

Dubai Parks and Resorts project structure ‘73% complete’

Dubai Parks and Resorts says 73% of the project-structure works on its 25 million square feet Florida-style attraction is complete.The Dubai Financial...

Infrastructure

Dubai’s RTA awards $68m contract for theme park roads, bridges

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it has awarded a $68 million contract for the construction of roads and bridges for...

Construction

UAE theme park revenues to hit $837m by 2019 – Euromonitor

Theme park revenues in the UAE are set to increase by 78% to $837 million by 2019, according to a report by...

Construction

Dubai Parks and Resorts’ expenditure tops $1bn

Total expenditure by Dubai Parks and Resorts exceeded $1.03 billion as at the end of June, according to the latest filings by...

Infrastructure

Dubai theme parks ‘to generate $5bn by 2020’

Theme parks in Dubai will generate close to $5 billion by 2020 as the country seeks to welcome 20 million visitors a...

Infrastructure

Chinese firm scoops $67m roads contract for Dubai theme parks

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Middle East has bagged a $67 million (AED244 million) contract to build access roads to the...