Dubai eyes underwater hotels
Dubai government-backed investment company Dubai World has signed a deal to develop undersea hotels.
The hotel, featuring a discus-shaped residential underwater building connected to another discus above water, will be funded by Swiss company, BIG InvestConsult, which holds the technology rights.
Other investors are being sought for the project with plans to extend the concept beyond the Middle East
The disc, located up to 10 metres beneath the surface of the sea, is composed of 21 hotel rooms adjacent to the underwater dive centre and a bar.
The rooms will feature a special lighting system and miniature underwater vehicles that can be operated from inside allowing guests to take a closer look at the underwater creatures using macro photography.
The underwater hotels will be constructed by Dubai World’s ship building subsidiary, Drydocks World.
Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World, told reporters, “This project has seven different types of designs in the range of around $US50 million to $US120 million each."
Ian Jarrett
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