The Dubai Festival City, barely appearing on the city map, immediately became a place of attraction for residents and visitors of Dubai. Largely thanks to the luxurious InterContinenetal Festival City and Crown Plaza Festival City hotels that opened here, combined with an ultra-modern shopping center and a luxurious marina.
The developer of luxury marinas and the management company Island Global Yachting (IGY), celebrated in August 2008 the first anniversary of Festival Marina. This festive event is timed to coincide with the Dubai Boat and Yacht Festival (Dubai Boating Festival), which will be held in October this year.
IGY's project, construction and management have done their job: Festival Marina is considered one of the most unique marinas. Situated in the heart of Dubai Festival City on Dubai Creek, Festival Marina offers convenient access to a wide range of services, great shopping and dining, a promenade for walking and stunning views of Dubai.
The Dubai Boat and Yacht Festival, organized by the Festival Marina and Dubai Festival City, will be held in the marina from October 24-25, 2008. The festival is an opportunity for visitors not only to see, but also to take part in a series of spectacular events such as the regatta on Dhoon schooners (traditional Arabian sailing ships), Dragon Canoe and Jet-Boat long canoeing races.
In just a year of its operation, Festival Marina has earned a reputation as a leading regional yacht dealer, thanks to the vessels of nine of the world's largest yacht manufacturers and distributors represented in its water area. Festival Marina is equipped with 74 marinas with a length of 15 to 35 meters. The marina’s original design includes a specially equipped helicopter landing pad. Throughout the territory of Festival Marina there is high-speed WiFi Internet access, there is a round-the-clock security service.
Michael Horrigan, Executive Director of IGY in the Middle East and Europe, said: “Over the 12 months of its existence, Festival Marina has become the venue for the leading yacht dealers in the region. The Dubai Boat and Yacht Festival, which will be held in October this year, is another a fantastic opportunity for yachting enthusiasts, sailors and the general public not only to take part in a stunning exposition with live demonstrations of the best yachts in the world, but also to learn a lot. "
The coastal complex Festival Waterfront Center has become the main attraction for submarines. The residential part of this fashionable resort area includes about 600 shops, 100 restaurants and cafes, a cinema with 12 auditoriums. The coastline unites the hotels owned by InterContinental Hotels Group, namely InterContinental and Crowne Plaza, and in 2010, the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel will open its doors here.
This means that once you are in the Dubai Festival City area and visit the shops of the shopping center, restaurants and cafes of the "five-star" hotels or the stunning SPA, walk along the marina and admire the breathtaking views of the bay and the city, you will not want to leave it place and you will come back here again and again.
