Introduction
The project is a tourist city for entreating, integrated facilities, it will be built on one of the kingdom of Bahrain's shores, it includes (city games, facilities for medical tourism, public facilities, mall, restaurants, high class cafes, administrative composite. Sandy beach, sports fields, 3 hotels includes 5 stars spa.
The whole city will be under international companies' Managements' which is specialized in management and operations .
The total area of the project is about two million square meters, we have started the first phase on an area of one million square meters in 2015 and planned to starting up in 2018
The area where the project is held
Bahrain has all tourism factors in additions to her location between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), especially Saudi Arabia, because they are connected by bridge King Fahd,
KSA has the biggest Demographics in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, its expected that the Roving tourism will rise between the two countries to 100 million in a year .
This project will transfer the kingdom of bahrin to a family enter tainting tourism country, because it has alot of beaches and islands in the Arabian Gulf.
Bahrain is also characterized by an open environment to other cultures and an attractive climate for foreign investment.
The investment climate in al Bahrain is very attractive to investors in general and to tourist Investment in particular most of the population of Saudi Arabia and other gulf states had spend billions per year out of their country for holidays also the forign tourism to the region's population has a strong spending and there is growing demand for regional tourism.
The importance of tourism to the Kingdom of Bahrain
Both tourism and industry had considered the main sources of the national income in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The studies indicates that the tourists movements in the region especially who go to Europe, America and East Asia shows that the region needs a family entertaining project which children find their pleasure& fun with their families especially that the region is free of such recreational sites.
And the experiences of the famous and specialized entertainment companies such as Disney World or Six Flagazz had Achieved tourist attraction for all areas where its established.
The studies confirm that the tourism sector had achieved alot of success over the economic sectors particularly in the provision of employment opportunities' and moving the economic development,
The studies also shows recently that the main successes which achieved to the world tourism is the recognition of the industrial countries such as Japan, China and Korea to tourism as a sector strategic growth.
The international labor organization had allot of studies which shows that the travel and tourism sector provide 1 job opportunity against 12 job opportunities in the world.
Also each opportunity in manufacturing sector meets 5 jobs in tourist and 1 job in the telecommunications sector meets 2 tourism jobs. And that the cost of creating jobs in tourism is half the cost of labor in the telecommunications sector, which confirms the travel and tourism sector is the best means of creating jobs.
Project success factors
1-The kingdom of Bahrain agreed to give Bahrain land company franchise investment to establish the infrastructure for this global tourist area, with all its facilities, this land will belong to the giant development project with million square meters.
2- Getting the initial approvals form investments banks and real estate development, where the initial feasibility studies indicates the success of the project .
VIALAND, the first shopping, entertainment and lifestyle complex in Turkey and the world to combine a theme park, shopping center and exhibition center in one, with an investment by the Gürsoy Group and ViaProperties partnership valued at 650 million dollars, opened its doors to visitors on May 26, 2013.
VIALAND, which is spread over an area equal to 100 football fields, provides affordable alternatives that appeal to every age and interest group with the wide range of brands it targets with 110 thousand square meters of leasable commercial space on its shopping streets.
Economic Advantages for Bahrain
3- Build a bridge to connect Qatar with the kingdom of al Bahrain in addition to the expansion of (the king Fahed) between KSA and Bahrain which increases the number of the passengers to 100 million
5- seek to sign bilateral agreements with Gulf states to allow residents from entering the Kingdom of Bahrain without entry or exit visas
6- market huge needs with the need of the region to this tourism, entertaining, classy projects
Economic Advantages for Bahrain
- Breather tourist to the citizens of the Kingdom
- Attract more tourist investments and all supporting services
- Develop the region and sign of the political, social and economical stability
- A tourist attraction from the neighboring countries within the year
- Create job opportunities for citizens
- Settling the international experience in the city management using franchise operating system.
- A competitive advantage for tourism in Bahrain with elements focusing on high-end recreational and therapeutic tourism
- Berth
- Forest Adventure Games.
- Clove playground and tennis ground.
- Chalets on the sea
What does this city contains in the Bahrain land
1) Large electric games & Rollercoaster carts
2) Smart discovery games which aim to identify the patterns of history, science& imagination.
3) Closed games hall (air-conditioned) It includes a range of modern electronic and intelligent games.
4) Touring next on the beach ,places to walk, gardens, luxury restaurants, cafes, in addition to all previous floating restaurant for luxury floats also a classy restaurant under the sea .
5) Big mall, commercial and administrative building and a cinema
6) Yards and lakes for reviews acrobatics and water, and can regulate the global sports freely.
7) 3 world class hotels with overlooking the sea and the city's entertainment, one five-star resort.
8) A private therapeutic tourism and luxury facilities.
9) Roads, parking lots and public facilities
10) The second phase is the expansion of the city and add:
Operational energy
The city contains 3 hotels with 450 rooms , a lot of entertaining machines and closed hall
The city capacity reach to 2.5 million visitors in a year.
So we suggest that the city' arrange from 40% then ^)% then 80% of its Operational capacity till we reach the maximum in the fourth year