Dubai is set to build a $5 billion luxury moon-style resort by the end of this decade, the reports Arabic business.
Co-founded by Sandra G. Matthews and Michael R HendersonMoon World Resorts Inc designed the structure, which will have an overall height of 735 feet.
According to the co-founders, the resort will boost the emirate’s economy and boost multiple sectors such as entertainment, tourist attractions, technology, hospitality and space tourism.
According to the report, an estimated 2.5 million visitors per year will be able to experience space tourism in Dubai.
According to Mathews and Henderson, Moon Dubai will be the largest and most successful modern tourism project in the Middle East/North Africa region.
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The Moon Dubai Resort will host a training platform for various space agencies.
The resort will also have 300 “Sky Villas,” each of which will be a private residence on “the moon.”
The UAE researches business potentials related to celestial bodies and develops satellite communication technology. The country has committed $820 million to fund its space plans, according to Arabian Business.
Dubai is known for its ambitious architectural projects.
Architectural firm ZNera Space has proposed a conceptual design featuring a massive five-story circular structure that wraps around the world’s tallest skyscraper Burj Khalifa – which is 2,723 feet tall, nearly twice the height of the Empire State Building.
