"Great efforts have gone into ensuring the quality of this course, which will substantially add to Dubai's overall golfing tourism proposition," said Roger Morris, General Manager, Al Badia Golf Resort.
And, the waterfront course, designed by award-winning golf course architect Robert Trent Jones II, will also see its first 'pay-and-play' customers taking to the fairways in February.
"Limited pay-and-play will begin in February and be stepped up over the following months as we assess client feedback," added Morris.
Just three months ago, the Al Futtaim Group, the developers behind the 1,600 acre Dubai Festival City project, signed a letter of intent with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to manage a luxury waterfront hotel at the destination and oversee the Al Badia Golf Resort's clubhouse and associated amenities.
Al Badia is the first golf course in the Four Seasons management portfolio in the Middle East -the company currently manages 11 courses around the world.
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VIP play to begin at Al Badia Golf resort next month
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, December 27 - 2004 at 17:33
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The 18-hole championship Al Badia Golf Resort at Dubai Festival City, the 'city-within-a-city' destination being built on the banks of Dubai Creek, is to open for invitational VIP play next month.
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About Dubai Festival City:Dubai Festival City is being developed on 1,600 acres on the banks of Dubai's historic Creek. Comprising 15 distinct development zones, Dubai Festival City is a property development by the Al-Futtaim Group and is the Middle East's largest, privately-funded, mixed-use, real estate project.
It will comprise a unique mix of entertainment, dining, shopping, edutainment, sport and leisure facilities, automotive dealerships, hotels, a marina, residential and office components.
The first phase of construction is well advanced with the Al Badia Golf Resort, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by world-renowned golf course designer Robert Trent Jones II LLC, surrounded by Mediterranean-style apartments and town homes which are already being leased.
Work is also well advanced on the development's centreplace Festival Centre, the 2,000,000 square foot retail, dining and entertainment centre, set on a Creekside marina. Foundation work has also begun on the InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City, an iconic convention hotel situated on the north-west peninsula of the marina.
The Four Seasons Hotel Dubai, which will open in the first half of 2007, is the latest addition to Dubai Festival City. The hotel will have 250 rooms and villas, a destination spa, five restaurants and a range of conference and banqueting facilities.
For further information, please contact
Bassem Terkawi
Public Relations and Events Manager
Dubai Festival City
Tel: +9714 213 6187
Fax: +9714 2851185
Barbara Saunders
MCS/Action, PO Box 20970, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +9714 390 2961
Fax: +9714 390 8161
Posted by Christine H. Andersen, Assistant News EditorMonday, December 27 - 2004 at 17:33 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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