Dubai has never been known to do things by halves. Tourism is a huge
earner for Dubai, the tiny state on the Arabian peninsular. They already
have super de-luxe hotel complexes, reputedly the world’s first
6 star hotel, golf courses created from grass imported from the United
States, watered each night from a massive desalination plant. You start
to get the picture that nothing is too much. And now, the Dubai government
has started work on what will be the world’s largest artificial
island called The Palm.

It will be 300 metres offshore, and 5km long, in the shape of a palm
tree. The marketing company in charge say that it will be visible from
the moon. Press information states that the project is using 415 architects
and 760 labourers, working 24 hours a day to obtain the rock and sand
that the island requires.

Foreigners will be allowed to own property, on a 100 year freehold basis,
and there will be an estimated 3,000 villas, townhouses and apartments,
many with private access to a beach and moorings. Sound tempting? Villa
prices start at £350,000 or $550,000, but buyers can chose the style
of their villa, from Italianate, Caribbean or Middle Eastern. 40 boutique
hotels are on the drawing board, many designed according to a set of themes:
Tahitian, Moroccan, Greek are just some of the styles.

For more info, take a look at: Palm Island Info