Global Village

Global Village

Global Village Dubai is a group of retail shops where all the countries' traditional products are available in one destination. The best place for entertainment and relaxing which looks like a festival. Global Village totally contributes more than 25 of Pavilions each and every pavilion features the different types of culture and religion around the world. The Global Villages was organized and managed by the company named Dubai Holding which is a global investment company who targets in the real estate and tourism fields. As we know Dubai has the highest percentage of the foreign population in the world, the company attracts the global visitors by praising the culture of the different countries which resulted in the attraction of millions of visitors each and every year. On comparing the other tourist places Dubai Global Village was a limited one which was available publicly for a specific season, Typically the Global Village was open from late October to early April each year. After the seasonal ends the Global Village goes in a mode of publicly closed, in this period the Global Village was under maintenance for the next opening seasons.

The ideology of the Global Village was initiated in 1996. The location of the first Global Village was in the creekside opposite the Dubai Municipality with a small building. Due to the different ideology of attracting different cultures and foreigners the growth was massive. For this popularity, In 2005 they relocated to a larger area of Dubailand, a world’s largest tourism and entertainment project was migrated to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. which was about 17,200,000 sq. ft large having more than 3,500 of shopping bazaar and has a biggest parking capacity of about parking 18,300 vehicles at a time. In each and every year they did a development in the Dubai Global Village which increasing the visitors annually.

Beyond the pavilions, the Global Village offers many bazaars and retail shops where offers a variety of products. It also offers many fun-filled rides and games, including roller coasters, Ferris wheels, Bumper cars, and other amusement rides, there were many fun-filled rides which are suitable for all age peoples. They host many live performances in stages like cultural shows even concerts, and stunt shows which gives us a festival vibe. sometimes they provide temporary exhibitions like the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.

There were many pavilions as we mentioned in the above lines which are representing the culture and tradition of the country. The Indian Pavilion - offers many traditional products and it is known popularly for its naturalistic atmosphere, the products including textiles, handicrafts, jewelry, and spices. beyond the products the cultural dance and shows are notable. The Egypt pavilion - This pavilion shows the mirroring of the ancient Egyptian cultures and offers many products like traditional crafts, perfumes, and papyrus art. Visitors can experience and enjoy the Egyptian vibes of the music and dance. The Morocco pavilion - The Morocco pavilion famous for their uniqueness in arts and sculptures, they offer traditional goods such as ceramics, lanterns, carpets, and argan oil products. The Turkey Pavilion - This pavilion offers many architectures which was inspired by Ottoman's and many products like sweets, coffee, textiles. and traditional crafts, and also enjoy the traditional folk dance of the Turkish. The Thailand Pavilion - which was known for its high price volatility and they offers products like Thai food, Thai silk, and cultural performance including martial arts and Thai dance.

The entry fee for Dubai Global Village for babies below 3 and seniors who above the age of 65 is free. For the peoples who are not mentioned in the above lines has an amount of AED 18 to 20 approximately. It varies depending on the mode of online or offline ticket purchasing. For people who has disabilities along with one companion has free entry. On season times the opening time of the Global Village from Saturday to Wednesday is from 4:00 PM to 12:00 PM. For Thursday and Friday from 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM including public holidays. There is no time duration for the validity of the ticket. The time was determined by the opening and closing of the Global Village. Once you entered the Global Village after getting the ticket you can stay until the Global Village closing time. Similarly 4 to 6 hours is enough to fully explore the attractions of the Global Village. Each cultural pavilion takes 5-10 minutes totally it takes 2-3 hours to fully explore the 30 more than pavilions. There were many food stalls having different varieties of cultured foods, which takes 1 hour to taste all the varieties and its not enough if you are foodie because there are so many varieties to try. Shows and fun rides especially an interesting part of the Global Village which takes 1 - 2 hours to enjoy the vibe of the Global Village. For shopping it takes a minimum of 1 hour because there are many things which stole our heart and many cultural products to buy. Additionally sometimes they conduct special events that may require extra times.

The Global Village has the fireworks display as we mentioned above the place was filled with a festival vibe, in the vibe the fireworks add the extra energetic vibes to the Global Village. The Fireworks alone has separate attracted visitors among the worldwide. It maintains a regular schedule which takes place every Thursday and Friday evening, which shows the starting of the weekend in Dubai. During the special holidays like New Year's Eve and other celebrations has often display the special themes to the city and make extra special in the fireworks. The fireworks can be seen from various locations within the Global Village provides a satisfied end of the day of exploring pavilions.

The impact of Global Village was a notable thing in the Dubai’s economy. It generates revenue through sales of tickets, food items, traditional products and providing fun activities. which attracts the tourists to extend their stay in Dubai and it attracts to spend money to get various fun-filled experiences. The Global Village also makes an economic impact indirectly by creating many job opportunities and by boosting the local businesses like small shop retailers, resorts and for restaurants the Global Village been the reason for the revenue generation.

Overall review of the public describing that the Global Village was suitable for all age peoples, which gives a family-friendly environment. Which provides the variety of more than 140 food items and show the 78 countries' culture in more than 30 pavilions. Inside the Global Village it feels like a separate world for enjoying the nightlife. the Global Village currently upgrading the infrastructures to provide a more entertainment options.

The Dubai Global Village has a high concern about their tourists they provide full safety measures and security system all over the Global Village. By fixing Advanced CCTV cameras in every critical place, they monetizing and ensure the safety and security of the children and the adults. The entrance of the Global Village contains strong security which includes Bag inspections, metal detector machine, and they are very careful in avoiding unnecessary things entering into the Global Village. So visitors can enjoy the experience of the Global Village with peace of mind.

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