Now Sharjah has Dubai envy: Launches big island tourism project
Skift Take
Putting "ecotourism" in a big project in the desert nation makes it one, right? Right.
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, or Shurooq, on Tuesday unveiled plans for its latest project -- Sir Bu Nuair Island -- at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2013).
The first integrated tourism project within the islands in the Emirate of Sharjah, and one of the most important marine protected areas in the UAE, the project will be developed at a cost of half a billion Emirati Dirhams by the year 2017 with the aim of boosting Sharjah's travel and leisure sector.
Addressing a Press conference in the presence of Chairperson of Shurooq Shaikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, chief executive Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal said mega tourism project will include a lu
