Technology Magazine June 2020 | Page 192

DXB ENTERTAINMENTS
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Lapita Lobby

2014

Year founded

30.6 mn 2

Facility land square footage

100 +

Rides across the four theme parks firm called Josh Consulting . “ I was truly enjoying my consulting career , when I was approached by a senior executive at DXB Entertainments , who said that they were building a world-class leisure and entertainment destination , the first of its kind in the UAE and in the region , and that they wanted to bring someone onboard to oversee their major ICT infrastructure project . From the onset , Dubai Parks and Resorts ’ vision was to establish itself as a key component of Dubai ’ s world class leisure and entertainment experience . “ The challenge and excitement associated with working on a project of this magnitude , where I could help contribute to the growth of Dubai ’ s leisure sector , encouraged me to give up my consulting career and join the company full-time .”

As an award winning entertainment destination and the largest of its kind in the region , Waseem Hassan , the Chief Business Support & Transformation officer at DXB Entertainments believes that in the future , tourists will travel to Dubai specifically to visit Dubai Parks and Resorts™ , in the same way that Disney
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