Global Village is inviting entrepreneurs and investors across the country to be part of the upcoming Season 25 and Silver Anniversary celebrations.
The popular attraction has been a mainstay of the tourist trail in Dubai for many years now, offering strong footfall alongside brand development support to new and growing businesses.
New developments and headline international partnerships such as Season 24’s immensely popular Ripley’s Believe It or Not! keep visitors coming back year after year, month after month, allowing the commercial ecosystem to thrive.
Prospective business minds can take advantage of pavilions, kiosks, restaurants, retail stores, guest services, or entertainment outlets, where the majority of businesses over the past seasons have enjoyed over 100% returns on investment, enabling them to expand operations around the park, country and in some cases even the world as a result of starting out at Global Village.
One such acorn planted over a decade ago by Adnan Shabbir has now become an oak tree. Inspired by his love and affection for the park and a quick-witted business mind, Shabbir saw huge potential in popcorn and took advantage by signing an agreement to manage all the popcorn stalls across the park. Over the years, he has kept visitors happy by adding a more diversified range of snacks and opened even more kiosks, also expanding his innovative “Spiral Potato” concept around the UAE.
Another example of Global Village-powered commercial success might be the story of Ahmad Milhim and Zoulfikar Hawari. This entrepreneurial duo started out with a humble kiosk six years ago and have since dominated with unique food concepts such as “Wheel Pasta”, “Steak on Fries” and pizza by the metre at “Super XL Pizza”. Their empire has grown to the point now where they employ over 80 people to keep feeding Global Village guests.
