Deira Hotels expect to benefit from opening of new Green Metro Line?

Deira Hotels expect to benefit from opening of new Green Metro Line?

The 22km, US $8 billion Green Line started on September 9, connecting the existing Red Line. At 75km in total, they make the longest automated metro network in the world, and that is now recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records. The Crowne Plaza Deira-Dubai is one of few hotels positioned with walking distance of the new green line. The 281-room property (which is now managed by InterContinental Hotels Group after switching from the Marriott Renaissance brand in March) is already aggressively advising guests to use the Metro.

Daniel Norman, director of Sales and Marketing believes the newly introduced rail transport system will do wonders to improve Deira's image as the traffic-choked heart of Dubai's arterial road network. He is very charmed about the Metro opening up just down the road which they have been waiting for long time, According to hime A few years ago, Deira was seen as a part of the city with intense traffic. That has reduced a lot as the infrastructure has developed. After Garhoud Bridge’s expansion and also the opening of different roads the traffic is a lot better in Deira now.

Opening of the new green line will make the situation even better. During the construction of the metro line there have been a heavy disruptions and blocked access to many hotels in the area, but the Crowne Plaza has been lucky enough to escape the worst of it. The traffic diversion didn’t affect them much. Still now it is very nice to have all the roads looking very neat and tidy again. Many of the hotels in Direa which are in walking distance from meto stations are going to experience a huge increase in occupancy. Distance from the metro stations is a prime factor and also the warm weather conditions meant that if the station was any further away from the hotel it would pose a significant barrier to use the metro.