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MIDDLE EAST route between Dubai and Abu Dhabi . And it really is the perfect location , says Priddy . “ It ’ s a terrific site because it is equidistant between the two international airports – Abu Dhabi and Dubai . It ’ s also 10 kilometres from new Al Maktoum airport , which is going to take on the existing traffic from some of the terminals at DXB . It is also close to the Expo 2020 site , so the city is going to grow in this direction .
“ What ends up happening , from what I ’ ve seen in my experience at Disney and Universal , is that all the support vendors and suppliers will spring up around the site and

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The number of trees planted

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The number of palms planted

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