Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Global Village is getting ready for the activities of 30-day Jeddah Festival with expectations of receiving over a million visitors. The Global Village covers an area of over 2,000 sq. meters. Participants in the village have come from all parts of the world. The Jeddah Festival 1436 Supervising Committee said the motto of the Global Village is peace, humanity and the culture of peoples. The motto transcends the language barriers and boosts understanding among people especially since Jeddah's residents are of many nationalities that exceed 30. The festival is a melting pot for people of different customs and traditions. The village is the most famous recreation destination in the festival. It provides its guests with a number of magnificent activities in a distinctive outdoor atmosphere, aside from a unique shopping feeling in the pavilions. The visitor has various choices. The Global Village is considered to be the best recreation and tourist experience, apart from shopping in the region for hundreds of thousands of visitors. Several women who attended the activities of previous festivals, said it was a rich experience enabling many families to buy essential foreign items without traveling abroad. Dr. Daniah Kabli, a Saudi businesswoman, said Jeddah is no longer a quiet city. There is a lot of hustle and bustle as it is now one of the destinations for visitors and tourists from every place in the world. She added that this city with its tourist, economic, social and historical attractions is now competing against the big cities of the world in terms of development and advancement.
