Saudi Arabia is spending billions on transforming its Red Sea coastline with new resorts, eco retreats and diving venues, plus an international airport, expected to unlock the spectacular region to big-spending tourists.
Travelers are running out of new places to discover, but there could be one treasure hidden in plain sight. Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast stretches for more than a thousand miles, from the northern border with Jordan in the Gulf of Aqaba to Yemen in the far south. Much of that, outside of big cities like Jeddah, is undeveloped coastline of turquoise water, offshore islands, pristine beaches and coral reefs.
“Regenerative” tourism is the buzzword with the projects aimed at travelling responsibly, preserving and enhancing the local community and environment, and offering transformative experiences for visitors, according to Chopra. “I think luxury travel is being redefined,” says Chopra. The sandy slivers of the Ummahat Islands will welcome the first of The Red Sea developments, opening in late 2023. The St.
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