One of the world’s most visionary developers, putting people & planet first to create new projects along Saudi’s Red Sea coast, including
@VisitRedSea
&
@AMAALA
Watch as we reveal our visionary ‘
#CoralBloom
’ designs for the 11 unique resorts on our hub island at
#TheRedSea
. Future guests will experience barefoot luxury like never before!
#BreakingNewGround
We're committed to nurturing our communities and investing in local talent. That's why we are putting our support behind
@ALAHLI_FC
- to encourage the development of emerging talent and contribute to the growth of the sports sector. Read more:
We believe that sports have the power to bring people together and inspire them to achieve their goals. We are excited to embark on this journey with
@ALAHLI_FC
and look forward to a successful and sustainable future together.
In our first episode of
#TheRedSeaUndiscovered
video series, watch Salem Humaid Al Juhaini, leader of the Al Shabha Folklore dance group in
#TheRedSea
Project area, introduce us to traditional dances that embody their culture and heritage.
At
#TheRedSea
Project’s Construction Village we're
#LeadingTheWay
by creating an environment that provides our workers with all their essential needs, enabling them to live, thrive, and build the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism destination.
#WorldWHSday
People are our most important asset. Keeping them happy, healthy and safe are our top priorities at
#TheRedSea
. In the 7th of our
#GroundBreakers
video series, we elaborate on how we’re
#BreakingNewGround
in worker welfare.
In the second episode of
#TheRedSeaUndiscovered
video series, Saudi alternative rock band Al Farabi tells us how they use traditional and western instruments to create unique new symphonies.
At
#TheRedSea
in
#SaudiArabia
we're developing a luxury tourism destination underpinned by regeneration. We're
#BreakingNewGround
every day & looking forward to welcoming our first guests by end of 2022. Watch the full video here:
Today we become
#RedSeaGlobal
, a company of visionaries and innovators that prioritizes people and planet, bringing to life responsible destinations on the Saudi Red Sea coast.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
Learn more about Red Sea Global:
Our goal is to create unforgettable adventures at all our destinations. Through our sponsorship of
@ALAHLI_FC
, we are enhancing our support for young Saudis, unlocking their potential in various sports for the benefit of the Kingdom.
We're proud to award our largest value contract to date to an all-Saudi joint venture between
@NesmaPartners
and
@Almabanico
for the airside infrastructure works at
#TheRedSea
International Airport, set to open in 2022. Read more:
Another major milestone achieved at
#TheRedSea
! Watch as we take delivery of the first prefabricated units for our 14,000-person Coastal Village. Using Off-Site Manufacturing to minimize the environmental impact of construction, the units were built in a new factory in Rabigh.
On the occasion of
#TheRedSea
Project's 4th anniversary, we celebrate the progress we have made in turning our vision into a reality and highlight some of the ways we have been
#LeadingTheWay
in bringing the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project to life.
Meet some of our inspiring Saudi ladies at the forefront of
#TheRedSea
Project talking to
@BazaarArabia
about the roles they play and how they're
#BreakingNewGround
in what they're achieving:
As an affiliate member of
@UNWTO
, today we celebrate
#WorldTourismDay
under its theme of ‘Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all’. When open,
#TheRedSea
Project will support 70,000 new jobs and add $5.86 billion to the Saudi economy each year.
#WTD2019
#Tourism4SDGs
We're proud to announce that our Chairman HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched the nature-inspired '
#CoralBloom
' designs for the 11 unique resorts on the
#TheRedSea
Project hub island. Read more:
#BreakingNewGround
Hosting board member Eng. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of
@NEOM
, at
@VisitRedSea
was an honor. He was briefed on our latest accomplishments and expressed excitement about our progress, especially as the first phase opening approaches.
We’re delighted to announce that today we officially opened our 3.3 km Shura Bridge, connecting the Saudi west coast mainland with our hub island
#Shura
where 11 of the 16 hotels we’re opening in phase one will be.
#LeadingTheWay
Learn more about why we signed a 5-year Master Research Agreement with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (
@KAUST_News
):
#LeadingTheWay
We're pleased to announce the appointment of HE Dr Mohamed Waheed Hasan (
@DrWaheedH
), former President of the Maldives, and Horst Schulze, Co-founder of the Ritz-Carlton, Chairman & CEO Capella Hotels (
@horstschulze
), to our 10-member global Advisory Board.
#LeadingTheWay
We're proud to reveal renders of our 'Desert Rock' mountain resort, designed by Oppenheim Architecture. The 60-key hotel is being built into the beautiful wadi vistas of
#TheRedSea
Project on the west coast of
#SaudiArabia
.
Read more:
#LeadingTheWay
Read this
@Wired
ME article about the ongoing 3D mapping of coral that our
#RedSeaPartners
@KAUST_News
are doing at 400 underwater sites at
#TheRedSea
. We will then develop powerful predictive models to support our 30% enhanced conservation benefit goals:
At
#TheRedSea
Project in
#SaudiArabia
, we are driven by our passion for sustainable development and, despite the challenges of this year, we are working hard to develop a regenerative destination that is underpinned by luxury, sustainability and care. Happy
#WorldTourismDay
#WTD
"By awarding our largest contract to date [to an all-Saudi JV between
@NesmaPartners
and
@Almabanico
]... we demonstrate our ongoing commitment to creating opportunities within the Saudi Arabian construction sector,” said our CEO John Pagano. Read more:
Good governance is what unifies us to deliver
#TheRedSea
Project successfully. In the 8th and final of our
#GroundBreakers
video series, our leadership team elaborate on how we’re
#BreakingNewGround
in abiding to the same set of ethical standards.
On the two year anniversary of the announcement of
@Gi_Saudi
we celebrate our contributions
#ForAGreenerSaudi
through our Landscape Nursery, the largest in the region, already home to 3.6M plants with plans to grow 25M plants by 2030.
#2YearsGreenerSaudi
We are delighted to announce the official opening of The Red Sea's first island resort, The St. Regis Red Sea Resort.
For more details on bookings, please visit:
Happy
#WorldOceansDay
🌊! At
#TheRedSea
we plan to:
🏝 leave 75% of our 90 islands untouched
🐢 achieve a net increase in biodiversity of 30%
🐠 end fishing across our entire 5,373km2 marine area.
#ProtectOurHome
Our landscape nursery has reached full operational capacity! With dedication and hard work, our team has nurtured 3.5 million plants and distributed 500,000 more across our diverse range of assets.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
We’re thrilled to announce that the Ummahat Islands at
@VisitRedSea
are closer than ever to welcoming guests. The Islands’ exclusive St. Regis Red Sea Resort is now 93% completed, and Nujuma, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, 87%. Are you as excited as we are?
Our story started 90 years ago,
In this land of accomplishments,
Where success is crafted,
Where dreams come true,
There is no doubt,
We will reach the pinnacle.
Happy
#SaudiNationalDay
We’re proud to announce a new partnership with
@ZainKSA
, the leading telecom and digital services provider, unveiling the world’s first zero-carbon 5G network, launched at the Six Senses Southern Dunes Red Sea resort at
@VisitRedSea
. For details:
Watch as our Turtle Bay Hotel comes to life over the last 2 years. Today it is up and running, hosting our employees and their families, and contractors in 144 rooms, as well as a selection of UPM students to support their training
#LeadingTheWay
Calling all Saudi
#artists
! Show us your talent in
#TheRedSea
Art Competition. Win prizes and the chance to have your artwork displayed at our Coastal Village hotel. Details and registration here:
#BreakingNewGround
In the 6th of our
#GroundBreakers
video series, we elaborate on the efforts we’re making to not only sustain the environment but regenerate and enhance our net conservation value by 30% at
#TheRedSea
#BreakingNewGround
Here's the beginnings of how we install one of
@VisitRedSea
's futuristic
#SheybarahIsland
resort overwater villas, another step forward in a monumental engineering feat. On track to open next year.
Watch highlights of ongoing progress at
#TheRedSea
International Airport on the west coast of
#SaudiArabia
. On track to welcome our first guests by the end of 2022!
#LeadingTheWay
6 years since
@VisitRedSea
was announced and this international tourist destination is finally coming to life! With 3 hotels & the airport set to open this year, it's amazing to see the progress made toward making this breathtaking destination a reality.
Paradise awaits at
@VisitRedSea
's Sheybarah Island! With 36 overwater villas already installed and another 12 beach villas arriving next week,
#Sheybarah
will be the ultimate destination for your dream getaway.
Watch as our Environmental Sustainability team speaks about their experience in saving two endangered hawksbill turtles and releasing them back into their natural habitats at
#TheRedSea
Project on Waqadi island.
#LeadingTheWay
The 11 hotels on our hub island will be operated by some of the most distinguished hotel brands in the world. The island’s natural landscape will be used to create a sense of mystery for guests as they arrive. Read more:
#BreakingNewGround
Have you ever wondered what the inspiration was behind the stunning stainless-steel Sheybarah villas at
#TheRedSea
? Watch as our partners at Killa Design explain how we conceptualized this marvel of modern-day architecture
#FutureOfTourism
.
Work is well underway with the two resorts on Ummahat Islands. To date, more than 85 off-site manufactured beach & overwater villas have been fabricated and assembled on site. Combined these resorts will offer 172 hotel keys.
#LeadingTheWay
Introducing our beach-cleaning robot at
@VisitRedSea
– fully electric and remote-controlled. With the capability to clean 3,000 m2 in just one hour, it efficiently sifts and collects plastic waste and debris, identifying items as small as 1 cm2.
We're delighted to welcome our first guests to
@VisitRedSea
. Their Highnesses, a delegation of Saudi ministers & visionary leaders arrived this morning via
@Saudi_Airlines
. This milestone heralds a new era of tourism in Saudi Arabia & beyond. Read more:
We're excited to announce three new hotel management agreements with international hotel brands (
@RitzCarlton
Reserve,
@MiravalResorts
, and
@RosewoodHotels
) to operate resorts in the first phase of development at
#TheRedSea
's destination. Learn more:
Check out this video update from our hub island Shura, where we're building 11 world-class resorts that will open as part of phase one of
#TheRedSea
. Land upfill and soil compaction are mostly complete in preparation for concrete, steel, and precast work.
Thanks Shane for sharing this breathtaking areial shot of
#TheRedSea
's Shaura Island (middle-right). Soon to be home to 16 world-class resorts. Watch how this island will come to life through our
#CoralBloom
designs:
Our Landscape Nursery is the largest in the Middle East. Smart irrigation using treated wastewater means we're also protecting vital resources to sustainably achieve our target of 2M saplings this year, and 25M plants for
#TheRedSea
& surrounding projects by 2030.
#LeadingTheWay
Our 1 million m2 nursery at
#TheRedSea
is growing predominantly native species and will propagate groundcovers, plants, shrubs, trees and palms to help meet the demand for over 15 million plants for the destination’s landscaping by project completion in 2030.
We're delighted to announce that our Red Sea International Airport has been officially registered with
@IATA
with the location indicator RSI - the code you will find on your future air tickets. Thanks to
@Saudi_Airlines
for assisting us with this process!
#LeadingTheWay
#AvGeek
The launch of our mangrove nursery aligns with the objectives of the
#SaudiGreenInitiative
and our commitment to conserving & revitalizing the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast, underpinned by an overarching ambition to deliver a 30% net conservation benefit by 2040.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
We're excited to announce our partnerships with 9 international hotel brands to operate 9 of the 16 world class resorts set to open in phase one of
#TheRedSea
Project. They will collectively offer more than 1,700 keys of the 3,000 planned. Read more:
The development of 11 international hotels is no easy task, but we're working tirelessly to bring this vision to reality on
#ShuraIsland
at
@VisitRedSea
.
Incredible progress has been made on the ground at
@VisitRedSea
's Desert Rock, with many of the key structures now in place including completion of the tunneling work. At more than 50% complete, the resort is truly coming to life.
Today, we celebrate the first flight to Red Sea International Airport (RSI)! The
@Saudi_Airlines
flight marks the start of a new twice-weekly service from Riyadh and represents yet another milestone for
@VisitRedSea
& our incredible partners. Learn more:
It's official!
@ksagaca
today granted us a license to operate our heliport at
#TheRedSea
. HE
@AlduailejA
, President of GACA, met with our CEO
@JohnPagano
and senior team to also review plans for the opening of The Red Sea International Airport next year.
Watch the third in a series of short, engaging films about
#TheRedSea
that we created in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery (
@wbd
). In this episode, we discuss how we're meeting the challenge of balancing the lighting needs of our guests with those of our wildlife.
At
#RedSeaGlobal
we’re committed to protecting the diverse native wildlife within our destinations, which is why we’re grateful to have been able to rehabilitate Karimah and support her return to her natural habitat.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
Exciting progress at
@AMAALA
Triple Bay, where innovation meets luxury against the backdrop of crystal-clear water. Excavation works at the Marina, which will become a vibrant haven for maritime enthusiasts, are 83% complete. At the Marine Life Institute, excavation is at 85%.
At
#TheRedSea
Project in
#SaudiArabia
we promised to deliver an ambitious luxury tourism destination underpinned by a regenerative approach. We are
#BreakingNewGround
every day & looking forward to welcoming our first guests by end of 2022. Find out more:
Exciting news!
#TheRedSea
International Airport is one step closer to takeoff with airside contract works complete and construction of the
@FosterPartners
concept terminal underway. Get ready to soar to new heights from our exquisite international airport soon!
Our remarkable Mangrove Nursery is going from strength to strength. Find out how our dedicated team is working to boost mangrove density along the Red Sea coast by 30% and aiming to plant 50 million mangroves by 2030 at
@VisitRedSea
Read more:
Watch the elegance of
#Shebara
unfold! The final overwater orb is now in place at our luxury hotel, which is set to open at
@VisitRedSea
. This architectural marvel is designed
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
and not to be missed.
We’ve released the findings from one of the world’s largest environmental surveys of wildlife ecosystems at the
#UNOceanConference
in Lisbon, where scientists and leaders are meeting to mobilize for global action to
#SaveOurOcean
.
Read more:
Our Turtle Bay Villas and Townhouses won the Outstanding Developer
#LEED
Homes Award! We’re honored to be recognized as a green building leader by the US Green Building Council
@USGBC
.
Our new logo is inspired by the natural topography of
#TheRedSea
. It reflects our
#Saudi
heritage and roots, while signifying our ambitions to become the world’s most responsible developer.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
Building on our commitment to making tourism accessible for all, we're thrilled that our two dive centers have become the first and only
@PADI
adaptive service facilities in Saudi Arabia.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
As we end International Dark Sky Week, we pay tribute to the
#MilkyWay
, which is no longer fully visible to a third of humanity because of artificial light. Read what we intend to do about this at
#TheRedSea
Project:
#IDSW2020
📷 Nicolas Maniero
Following the successful completion of their internship with The Ritz Carlton Riyadh, 60 of our 120
#RedSeaStudents
have been asked to apply their new skills in support of two major events at the hotel this week:
#FII5
&
#SGIForum
#LeadingTheWay
Southern Dunes resort at
#TheRedSea
will include 40 villas, a central hotel building with 36 rooms, restaurants, a pool, and spa facilities.
#LeadingTheWay
We are committed to the new level of standards we have set
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
and we are committed to completing
@VisitRedSea
on time. Watch this clip to see how we’ve installed 12 of the
#SheybarahIsland
over-water villas, each weighing around 150 tons!
Located at the Coastal Village where
#THEREDSEA
employees live, our office is open and operational, accommodating 500 people, with supporting amenities including a 160-seat restaurant and 100-seat auditorium.
#LeadingTheWay
The new
#HighSeasTreaty
aims to protect 30% of international waters by 2030, helping rebuild ocean biodiversity. Regenerating the Red Sea is a priority for us – and we’re actively enhancing the unique habitats around our destinations. Learn more:
Structural work on the 1.2km long Shura Bridge is complete. The iconic crossing connects mainland Saudi Arabia to our central hub island at
#TheRedSea
and is an essential piece of opening phase one
#LeadingTheWay
For the 30 Sustainability Stewards working at
#TheRedSea
Project, every day is
#WorldCleanupDay
. Since they were hired, they've picked up more than 30 tons of marine debris from an area including 32 islands and 10km of shoreline. All items sent for recylcing.
#LeadingTheWay
Today marks a historic milestone as Red Sea International Airport proudly welcomes its first international flight, from Dubai International, courtesy of
@flydubai
.
A significant step in our journey towards global connectivity!
RED SEA: THE SAUDI COAST takes you on a journey of the rich history, culture, nature, and allure of the Red Sea coast. We are happy to partner with luxury publisher
@AssoulinePub
to create this beautiful book.
We aim to plant two million saplings this year to achieve our target of 25 million plants for
#TheRedSea
destination &
#AMAALA
by 2030. Our landscape nursery, which spans one million square meters, is the largest in the Middle East.
#LeadingTheWay
HRH Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announced
#SaudiVision2030
five years ago today, on 25 April 2016. Since then
#TheRedSea
Project has made huge progress towards supporting its goals of economic diversification and providing opportunities for Saudi nationals and companies.