The Red Sea Project is designed to enhance the natural environment for future generations. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
75 percent of the 90+ islands in the Red Sea Project area have been set aside for conservation, with nine islands designated as areas of significant ecological value. Courtesy Red Sea Development Company
The location of some of the overwater villas at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project have been set. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Project will develop an area of 28,000 square meters in total, including a vast archipelago of more than 50 untouched islands. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The first phase of the resort is set to open at the end of 2022 with 14 hotels across five islands. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Project includes a vast archipelago of more than 50 untouched islands, with direct access to unspoiled, and thriving coral reefs. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Project offers access to a unique underwater world, home to some of the world’s few remaining thriving coral reefs. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea project is home to a number of endangered species, including the hawksbill sea turtle. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Project is home to exotic wildlife, and a wide range of flora and fauna. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Project offers a unique constellation of experiences, made possible by the unique and varied landscape of the region. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
The Harrat Lunayyir volcano and lava field provides a stunning setting for outdoor and wellness activities. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company
Participants watch a movie advertising Saudi's Red Sea project on the sidelines of the three-day Future Investment Initiatives conference in Riyadh, on October 25, 2017. AFP
The Red Sea Development Company, developer of the mega-tourism project on Saudi Arabia’s west coast, plans to award "hundreds" of contracts worth a total of 20 billion Saudi riyals ($5.3bn) over the next two years, its chief executive said.
The company is pushing ahead with the luxury project, banking on a "strong comeback" in leisure travel due to pent-up demand and a rebound in consumer spending once the pandemic is under control, chief executive John Pagano told The National on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market on Monday.
"It's going to be hundreds and hundreds [of contracts], we've already awarded over 500 contracts to date and that number will increase dramatically both this year and to an extent next year as well," he said.
The company has awarded 15bn riyals of contracts to date and has about another 10bn riyals to award this year and 10bn riyals next year.
TRSDC, which is owned by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, is developing 16 hotels with 3,000 rooms across five islands and two inland sites as part of the first phase.
"Phase one is well underway, we’re making steady progress and we’re hoping to welcome our first guests by the end of next year," Mr Pagano said.
Three of the planned 16 hotels and the international airport will open at the end of 2022, he said. The full completion and opening of phase one, including the remaining 13 hotels and the coastal village accommodating the 14,000 people working at the destination, will take place by the end of 2023.
The next phase of the project may feature residential homes in response to demand, he said.
"We may well look at residential offerings just to complement phase one. I sense a huge amount of demand for being able to own a residence on an island, which you can't do right now," Mr Pagano said.
Red Sea Development Company’s masterplan covers a 28,000 square kilometre site – an area slightly smaller than Belgium – containing an archipelago of 90 offshore islands and 200 kilometres of coastline, with inland sites featuring mountains, canyons, wadis and an extinct volcano.
Once complete by 2030, it will house 50 hotels containing 8,000 rooms.
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