Tourism
93 articles
Music innovation takes Arab world by storm
In some parts of the MENA region, it was not long ago that when young people wanted to party, they gathered covertly at friends’ houses to listen to the latest dance tracks under cover of night.
07/06/2022
Blue skies ahead for Saudia
After navigating the turbulent two years of the pandemic, Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier Saudia is adding routes, rolling out new services and enjoying rapid growth in passenger volumes.
19/04/2022
Dust off your dancing shoes
Ibiza has been built on a love of music and parties. We've been dancing to a rhythm since humans were born. What happens to the island when dancing is ‘forbidden’?
17/03/2022
Far beyond the clouds
In the densely forested mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia, thousands of feet above sea level, a visionary team of architects and planners is putting the finishing touches on the design of a breathtaking destination that will help redefine luxury tourism…
02/02/2022
The final frontier for tourism
In the verdant and mountainous south-west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where historic tribes herd goats through villages that date back thousands of years, one of the world’s most exciting travel destinations is now taking shape.
28/01/2022
To ski or not to ski
Jeremiah Thoronka, a 17 year old young man from Makawo in Sierra Leone, has launched his own startup, Optim Energy, to power homes via kinetic energy transfer.
19/01/2022
Regenerative tourism moves Saudi Arabia forward
When travelers pass through the new international airport serving The Red Sea Project’s resorts in Saudi Arabia, they will soon realize that they have arrived at a very different kind of destination.
02/11/2021
Saudi steps up sustainable tourism drive
With signs that global tourism is rebounding as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, Saudi Arabia is poised to become the world’s flagbearer for a new form of sustainable, authentic and responsible tourism.
27/09/2021
A vision of barefoot luxury
Taking shape on the pristine shores of the Red Sea, amid the breathtaking beauty of uninhabited islands, untouched coral reefs, and desert canyons steeped in history, a stunning new destination is redefining luxury tourism and sustainable travel for the post-Covid…
14/06/2021
Adventure and tranquillity in Arabia
From a vantage point high in the clouds, on a verdant mountain top soaring some 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) above the Arabian Peninsula, Husameddin Al Madani looks down on an unexplored world of adventure, experience and tranquillity.
06/05/2021