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- Red Sea Global鈥檚 megaproject will comprise 11 luxury resorts, residential properties
- Island fully powered by renewable energy
RIYADH: New resorts and attractions, including 黑料社区鈥檚 first island golf course, are set to open soon at the luxury Shura Island in the Red Sea, the developer said on Monday.
Three hotels 鈥� SLS, Edition and InterContinental 鈥� and the Shura Links golf course will open to the public within weeks, Red Sea Global said.
鈥淲ith the soft opening of Shura in the coming weeks, we move closer to achieving our mission to set new standards in regenerative tourism, while realizing Vision 2030,鈥� CEO John Pagano said.
A total of 11 resorts are set to open. The others are: Faena, Fairmont, Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt, Jumeirah, Miraval, Raffles and Rosewood.
The island is accessible by boat, via its own marina, and by electric vehicles along a 3.3 km crossing that incorporates the country鈥檚 longest internal bridge.
Regular flights will also connect tourists to Red Sea International Airport, which recently announced thrice-weekly flights operated by Qatar Airways.
RSG described Shura Island, which is fully powered by renewable energy and features environmentally friendly water management systems, as the 鈥渕ain hub鈥� of its tourism megaproject on the Kingdom鈥檚 west coast, which is one of the pillars of Vision 2030.
Besides the resorts, the island will be home to a number of residential properties, the first of which will be ready for handover at the end of the year.
RSG said the megaproject would also create 120,000 new jobs.