illennium Hotels & Resorts MEA, one of the region’s fastest-growing hotel management company, has revealed ambitious development plans for Saudi Arabia with a goal of operating 25 hotels kingdom-wide by 2025.
AMAALA, the ultra-luxury development situated along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, which is focused on integrated wellness and healthy living, signed a partnership agreement on September 27 with The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and Oceanographic Institute.
The VIP signing ceremony took place at the Oceanographic Institute on the final evening of the Monaco Yacht Show and was attended by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Nicholas Naples, CEO, AMAALA, the AMAALA Advisory Board, select partners of the brand and esteemed guests.
The signing was followed by a VIP dinner prepared by Three-Star Michelin Star Chef Mauro Colagreco.
This follows a framework agreement signed last year at the Monaco Yacht Show to explore areas of mutual collaboration. Together the partners will work on oceanographic and marine life research and conservation initiatives to benefit the world’s oceans with four opportunities identified for joint projects: coral reef management, iconic species protection, Marine Protected Areas enforcement, and fighting plastic pollution.
The World Travel & Tourism Council [WTTC], the global body that represents the private sector of the Travel & Tourism industry, has announced a partnership with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage to make Saudi Arabia a top five inbound destination, with 100 million international and domestic visits, by 2030.
Following the news September 27 that Saudi Arabia has introduced reforms to its visa regulations and dress-code restrictions for women to encourage foreign tourists, Richard Thompson, editorial director, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offered his view on Saudi Arabia’s tourism market.
Boxing history will be written in the sands of Saudi Arabia as Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua OBE promise the colossal ‘Clash on the Dunes’ will go down as one of the most iconic fights of all time.
Bidfood KSA and Georges MONIN SAS France have announced that for the first time ever Saudi Arabia will host MONIN CUP 2019.
The Saudi Falcons Club has announced two falconry events to be held in Saudi Arabia later this year, further strengthening Kingdom’s importance as an international centre of falconry excellence.
Following the recent opening of Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah in July and the scheduled launch of two new midscale signature Park Inn hotels by quarter four (Q4) this year, Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Riyadh and Park Inn by Radisson Jeddah Madinah Road, Radisson Hotel Group is set to reinforce its position as a global leader.
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of its second Radisson Collection property in Riyadh and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
M Hotel Makkah by Millennium, a five-star hotel located at the heart of the holy city of Mecca, participated in the opening of a new fitness centre at Al Wahda FC as a sponsor promoting and upholding a healthy lifestyle for youths and new generations.
