While much of Saudi Arabia’s booming tourism industry is focused on futuristic destinations like NEOM and Red Sea Global, Saudi-owned Boutique Hotel Group is taking a distinctly different approach by turning the kingdom’s royal palaces into luxury heritage hotels.

Vietnam Airlines yesterday launched its first direct flight connecting Hanoi and Milan, making it the first carrier to operate nonstop flights between the two countries.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is ramping up its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with three new openings between now and 2028.

By combining ultra-premium luxury hotels with more accessible offerings, Red Sea Global hopes to attract a broad range of travellers to its Saudi Arabian tourism developments.

Italian hospitality company Arsenale Group’s joint initiative with Saudi Arabia Railways, this week revealed the final designs of the interior of their highly-anticipated luxury rail project.

Red Sea Global is now accepting reservations for its mesmerising Desert Rock resort, a hidden valley nestled between mountains, set among ancient rocky outcrops. Hidden within the heart of an untouched landscape, Desert Rock is a 64-key luxury hotel featuring pool villas and exceptional dining venues ingeniously integrated into the rugged face of the rocky mountain.

The Chedi Hegra has officially opens its doors at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hegra in Saudi Arabia, inviting guests to experience an unparalleled fusion of history, luxury, and cultural immersion.

Saudi Arabia has emerged as a hot emerging market for Australian high-net-worth travellers, according to global luxury travel group, Abercrombie & Kent.

Red Sea Global has opened its first owned and operated resort, the ultra-luxury Shebara, in the emerging Saudi Arabia holiday destination. Shebara is the fourth resort to open its doors in the Red Sea precinct.

Red Sea Global, the developer behind the regenerative tourism destinations AMAALA and The Red Sea, has signed a strategic agreement with Marriott International, Inc. to open The Ritz-Carlton, AMAALA. The signing marks the fourth collaboration between the organisations, following the recent openings of The St. Regis Red Sea Resort and Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and the signing of The Red Sea EDITION.

Hyatt has revealed plans to debut two Hyatt-branded hotels in Jaumur, one of Magna’s destinations in Saudi Arabia, located on the coast of Gulf of Aqaba.

Zannier Hotels has forged a new partnership with NEOM to develop a luxury eco-resort in Zardun, one of Magna’s destinations located in the Northwest of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, flagged by LATTE in January. Zannier Zardun nestles into the landscape stretching from the mountains to the low hills, across the coastal plain to the sea.