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Resorts

Where the season is the product. The Red Sea and AMAALA are the largest resort developments under construction anywhere, and their operator publishes what is open by name — which makes this the one part of the Saudi market where the stock can be stated exactly.

ResortTypeRegionOpenMICHELIN KeysKeys recordedAnnouncedLeading properties
The Red SeaGiga-projectTabuk1059366The St. Regis Red Sea Resort, Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, Shebara
AbhaMountainAsir5—474—Abha Palace Hotel, InterContinental Abha, Ramada by Wyndham Abha
TaifMountainMakkah4—320—InterContinental Taif, Le Park Concord Taif, Ramada by Wyndham Taif
Al BahaMountainAl Bahah3———Gamra Mountain Resort by Mantis, Golden Tulip Qaser Al Baha, Cloud City Hotel Al Baha
YanbuCoastAl Madinah3—368—Radisson Blu Hotel Yanbu, Holiday Inn Yanbu, Novotel Yanbu
Half Moon BayCoastEastern Province2—258—Radisson Blu Resort Half Moon Bay, Holiday Inn Half Moon Bay
UmlujCoastTabuk1———Umluj Beach Resort
NEOMGiga-projectTabuk———6—
SoudahMountainAsir———1—
AMAALAGiga-projectTabuk—————
Al WajhCoastTabuk—————
Al-LithCoastMakkah—————
Al-QunfudhahCoastMakkah—————
BaljurashiMountainAl Bahah—————
BaljurashiMountainAl Bahah—————
DubaCoastTabuk—————
Jeddah CornicheCoastMakkah—————
Jeddah Yacht ClubCoastMakkah—————
Khamis MushaitMountainAsir—————
King Salman ParkGiga-projectRiyadh—————
MagnaCoastTabuk—————
Masar MakkahGiga-projectMakkah—————
ObhurCoastMakkah—————
QiddiyaGiga-projectRiyadh—————
RabighCoastMakkah—————
Ras TanuraCoastEastern Province—————
Rijal AlmaaMountainAsir—————
Rua Al HaramGiga-projectMakkah—————
Rua Al MadinahGiga-projectAl Madinah—————
Shura IslandCoastTabuk—————
SindalahCoastTabuk—————
TrojenaGiga-projectTabuk—————
Umm Lajj coastCoastAl Madinah—————
Ummahat IslandsCoastTabuk—————

34 resort destinations holding 28 operating upper-tier properties between them, with 13 more announced.

The two columns are kept apart deliberately: an announcement is not a hotel, and dates in the Kingdom move by a year or more as a matter of routine. A property enters the open column only once it is confirmed to be taking guests.

Counts are matched on the town name in the register, so a destination spanning several sites may read low. For The Red Sea and AMAALA the operating list is published by the developer by name, which makes those figures exact rather than estimated — the one part of this market where that is true.