
Marriott plans to join Red Sea development with Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Marriott today announced it has signed an agreement to debut its luxury Ritz-Carlton Reserve brand off the west coast of Saudi Arabia. Slated to debut in 2023, Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is expected to form part of the new Red Sea destination.
Nujuma will be the first property from the brand in the Middle East and joins an exclusive collection of only 5 other Ritz-Carlton
Reserves worldwide, located in Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
Nujuma will be situated on a pristine set of private islands, which are part of the Red Sea’s Blue Hole cluster of islands. Surrounded by unspoiled natural beauty and designed to blend seamlessly with the environment, the resort is expected to feature 63 one to four
bedroom water and beach villas.
Plans also include a range of luxurious amenities and exceptional services including a lavish spa, swimming pools, multiple culinary venues, a retail area and a variety of other leisure and entertainment offerings including a Conservation Center.
Marriott Bonvoy members can expect the uber luxury property to be right near the top level of points required for
redemptions...perhaps even the very top...
The Red Sea Project is an ambitious regenerative tourism project, covering 28,000 square kilometers on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, of
which less than one percent will be developed. The destination is expected to offer a new type of barefoot luxury experience and is being
developed with the highest standards of sustainability. The development features an archipelago of more than 90 untouched natural islands,
as well as dormant volcanoes, sweeping desert dunes, mountains and wadis, and more than 1,600 cultural heritage sites.