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Why the Red Sea is Saudi Arabia's Must-Visit Destination

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Six Senses Southern Dunes is one of the most extraordinary hotels I've checked into in recent memory.

It was the first international resort in the burgeoning Red Sea region earmarked for $20 billion in tourism investment by 2024 .

By 2030 , there will be 50 hotels, 8,000 guest rooms, anD up to 1,000 residential properties-all run on renewable energy.

St. Regis Red Sea Resort and Nujuma , a Ritz-Carlton Reserve , are the first island-based resorts in Saudi Arabia .

Neighboring Shura Island will open 11 hotels, including a Four Seasons and Rosewood , in the coming year .

Forty-two nationalities are represented among the staff; 40 percent are Saudi .