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New Saudi Ultra-Luxury Resort Caters to the High-End Disabled Traveler

June 4, 2023 by Debbie Austin

photo of a man. seen from the back with a prosthetic leg wearing a wet-suit, carrying a surfboard and heading into the ocean

Our Takeaway: The Saudis have suddenly awakened to the fact that they will run out of oil in the year 2344, and, following the example of Dubai,  they’re building an infrastructure around aging gazillionaires who love to travel in the lap of luxury.

Red Sea Globalhas promised the giga project will be entirely disability friendly.

The developer, backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, will add ramps and accessible rooms at all its hotels, but also offer adaptive diving experiences and make sure that people with disabilities can stay in the “more challenging” accommodations, such as the Desert Rock Mountain Resort.  

RSG group CEO John Pagano said: “If we are truly going to do better for people and the planet, we can’t leave anyone behind. There are approximately 1.3 billion disabled people globally. It is not only totally inexcusable for our industry to exclude so many people, but commercially short-sighted.” Read More.

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