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worker wellbeing
Setting the standard
Image Credit: The Red Sea Development Company
An ambitious tourism project under construction in Saudi Arabia is raising the bar for health, safety and sustainable development standards. Health, Safety & Security Review Middle East met up with Brian Spraker, executive director, Health, Safety and Environment in the Projects Delivery Division, The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), to find out more.
“The Red Sea Project is grounded in sustainability and sustainable tourism.”
A site-wide healthcare programme will support the Phase 1 construction activities on the project.
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HE RED SEA Project, a luxury tourism destination that aims to position Saudi Arabia on the global tourism map, is being developed over 28,000 km² of pristine land on Saudi Arabia’s west coast and includes a vast archipelago of more than 90 islands. The destination also features mountain canyons, dormant volcanoes and ancient cultural and heritage sites. When completed in 2030 it will have around 50 hotels and 8,000
rooms, and around 1,300 residential properties across 22 islands and six inland sites. The first phase of the development, slated to be completed in 2022, will include sixteen hotels offering 3,000 hotel rooms across five islands and two inland sites, as well as commercial, retail and leisure facilities, an airport and other infrastructure. The resort will open its doors to its first guests in 2022, with one million expected annually by 2030.
“The Red Sea Project is one of the most ambitious tourism projects currently being undertaken in Saudi Arabia and even in the world right now, bringing together luxury, culture and sustainability,” comments Spraker. “The location here is one of the last natural hidden treasures in the world.” A core element of Vision 2030, The Red Sea Project is forecast to contribute around 2 billion SAR to the Saudi economy. By its completion in 2030, the project’s
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