The venture has recently announced a commitment to making its luxury destinations and experiences fully accessible and inclusive for guests and visitors with disabilities and special needs. This includes activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddle-boarding and diving amongst coral reefs, where adaptive equipment will be provided, as well as specially trained instructors. The company will also implement an accessibility agenda and require all employees, consultants and partners to follow the UN-backed standard for accessible tourism.
Red Sea Global Prioritises Accessible Tourism
Published 13 July 2023
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Saudi Arabia-based Red Sea Global, the developer behind regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and Amaala, is charting a path of responsible tourism practices as well as accessibility for all visitors – combining care for the planet with care for diverse communities.
The venture has recently announced a commitment to making its luxury destinations and experiences fully accessible and inclusive for guests and visitors with disabilities and special needs. This includes activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddle-boarding and diving amongst coral reefs, where adaptive equipment will be provided, as well as specially trained instructors. The company will also implement an accessibility agenda and require all employees, consultants and partners to follow the UN-backed standard for accessible tourism.
John Pagano
Group CEO, Red Sea Global
If we are truly going to do better by people and 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.
If we are truly going to do better by people and 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.
John Pagano Group CEO, Red Sea Global |
Furthermore, considering the logistics of travel for those with disabilities, ground support equipment and Ambulift services will assist passengers disembarking from planes and other modes of transport.
The Red Sea destination will welcome its first guests this year, when the first of three hotels and phase one of the Red Sea International airport open. When completed in 2030, the setting will include 50 resorts, offering up to 8,000 guest rooms and over 1,000 residential properties across 22 islands and six inland sites.
Furthermore, considering the logistics of travel for those with disabilities, ground support equipment and Ambulift services will assist passengers disembarking from planes and other modes of transport.
The Red Sea destination will welcome its first guests this year, when the first of three hotels and phase one of the Red Sea International airport open. When completed in 2030, the setting will include 50 resorts, offering up to 8,000 guest rooms and over 1,000 residential properties across 22 islands and six inland sites.