Photo: Kevin Murray The greens of the par-five fifth (left) and par-three sixth holes at Shura Links in Saudi Arabia 67 Upon landing at the new Red Sea International Airport in Saudi Arabia, my walk from plane to onward transportation took just a couple of minutes, through a Foster + Partners terminal designed to provide a tranquil and memorable travel experience more akin to a resort than airport, and where speed of transit is the primary goal. After a 20-minute drive through the desert, a 1.2-kilometre bridge comes into view, along with a first glimpse of Shura Island on the other side. The seamless journey is part of the luxury experience that Red Sea Global, the Public Investment Fund-owned company behind The Red Sea Project, is striving to deliver as it establishes a new tourist destination on the country’s west coast.
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