EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
“ We see ourselves as a company of visionaries and innovators that aims to do better for people and planet ”
Q . WHAT ARE YOUR DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR 2024 ?
» We are already welcoming guests at our Six Senses Southern Dunes , and the St . Regis and Nujuma Ritz-Carlton Reserve resorts , located on a collection of islands known as Ummahat . A total of 13 more hotels will open in 2024 to complete our first phase at the destination . We plan to raise that number to 50 hotels once the project is completed .
At Amaala , we are developing eight hotels in the first phase of the Triple Bay development and we have welcomed our first guests this year .
Q . WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE SHEYBARAH ISLAND RESORT VILLAS ?
» The first of our orb-shaped over-water villas arrived at Sheybarah Island in early
January 2023 . They were manufactured by Grankraft in the United Arab Emirates and shipped to us by sea .
These amazing villas are clad in stainless steel and will perch above the crystal waters off Sheybarah Island , about 30 minutes by boat from the mainland . They ’ re a great example of the efforts we make to minimise our impact on the environment . By having the villas manufactured off-site and shipped to us ready-made , we need only to install them , thus avoiding any potential disturbance to delicate wildlife habitats by having to construct them on-site .
Our destinations are relatively remote , and we can ’ t produce everything we need by ourselves on-site . Prefabrication saves us time and minimises the footprint on the ground , while ensuring that we maintain our exacting standards for quality .
18 August 2024