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It is a very special thing to witness a group of heads of industry, senior business people usually in suits with serious looks on their faces and serious issues on their minds, coming together at the end of a day to discuss, with palpable excitement, their shopping and sightseeing excursions in Beijing. Now it is time to play, especially after all of the work at the rather intense conference that concluded earlier in the day. And while their left brains were sore, their bodies sleep deprived, their email inboxes bursting with messages, and their flights back to home base were not that far off, still their eyes and hearts were wide open with a wonderful, selfish impatience to explore. They were in Beijing!
DUBAI: Top officials from Saudi Arabia’s various megaprojects highlighted the importance of preserving the environment while achieving ambitious development goals in the Kingdom’s previously untouched sites. John Pagano, chief executive of the Red Sea Development Co., said the biggest challenge they have is not “messing up the place” and avoiding “over tourism” that has
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The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) officially launched one of the world’s most significant heritage and culture destinations to the Indian media. The virtual media launch event was addressed by Melanie de Souza, executive director of destination marketing; Dr Rebecca Foote, Director, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Research from RCU and Huzan Fraser Motivala and Beena Menon, India representatives of RCU.
AlUla’s vast desert landscape features preserved tombs, sandstone outcrops, historic dwellings and monuments, both natural and human-made. As part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, it has been decreed that the priceless heritage and nature-based experiences of AlUla will be shared with visitors who will now have the opportunity to experience a living museum and a unique journey through time.
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