{"id":93608,"date":"2026-02-16T04:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/?p=93608"},"modified":"2026-02-16T04:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:14:16","slug":"saudi-tourism-minister-inaugurates-rixos-marjana-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/?p=93608","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Tourism Minister inaugurates Rixos Marjana Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">The Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Development Fund, Ahmed Al-Khatib, inaugurated the \u201cRixos Marjana\u201d resort, with the enablement of the Tourism Development Fund &#8211; the national enabler of the tourism sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia &#8211; as the investor and financier of the project, in partnership with Emaar Economic City Company &#8211; the master developer of King Abdullah Economic City &#8211; as an investor in the project and FTG Company as the developer of the project.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HBNxTQ0WoAAlID3.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish businessman Fatih Tamince, along with Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib, inaugurated the Rixos Marjana Hotel in King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">The resort is ready to welcome visitors from inside and outside the Kingdom in King Abdullah Economic City as the largest all-inclusive resort in the Kingdom, in the presence of the CEO of the Fund, Qusay bin Abdullah Al-Fakhri, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rixos Hotels, Fattah Tamince.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akhbaar24.com\/akhbar24\/uploads\/images\/2026\/02\/16\/9514959.jpeg\" alt=\"Rixos Marjana Resort is considered an all-inclusive destination for families\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">The Rixos Marjana Resort was designed to be an ideal location for families and those seeking integrated leisure experiences through (488) rooms and suites with diverse sea views, in addition to (33) villas, an integrated fitness center, a sports complex and meeting and conference facilities, and to contribute to providing 250 jobs for Saudi citizens, reflecting the developmental dimension of the project.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HBNxTRUawAAgeU-?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">The Minister of Tourism affirmed that the opening of the Rixos Marjana Resort represents an important step in the development of quality tourist destinations in the Kingdom, and reflects the readiness of tourism projects to enter the operational phase and receive visitors from inside and outside the Kingdom, noting that this project embodies the role of the Tourism Development Fund in transforming investments into real destinations that contribute to improving the quality of life, expanding the range of tourism options for families, and supporting the objectives of the Kingdom\u2019s Vision 2030.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akhbaar24.com\/akhbar24\/uploads\/images\/2026\/02\/16\/9514960.jpeg\" alt=\"Rixos Marjana Resort is considered an all-inclusive destination for families\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">The resort features an interior design inspired by the art of coastal Hijazi architecture in a style that blends authenticity and innovation in a harmonious visual experience, as it includes the longest swimming pool in the Middle East, spanning (111) meters, in addition to the \u201cSolara\u201d beach club.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">The Rixos Marjana Resort is considered an all-inclusive destination for families, as it includes the \u201cMarjana Water Park,\u201d the first integrated hotel water park in the Kingdom, which contains 11 diverse water rides, including \u201cEmerald Drop,\u201d \u201cWave Pool Lagoon,\u201d and the \u201cMarjana River Adventure\u201d swimming pool, in addition to water play areas, a family dining experience at the \u201cSea Ferrers Catch\u201d restaurant, as well as the \u201cRixy\u201d Kids Club, the \u201cTeens\u201d Teens Club, and various sports facilities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Development Fund, Ahmed Al-Khatib, inaugurated the \u201cRixos Marjana\u201d resort, with the enablement of the Tourism Development Fund &#8211; the national enabler of the tourism sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia &#8211; as the investor and financier of the project, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/?p=93608\">\u0625\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93610,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93608\/revisions\/93610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/93609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulf-tourism.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}