Hotel construction and public art projects already are changing the vast desert landscape of Al-Ula in the country’s ...

The Red Sea Airport, built in 2023, serves this area (Al-Ula has its own airport), as well as resorts farther inland, including the utterly isolated and pricey Six Senses Southern Dunes ...

The Middle East is known for its unbelievably lavish beach resorts in Dubai, and Al-Ula promises similar luxury. Banyan Tree AlUla boasts tented villas that blend into the desert landscape.