Ras Al Khaimah wants its place in the sun on the French market

To welcome 3 million visitors in 2030, the destination is going all out its hotel offer.

She already has a little over 8,100 rooms, half of which are 5* and almost a third 4*, with a majority of hotels built along the 64 kilometers of coastline what counts the emirate.

4,600 additional rooms will see the light of day in the next 4 yearsincluding more than 3,200 in 5*.

From 2023, the destination will have the new Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort (ex-Hilton Golf) with its 300 rooms as well as l’Anantara Mina Al Araba concept of villas on the sea.”The latter will be built on the artificial island of Mina Al Arab, like the current Intercontinentaladds Fabio Mansi.

In Ras Al Khaimah, each hotel is separated from the others by at least 400 meters of beach“, he continues.

But the most important opening will take place in 2026, with the arrival of a Whynn Hotel with 1,200 roomsfeaturing a shopping center, numerous MICE activities, a spa, entertainment and a dedicated gaming area with a casino.

This resort project is worth several billion US dollars and will see the light of day on the island of Al Marjan, which includes the majority of hotels in the emirate.

An imposing establishment for the destination, but the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority recalls in a press release that the Wynn Resorts Group, present in Boston, Nevada and Macao, invests a lot in “responsible hospitality”with the aim of achieving 50% renewable energy supply by 2030.

Additionally, he works at the reduction of water consumption through drought-tolerant landscaping, water-saving equipment, smart meters and drip irrigation systems.

As for waste management, the hotel company invests in waste-to-energy solutions to generate renewable energy sources and fuels, such as hydrogen.