(CNN) — Saudi Arabia could also be attempting to cut back its dependency on oil, however that hasn’t stopped the Arabic kingdom from utilizing its petroleum trade as inspiration for a model new vacationer attraction.
The Center Japanese nation has introduced plans to transform an oil rig right into a 150,000 sq. meter “excessive park” and resort situated within the Arabian Gulf.
Distinctive attraction
A rendering of upcoming Saudi Arabia ‘excessive park’ The Rig.
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Renderings of the upcoming attraction, which goals to “present a large number of hospitality choices, adventures, and aquatic sporting experiences,” together with a promotional video, have been launched earlier this month.
“This venture is a singular tourism attraction, anticipated to draw vacationers from world wide,” mentioned an announcement from the PIF. It mentioned it was anticipated to be notably fashionable with guests from the Arabian Gulf area.
A completion date for the enterprise has not been stipulated.
The venture, which takes inspiration from offshore oil platforms, is to be situated on a rig within the Arabian Gulf.
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Described because the “world’s first tourism vacation spot impressed by offshore oil platforms,” the upcoming attraction is being devised in keeping with the long-term Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030’s technique, which goals to reposition Saudi Arabia as a prime worldwide tourism vacation spot and diversify its economic system.
Whereas thousands and thousands of spiritual guests make the pilgrimage to the Saudi holy metropolis of Mecca yearly, the nation’s conservative legal guidelines proscribing girls’s freedoms, together with it troubling human rights historical past have made it a lower than favorable vacation spot for a lot of worldwide guests.
Tourism hopes
The Rig is a part of a brand new technique that goals to spice up tourism in Saudi Arabia.
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However the nation is set to reposition itself as an alluring international hotspot that may compete with the likes of close by Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman. It goals to draw 100 million vacationers annually by the shut of the last decade.
Earlier this yr, plans for a second nationwide airline — the dominion’s present flag service is Saudia, previously often known as Saudi Arabian Airways — and to take a position $147 billion into transport and logistics over 9 years have been confirmed by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
It would characteristic a variety of points of interest, together with three motels eating places and numerous adventurous actions.
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The positioning is being constructed as a part of a brand new metropolis located outdoors capital metropolis Riyadh and can be dwelling to the world’s quickest curler coaster when it launches in 2023.
