Saudi Arabia has just announced its latest plans for the futuristic city of NEOM, a 250-room luxury hotel with the world’s largest infinity pool.
Treyam, NEOM’s latest megalomaniac project, promises to challenge architectural norms with cutting-edge design that creates the illusion of a sunset from afar.
The striking new Saudi concept will sit atop a lagoon south of the Gulf of Aqaba — a top-notch hotel in the city that developers call a growing haven of peace.
Designed to be just a few feet above the sea, NEOM’s board of directors has stated that consumers will feel as if they are floating.
A statement from NEOM describes it as follows: “Strategically at the opening of one of the most beautiful blue lagoons at the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, Treyam presents itself as a luxury gateway that invites visitors to enjoy active lifestyles.
“Its bridge-like architecture connects the north and south coasts and is home to a 250-room luxury resort.
“From this vantage point 36 meters above the sea, visitors enjoy a stunning, probably floating delight with stunning panoramic perspectives of the lagoon, colorful corals, and calm, uninterrupted waters that stretch to the horizon. “
The hotel promises to combine luxury and adventure, providing a variety of sports and activities, adding sailing, scuba diving, and other water sports.
There will also be plenty of land-based activities for visitors to partake of, with spa remedies and great dining options.
Treyam is just one of many ambitious projects in Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom spends $1 trillion to wean itself off its dependence on oil.
Thanks to Saudi Arabia’s large Vision 2030 investments, the country has unveiled hugely ambitious projects funded with billions of dollars in oil at an unprecedented rate.
In line with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s megalomaniacal vision, Saudi Arabia is desperate to reach halfway around the world.
The value of each individual allocation is not yet known, but Saudi Arabia is expected to spend $175 billion on mega-allocations between 2025 and 2028.
But this ostentatious façade hides a history of threats, forced evictions and bloodshed.
Many projects have received strong complaints of human rights abuses, including the $500 billion Project Neom, in which tribes were expelled from their countries, imprisoned or executed.
At least 20,000 members of the Huwaitat tribe are at risk of deportation, with no data on where they will be deported in the future.
Alya al-Huwaiti, a UK-based activist and member of the tribe, said she had been told drones were flying over Tabuk province.
Members of the tribe, their cell phones and their social media accounts are being heavily monitored.
Authorities in the port city of Jeddah have also demolished many homes to put Saudi progress plans into effect, and thousands of citizens have been illegally evicted.
One activist claimed that “Neom has Saudi blood. “
Jeed Basyouni, Middle East director at the human rights organisation Reprieve, said: “We have seen time and again that anyone who disagrees with the crown prince or stands in his way risks being sentenced to criminal punishment or death. “
One user has already been killed for resisting the plan, while others are about to be executed and some have been sentenced to lengthy criminal sentences.
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