NEOM announces latest planned resort Leyja

Officials of $500B Saudi development project NEOM announced this week plans for a luxury sustainable and ecotourism resort including 3 hotels with 120 boutique rooms and suites, to be built in Saudi Arabia's northern mountains near the Gulf of Aqaba.

According to a NEOM media release, 95% of the Leyja landscape will be a nature reserve into which the construction of the resort will be integrated.

Planned amenities include fine dining, wellness facilities, rooftop pools, guided walks, hiking trails, mountain biking and climbing.

NEOM has not yet announced a date of the opening of Leyja for business.