ヴァージン会長がサウジアラビアを訪れたことを取り上げましたが、そこは一代でグループを大きくしたビジネスマン。手ぶらで帰るようなことはしなかったようです。
Saudi Arabia says it has a newinvestor: Richard Branson
by Zahraa Alkhalisi @CNNMoneyInvest
October 2, 2017: 8:45 AM ET
Richard Branson loved Saudi Arabia
so much, he wants to invest in it.
The Virgin founder toured Saudi
attractions last week including heritage site Madain Saleh and a section of Red
Sea coast that's slated to become a major tourist destination.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture
and Information said that Branson would become an investor in the projects.
"Branson has become the first
international investor to commit to involvement in the Red Sea Project and
nearby [Madain Saleh], another prime site for the development of tourism, both
domestic and international," the ministry said in a statement.
彼が投資をするとされているRed
Sea Projectって何と思ったらサウジアラビアがこれから開発しようとするリゾート計画みたいです。モルディブみたいにするんでしょう。
Huge Red Sea Beach Tourism Project
By Alaa Shahine and Vivian Nereim
2017年8月1日 7:37 GMT+3 2017年8月1日 14:27 GMT+3
Project will be developed by the
sovereign wealth fund
Groundbreaking expected in 2019,
first phase by end of 2022
Saudi Arabia wants to turn hundreds
of kilometers of its Red Sea coastline into a global tourism destination
governed by laws “on par with international standards” as part of its plan to
transform the economy and reduce its reliance on oil.
The project will cover 50 islands
and 34,000 square kilometers -- an area bigger than Belgium -- between the
cities of Umluj and Al Wajh to attract “luxury travelers from around the
globe,” according to an official statement sent to Bloomberg on Tuesday. It
will be developed by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, with the first work
expected in two years.
アルコールや女性の水着がダメな国では観光客は来ません。そのあたりはビザなども含めて認める方向のようです。
“If you can’t
change restrictions on alcohol and dress, that market disappears,” said Crispin
Hawes, London-based managing director at Teneo Intelligence, referring to
foreign tourists.
Tourists will either not require a
visa or will be able to obtain one online. One of the documents referred to the
project as a “semi-autonomous” area governed “by independent laws and a
regulatory framework developed and managed by a private committee,” a sign that
it could ease strict rules applied elsewhere in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom’s
austere interpretation of Sunni Islam bans alcohol, imposes a dress code,
limits gender mixing and prevents women from driving cars.
紅海というと海が綺麗なイメージですから行ってみたいですね。
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