ULTRA-ALL-INCLUSIVE, ALL-EXCLUSIVE

The ultra-all-inclusive all-exclusive resort is new to the

Gulf region and it’s being championed by luxury Turkish brand Rixos Hotels, with stand-out properties now open on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island and Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah ( pictured). They offer a high-end experience with the room, restaurants, bars, land and water activities, beach clubs, sports, wellness treatments and professional entertainment all included in guest packages. But the best is yet to come, the Rixos brand’s largest all-inclusive resort globally will open on Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera later this year – the 1,636-room Rixos Hurghada Makadi Bay.

Feynan Ecolodge is a 26-room environmentally friendly property located on the South-Western edge of the Dana Biosphere Reserve, a remote, offthe-grid area of Jordan. The property, operated by EcoHotels, a private Jordanian company dedicated to responsible eco-tourism, is completely solarpowered and is lit by candles and stars at night. It offers guests the chance to stay in a remote part of Jordan and enjoy locally inspired experiences, from vegetarian food served by local employees, star gazing, mountain biking and sunrise and sunset hikes, to cultural activities with members of the Bedouin community. Recognised globally as an ecotourism pioneer, Feynan Ecolodge won Gold in the ‘Reducing Carbon’ category and the overall award at the World Responsible Tourism Awards presented at World Travel Market London 2019.