Welcome to season two of Blue Sky Thinking, in association with Red Sea Global.

Since 2018, John Pagano has led Red Sea Global’s growth from the ground up, with the aim of creating high-end regenerative tourism destinations that will help diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy away from oil.  

In this episode we hear why the country has decided to open up to international travel; what makes its new Red Sea airport so special; and what lies ahead for the emerging resort enclaves of The Red Sea and AMAALA.  

Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends.  

Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel.

Blue Sky Thinking is produced by Bespoken Media.

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