ALULA, Saudi Arabia, July 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIME, the global media
organisation based in the USA,
officially announced today the winners of its 2024 'World's
Greatest Places' awards, highlighting Dar Tantora The House Hotel
as a remarkable places to be explored. Vetted by TIME's editors and
correspondents around the world, this exclusive list features 100
extraordinary destinations to explore, stay and visit.
Dar Tantora The House Hotel – Just opened in May 2024, Dar Tantora The House Hotel is the
first property to be established in the historic AlUla Old Town –
the ancient mud-brick houses city dating back to more than 800
years old, which was recognised as one of the Best Tourism Villages
in 2022 by UNWTO. Nestled within AlUla's desert oasis, Dar Tantora
The House Hotel stands as an emblem of sustainable luxury. With 30
guest rooms thoughtfully restored from historical mud-brick
buildings, this eco-lodge offers guests an immersive blend of
traditional Bedouin living and upscale comfort.
To compile the 'World's Greatest Places' list, TIME solicited
nominations of places –including hotels, cruises, restaurants,
attractions, museums, parks, and more– from its international
network of correspondents and contributors, with an eye toward
those offering new and exciting experiences. The TIME brand is
recognised and respected around the world, and this prestigious
accolade remains the ultimate symbol and acknowledgment of
excellence within the travel sector. The full list of winners can
be found here.
"We are elated by the recognitions awarded to our destination's
offerings by TIME in their renowned World's Greatest Places," says
Rami AlMoallim, Vice President of Destination Management and
Marketing at the Royal Commission for AlUla, "the exceptional
sentiments reflect the excellence and dedication of AlUla's efforts
to preserve and promote its unique cultural heritage through
comprehensive and sustainable development initiatives rooted in the
community."
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About Kerten Hospitality:
Kerten Hospitality is an end-to-end lifestyle hospitality
operator creating bespoke destinations, experiences, and
communities. The Group manages and operates hospitality projects
that transform destinations through impactful collaborations with
own and/or other Food & Beverage, Retail, Entertainment, Art,
and Wellness brands focusing on curating Ecosystems and unique
community-centric environments.
The Group has 12 lifestyle brands and 11 operational projects,
part of a global footprint of 50 projects across three continents
and in key destinations: Italy,
Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, Egypt, Georgia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
About AlUla:
Located 1,100 km from Riyadh,
in North-West Saudi Arabia, AlUla
is a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. The vast
area, covering 22,561km², includes a lush oasis valley, towering
sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back
thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms
reigned.
The most well-known and recognized site in AlUla is Hegra,
Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World
Heritage Site. A 52-hectare ancient city, Hegra was the principal
southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and is comprised of 111
well-preserved tombs, many with elaborate facades cut out of the
sandstone outcrops surrounding the walled urban settlement.
Current research also suggests Hegra was the most southern
outpost of the Roman Empire after the Roman's conquered the
Nabataeans in 106 CE.
In addition to Hegra, AlUla is also home to ancient Dadan, the
capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms and considered to be one
of the most developed 1st millennium BCE cities of the Arabian
Peninsula, and Jabal Ikmah, an open-air library of hundreds of
inscriptions and writings in many different languages, which has
been recently listed on the UNESCO's memory of the World Register.
Also, AlUla Old Town Village, a labyrinth of more than 900 mudbrick
homes developed from at least the 12th century, which has been
selected as one of the World's Best Tourism Villages in 2022 by the
UNWTO. Additionally, the Old Railway and Hegra Fort, which are key
sites in the story and conquests of Lawrence of Arabia.
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