Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all my friends and family around the globe. Greetings from NEOM. ☘️ ☘️ ☘️

Delighted to be back at ITB Berlin. Here today with Saudi Minister for Tourism H.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb, H.H. Princess Haifa bint Mohammad Al Saud, Vice Minister for Tourism, and CEO of the Saudi Tourism Authority, Fahd Hamidaddin celebrating over 100million tourists to Saudi.

Delighted that our NEOM stand won ‘Best Design’ award at the OTM Travel Trade Show in India last week. Great to welcome back my colleagues AbdulAziz AlSanousi and Cherith Speers with the award in tow. Well done Team NEOM. #NEOM

Elegantly integrated into the natural contours of a valley on the Gulf of Aqaba coastline,
Xaynor embodies NEOM’s ambitious vision to construct innovative and sustainable destinations that provide unparalleled experiences for visitors.

#Xaynor #NEOM

Great to see NEOM open an office in Manhattan. ‘NEOM opens office in New York to facilitate investors’ reports Arab News #NEOM

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On my visit to Riyadh this week, I was delighted to catch up with Saudi Tourism CEO, Fahd Hamidaddin. We had a great conversation. I learned a lot about the importance of tourism to the future of the Saudi. It was great to share my own tourism experiences from my Irish journey.

Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey where luxury meets nature?
#Zardun
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Delighted to be with our team at the Saudi Tourism Forum in Riyadh this week.

Exploring the Hisma Desert in NEOM today with newly appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for Tourism, Kevin Keogh. Welcome to #NEOM Kevin.

2023 certainly rang in the changes.Said farewell to Tourism Ireland after 21 years with some special farewell moments including visiting the White House as a guest of President Biden.Thanks to all my new friends who have made me so welcome in NEOM.Roll on a great 2024. HNY all.

Delighted to welcome the arrival of the inaugural flight of Qatar Airways from Doha to NEOM Bay Airport. The twice weekly direct flight will be a great boost to the region. Qatar Airways #NEOM

Congratulations to friend and colleague AbdulAziz AlSanousi who celebrates five years with NEOM today. A proud member of the tourism team and qualified tour guide, we are delighted to have such great Saudi talent supporting us. Congrats and well done Abdulaziz.

Many thanks to my wonderful colleagues at NEOM Tourism and our partners for all their support at World Travel Market in London this week. I’m fortunate to have the support of such a great team. #NEOM

A very busy few days at World Travel Market for #NEOM . Many thanks to all our trade and media partners for their support. Well done to the team for a great job. #WTMLondon2023

Caught a lovely sunrise this weekend at The Valley in NEOM. The difference five minutes makes to shade and light is amazing . Hope you are all having a nice weekend.

I was delighted to join my NEOM colleagues at the FII conference in Riyadh this week. Congratulations to the newly established NEOM Investment fund which is already announcing significant investments in smart and sustainable sectors.

I was delighted to visit our Nature Reserve Rewilding Centre and Plant Nursery in NEOM today. A superb team, led by Paul Marshall, are engaged in one of the most important projects in NEOM which will see the return of 100 million native trees, shrubs and grasses by 2030. #NEOM

Today is World Tourism Day. I’m in Riyadh at the World Tourism Day conference representing NEOM on a panel conversation themed ‘Building bridges’. Great to meet my old friend, Secretary General of the United Nations WTO, Zurab Pololikashvili. UN Tourism Zurab Pololikashvili #WTD2023

Farewell Tokyo. Lovely view over the city before I depart tonight.

A busy day in Tokyo with the Discover NEOM team. Strong turnout of media and industry to join us on the journey. Thanks to the Saudi Tourism Authority for their support on the ground here and in Singapore.