Sindalah partners with Burgess as NEOM’s superyacht destination gears up for 2024 opening
NEOM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2023 – NEOM has partnered with leading global superyacht provider Burgess, to offer its full suite of services to Sindalah’s yachting clientele. Ahead of the island’s opening in 2024, the agreement supports NEOM’s vision of Sindalah becoming a global yachting destination and offers guests a comprehensive range of services to cater to their yachting needs.
Located off the coast of NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia, Sindalah will be the first of NEOM’s assets to be unveiled, offering guests an idyllic luxury lifestyle. Home to a world-leading yachting ecosystem, which will make Sindalah Marina a new hub and fixture in the global yachting calendar. As part of the agreement, Burgess will provide a broad range of luxury services to elevate Sindalah’s global yachting offering. Services include yacht management, charter and charter management, sales and purchase, yacht insurance, new build and refit projects, yacht marketing, and procurement.
Commenting on the partnership, Antoni Vives, Chief Urban Development and Islands Officer at NEOM, said: “We’re committed to becoming a distinctive yachting destination and delivering world-class services to guests and yachts visiting the Red Sea. We recognize chartering as a critical aspect of the yachting experience. Many of our guests visiting Sindalah will look forward to experiencing a nautical lifestyle by chartering a yacht. Also, yacht owners and managers will happily offer their prized possessions for chartering in the Red Sea. Our partnership with Burgess will help us to ensure that this critical activity is enabled at Sindalah from the time of launch.”
The demand for superyacht services in the region has grown exponentially over the past decade, triggering the decision for Burgess to establish a Middle East presence in 2016. The company is now perfectly positioned to provide Sindalah guests with the best in class regarding all their yachting needs. From arranging bespoke superyacht charters to managing the logistics of chartering your yacht out in the Red Sea, Burgess has the expertise to ensure a smooth experience for all involved.
Jonathan Hind, Managing Director, Burgess Middle East, said: “We are very excited to be a part of this new development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at NEOM. Sindalah will offer superyacht clientele everything they want and need for a fantastic experience, and we will be on hand to make this happen.”
NEOM and Burgess also acknowledge the critical support the Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) provides in enabling this partnership. SRSA, the key enabler and regulator of Red Sea coastal tourism activities with sustainability at their core, issued yachting-friendly regulations in 2023, including the Large Yachts Chartering Regulation and Visiting Private Yachts Regulation. SRSA aims to facilitate smoother customer journeys for marine operators and practitioners while protecting and preserving the Red Sea environment by deploying technology to reduce permits and licensing, regulating coastal tourism activities, supporting investments, and defining infrastructure requirements, alongside other responsibilities.
