London-based Yotel announces first hotel in NEOM’s Oxagon in Saudi Arabia

London-based Yotel announces first hotel in NEOM’s Oxagon in Saudi Arabia

Global hospitality brand Yotel will unveil its first hotel in Saudi Arabia in 2025, following its recent agreement with NEOM’s Hotel Development division.

The property will also be the first hotel to open in Oxagon. Strategically located on NEOM’s Red Sea coast, Oxagon will have multiple residential and business communities, including an integrated live-work-play Research and Innovation (R&I) district, with a dedicated R&I campus. The hotel will be located in the R&I district.

The city will also be home to a next generation port with a fully automated and integrated supply chain and logistics network.

Oxagon is one of several cities and destinations within the NEOM development that will be powered by renewable energy sources, amplifying Saudi Arabia’s plan to sustainably diversify its economy, as part of its Vision 2030 strategy.

Tech-enabled hospitality

“Oxagon’s ambition to house hospitality assets where innovative design, sustainability and technologies converge, echoes our core values,” said Hubert Viriot, CEO of Yotel. “We understand that the ‘non-stop’ traveller craves destinations that won’t slow them down, and Oxagon promises to be a unique destination where new tech-enabled hospitality experiences can be live-tested. It is an honour to be one of the first hotels to open within a city redefining industries through sustainable