Saudi Arabian Prince
Visits Papagayo, in
Style
The prince of Saudi
Arabia, Al-Waleed bin
Talal, one of the
richest men in the
world, arrived last
night in Costa Rica, to
take a rest at the Four
Seasons hotel in the
Golfo de Papagayo in
Guanacaste.
The prince and his
entourage of 48 people
landed at 9:3opm when
his custom designed
Boeing 747 landed at the
Daniel Oduber (Liberia)
International airport
and a luxury bus and a
fleet of 18 Toyota
Prado's were waiting to
take the party to their
destination only 20
minutes from the aiport.
The Saudi prince has a
reportedly net
worth of us$21 billion
dollars and holds 22% of
the stock and major
stockholder of the the
Fours Seasons hotel
chain and has
investments in banks,
hotels and more around
the world.
The arrival of the place
at almost 70 metres in
lenghth and the interior
design is reportedly to
have cost us$80 million
dollars, is a big deal,
overshadowing the other
planes on the tarmac,
for the small airport
that is not accustomed
to receiving such a
large aircraft.
Officials of Migración y
Extranjería (immigration
service) processed the
visitors while inside
the aircraft, checking
passports and stamping
their arrival to Costa
Rica, while the visitors
lounged in the air
conditioned space that
includes high definition
televisions, a bar and a
cafeteria, much more
than the immigration
centre at the airport
terminal.
The Saudi prince
occupied 48 of the 153
rooms at the hotel and
due to the presence of
the distinguished
guests, other visitors
at the hotel will have
restricted access during
the entire weekend.
The Four Seasons has
been host to many
important international
figures from the world
of politics and show
business.
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