5 Most Underrated Luxury Travel Destinations for 2025

The most underrated luxury travel destinations for ultra-luxury travel in 2025 are Saudi Arabia’s still-quiet Red Sea resorts, Maldives escapes paired with the new all-premium Beond airline, the remote palace-style Anantara Qasr Al Sarab in Dubai’s wider desert, Seychelles castaway islands you can rent outright, and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula where six-star hides between fjords. Each location delivers world-class opulence minus the tourist crowds and every experience is bookable in minutes through Zameera’s curated marketplace.

1. Luxury Travel Destination: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea

Red Sea Global’s first wave of eco-luxury retreats, such as the solar-powered Shebara on Sheybarah Island, opened with fewer than 100 keys and strict visitor caps. Expect over-water villas, bioluminescent night-snorkeling, and helicopter transfers straight from a private terminal.   

Why it’s underrated: Saudi’s ambitious Vision 2030 luxury build-out is brand-new; you’ll find pristine reefs and blank-canvas beaches long before they hit Instagram saturation.

2. Maldives in Style

Beond the world’s first all-premium leisure airline now connects Dubai, Zurich and Milan directly to Malé in lie-flat comfort, whisking guests onward to boutique islands with just 30–50 villas each.   

Why it’s underrated: Most travelers still book the big-brand overwater chains.

3. Anantara Qasr Al Sarab

Tucked deep inside the Empty Quarter’s ruby dunes, Qasr Al Sarab feels like an Arabian citadel risen from sand complete with hammam, camel treks, and stargazing free of city light-pollution.   

Why it’s underrated: Many luxury travelers focus on Downtown Dubai’s skyline and miss this remote oasis that’s barely a two-hour drive yet worlds away from skyscrapers and brunch queues.

4. Seychelles Private-Island

Swap packed resort rows for a full-island buy-out on Desroches or a secluded estate on Praslin; think 14 villas, your own chef, and turtle conservation walks at sunrise.   

Why it’s underrated: Search volume skews to the Maldives, leaving Seychelles’ castaway luxury surprisingly open perfect for guests who prize privacy over postcard clichés.

5. Oman’s Musandam

Check into Six Senses Zighy Bay, base jump off its paragliding launch, then sail a dhow through limestone fjords where dolphins outnumber boats.   

Why it’s underrated: Musandam sits just 90 minutes from Dubai yet feels untouched; many GCC residents haven’t discovered its dramatic “Norway of Arabia” scenery let alone its barefoot-butler villas.