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The Trump Organization has collaborated with Saudi-backed Dar Global Plc to launch Trump International Hotel Maldives and tokenize its development. The partners plan to offer digital shares in the resort through tradable tokens on regulated platforms.
Dar Global, a London-listed subsidiary of Saudi developer Dar Al Arkan, describes the scheme as the world’s first tokenized hotel development tied to a new resort. The project is 25 minutes by speedboat from Malé and aims to open by the end of 2028 with about 80 ultra-luxury beach and overwater villas.
Under the structure announced by the companies, tokenization covers the development phase rather than a completed property. Investors who purchase the hotel tokens gain exposure to the project from its inception instead of waiting for construction to finish. The model uses blockchain technology to divide economic rights linked to the resort into smaller digital units, which the partners say can later trade on compliant marketplaces.
Executives present the project as part of a wider shift toward real estate tokenization. Research from the Deloitte Center for Financial Services projects that tokenized real estate could reach about $4 trillion by 2035, up from less than $300 billion in 2024. The forecast points to rising interest in fractional digital ownership of property assets.
Dar Global already experiments with blockchain-based real estate products. A related company issued utility non-fungible tokens in 2022 for its AIDA project in Oman, giving holders priority access to bookings and launches.
The Maldives resort adds to a growing list of ventures between Dar Global and the Trump brand in the wider Gulf and Middle East region. The partners already work together on Trump-branded towers in Jeddah and Dubai, as well as resorts, luxury homes, and golf courses in Qatar and Oman. The new Indian Ocean project extends the collaboration into a tourism market that targets high-spending global travelers seeking exclusive island stays.
Eric Trump, executive vice president of The Trump Organization, says the company views the Maldives resort as a way to match its luxury positioning with new investment tools built on digital assets. Dar Global chief executive Ziad El Chaar describes the tokenization plan as part of a broader strategy to use blockchain to make high-value property investment more flexible and globally accessible.
With tokenization spreading into real estate and hospitality, Trump International Hotel Maldives will be an early experiment to determine whether blockchain-based ownership models can raise long-term capital for large-scale resort projects while meeting regulatory compliance.
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