Aqaba’s “Boat Show” returns for the third edition in 2025. The event, which takes place in Aqaba’s Ayla Marina, has been announced for 23-24 May 2025. The marina is part of Ayla Oasis, a luxury resort located in Aqaba, Jordan, along the country’s Red Sea coast.
Ayla Marina is Jordan’s largest and only superyacht marina, operating at a 231-wet berth capacity for vessels up to 40 meters in length. Privileges are available for annual berthing members. Ayla’s facilities also include the issuing of permits, licensing and insurance, water pump out, and fuel services.
News of the upcoming event comes months after the second annual Boat Show took place in October 2024, which expanded on the first event in May 2023 as it welcomed various stakeholders in the industry from traders, marine parts and equipment suppliers, and banking institutions, alongside the presence of boat owners and buyers. This development comes after the success of the first event.
“We are launching this year with a renewed vision aimed at transforming this pioneering event into an annual regional show, placing it on the map of the most important global boat and yacht events. This goes hand in hand with the gradual transformation towards providing a main platform for both producers and traders on one hand, and buyers and marine service providers on the other, to boost the sector and seize promising opportunities within it.” said Ayla Marina manager Adel Al Ma’ani.
This year, Ayla Marina received clean marina accreditation from The Yacht Harbour Association. It is the first marina in Jordan to receive this accreditation.