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Saudi Arabia expands plans for Red Sea community with car-free city
Saudi Arabian officials are planning a car-free city with a million residents as part of a futuristic metropolis on the…
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Saudi: Hiking becomes its people’s new favourite activity
With the gentle breeze of winter hitting every corner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, residents of Jeddah have turned…
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Al Ula officially reopens for visitors in Saudi Arabia
Al Ula, the historical crossroad of ancient civilizations in northwest Saudi Arabia, has officially reopened for visitors this weekend, local…
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Saudi: AlUla heritage sites re-open to public on Oct 31
In a move to realize its, tourism ambitions, AlUla, the open-air museum of unprecedented historical and cultural significance in northwest…
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Saudi officials sacked over corruption charges in Red Sea Project
Saudi Arabia has sacked a number of senior officials at tourism projects, including the historic northwestern site Al Ula and…
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Saudi: Red Sea cruise ships to set sail on August 27
Cruise ships will set sail from the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia for the first time on Aug. 27,…
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Tourism in Saudi Aims to Provide 260,000 Jobs
The Kingdom is working on opening 38 tourist sites in seven tourist destinations by 2022, compared to 15 sites available…
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‘Saudi Summer’ Plan to Kick-Start Tourist Activity in Saudi Arabia
In an effort to kick-start tourist activity as Saudi Arabia begins to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, the Saudi Ministry…
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Saudi Arabia Launches $4 Billion Tourism Development Fund
Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the formation of a Tourism Development Fund to boost growth across the sector. The fund…
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Saudi’s Red Sea Project Progresses, Resort Locations Identified
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has shared details of an activity to identify the location of its overwater assets…
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Saudi Suspends Tourist Visas For Virus Infected Countries
Saudi Arabia has decided to temporarily suspend the issuance of electronic tourist visas for those coming from China, Italy, Korea,…
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Saudi Arabia is now open to tourists
Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to open its doors to international tourism has created quite some excitement throughout the travel industry.…
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Saudi To Allow Expats To Host 90-Day Visa For Relatives
A new visa, which allows citizens and expatriates to host people under their personal sponsorship for up to 90 days,…
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Saudi: 24,000 Visitors Within 10 Days Of Instant Tourist Visas
24,000 foreign visitors entered Saudi Arabia within the first 10 days of the implementation of instant tourist visas at airports…
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Saudi: Tourist Visa Within 7 Minutes For 49 Countries From Today
Saudi Arabia on Friday formally announced that tourist visas will be issued for the first time to visitors from 49…
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Travel: 80% Saudis Cancel Travel Plans To Turkey This Summer
A large number of Saudi nationals have canceled their travel plans to Turkey where they planned to spend the summer…
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Saudi Tourism Sector To Contribute $70.9 Billion In 2019
Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector is expected to contribute $70.9 billion in total to the country’s GDP in 2019,…
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Saudi Hosts World’s Most Competitive & Dangerous Sports Championship
Saudi Arabia will host the UIM Formula 1 World Powerboat Championship (F1H2O) at the Dammam Corniche on Thursday. Considered one…
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AccorHotels CEO says Saudi tourists will ‘want to be able to drink’
Tourists visiting Saudi Arabia will want to be able ‘to drink and enjoy music’, according to the global CEO of…
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