Will Saudi Arabia Become a Popular Tourist Destination?

Arab News – As oil prices plunged, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been seriously considering counting on tourism. A senior official at the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCNH) in an interview on the sidelines of the World Travel Market in London said: “We want to beat Dubai, Malaysia, and Turkey to the top spot. We have different projects in the pipeline and we are developing our pilgrimage sites. We are opening up our historical sites, we have five UNESCO sites and we are aiming to have 10 by 2020.”

He added: “We have different projects in the pipeline and we are developing our pilgrimage sites. We are opening up our historical sites, we have five UNESCO sites and we are aiming to have 10 by 2020. For Muslims, we have the advantage that everything is already halal here.”

In lines with the Kingdom’s efforts, the tourist visas will be introduced and issued within 6 months. A tourist visa will give visitors the opportunity to visit the untapped historical attractions throughout Saudi Arabia.