The BBC’s Frank Gardner, a visitor to the kingdom for decades, shares his tips for places to see.
Source: Saudi opens to tourists – so what is there to see?
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Saudi Arabia’s historical sites are every bit as splendid as their better-known neighbours; Timothy Power; The National
Tourists are already beginning to discover the archaeological treasures that form a rich heritage, just weeks after a new visit visa was introduced…
Source: Saudi Arabia’s historical sites are every bit as splendid as their better-known neighbours
Coachella art biennial Desert X heads to Saudi Arabia; Gulf News
The exhibition consists of large-scale site-specific works staged across Coachella…
Source: Coachella art biennial Desert X heads to Saudi Arabia
Three Desert X Board Members Resign in Protest of Saudi Collaboration; Hakim Bishara; HyperAllergic
Ed Ruscha, Yael Lipschutz, and Tristan Milanovich say the Saudi government’s violations of human rights and the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi prompted their resignations.
Source: Three Desert X Board Members Resign in Protest of Saudi Collaboration
Lonely Planet guide reveals Saudi Arabia’s tourism treasures; Sarah Glubb; Arab News
Tharik Hussain spent around two months in Saudi Arabia researching its numerous tourism and heritage sites for the book…
Source: Lonely Planet guide reveals Saudi Arabia’s tourism treasures
Desert X collaborates with Saudi Arabia on exhibition at a UNESCO World Heritage site; Brian Blueskye; Desert Sun
Desert X collaborates with Saudi Arabia on an exhibition in the Saudi Arabian desert of AlUla, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Source: Desert X collaborates with Saudi Arabia on exhibition at a UNESCO World Heritage site
Inside the Kingdom; Anamika Chatterjee; Khaleej Times
Source: Inside the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time; Ain Bandial; The Scoop
Saudi Arabia has started offering tourist visas for the first time, opening up the conservative Islamic kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. Visas in the desert kingdom, endowed with rich bedouin heritage and archaeological sites, had until now been restricted to expat workers, their dependents and the Muslim pilgrims travelling to Islam’s holiest sites. Citizens from 49 countries are eligible for online e-visas or visas on arrival, including Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, China, the United States and several European countries.
Source: Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time – The Scoop
MultiBrief: Travel2020: Saudi Arabia tourism visa represents a final frontier for travelers; Lark Gould; MultiBriefs
Much as a woman in a niqab may show her face for a flash before veiling under the dark of her robes, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been exposing slivers of tourism possibilities to the west and then masking them again in a play of calculated flirtation — until now. Travelers have long held the Kingdom as a bucket list destination. But, until now, Saudi Arabia remained off-limits for all but the most hardened travelers. All that changed in September.
Source: MultiBrief: Travel2020: Saudi Arabia tourism visa represents a final frontier for travelers
These Five Upcoming Projects Will Help Saudi Arabia Become a Touristic Hotspot; Fatma Abusief; Emirates Woman
Saudi Arabia announced that it will be opening its doors to international tourists, and these five upcoming projects will help it become a touristic hotspot…
Source: These Five Upcoming Projects Will Help Saudi Arabia Become a Touristic Hotspot
Three key tourist sites to visit in Saudi Arabia; AFP
In 2017, the kingdom announced a project to turn 50 islands and other pristine sites on the Red Sea into luxury resorts.
Saudi Arabia is enlisting Instagram travel influencers to help repair its tattered reputation; Bill Bostock; Business Insider
Insider uncovered how Saudi Arabia wooed travel influencers with chaperoned tours of the Kingdom, ahead of the launch of the new tourist visa.
Source: Saudi Arabia is enlisting Instagram travel influencers to help repair its tattered reputation
Property developers eye up Riyadh: The City of Welcome; Mariam M Al Serkal; Gulf News
CEOs, hotel realtors explore Saudi as next tourist hotspot after Kingdom launches e-visas…
Source: Property developers eye up Riyadh: The City of Welcome
An ultimate guide to Ad Diriyah: Saudi’s first ‘giga project’ and the home of At-Turaif; Ashleigh Stewart; The National
‘To Saudi Arabia, Diriyah is what the Acropolis is to Athens, what the Colosseum is to Rome’…
Source: An ultimate guide to Ad Diriyah: Saudi’s first ‘giga project’ and the home of At-Turaif
Saudi Arabia opens up to foreign tourists with new visa scheme; Sam Corbishley; Metro
The scheme is open to 49 countries and relaxes the typically strict dress codes for female visitors.
Source: Saudi Arabia opens up to foreign tourists with new visa scheme
Saudi Arabia unveils new tourist visas; AP
History in the making: Find out which countries are eligible for a Saudi visa waiver; Mariam M Al Serkal; Gulf News
Saudi set to gain US $27 billion in new tourism agreements with international investors…
Source: History in the making: Find out which countries are eligible for a Saudi visa waiver
Nine Saudi Archeological Sites to Be Added to World Heritage List; Asharq Al-Awsat
Work is currently underway to register Saudi archaeological sites, including Darb Zubaydah, the Hejaz Railway, the Shami Hajj Road, the Egyptian pilgrimage route, Qaryat al-Faw, Rijal Almaa village, Dhee Ayn, and Duma al-Jandal on the list of World Heritage…
Source: Nine Saudi Archeological Sites to Be Added to World Heritage List
Saudi tourist spots you can now visit; BBC
The kingdom is introducing a new visa regime for 49 countries, to open the country up to tourists.
Saudi Arabia to open itself up to foreign tourists for first time; Peter Beaumont; Guardian
Kingdom eyes holidaymakers as part of plan to diversify economy away from oil…
Source: Saudi Arabia to open itself up to foreign tourists for first time
