Can Saudi Arabia become a premier tourist hotspot?

People visit the Maraya building in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

2024-07-04  1530  晦涩

Despite the calamities this year, believers will still flock to the desert kingdom. In 2023 some 13.5m people came for the umrah, a lesser pilgrimage that takes place all year round. But for many non-Muslims, the conservative country is not high on their travel bucket lists. Saudi Arabia is better known for its crude-oil reserves, autocratic governance and use of the death penalty than for its sightseeing or luxury resorts.

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