Riyadh Air to Sell Package Holidays to and From Saudi Arabia

New Saudi Arabian carrier Riyadh Air plans to sell package holidays alongside its flight tickets. The government-funded airline is part of Saudi's attempt to become a global aviation hub, boosting its tourism sector in the process.

"We want to give customers recommendations, we want to package and bundle. We don't want to only sell tickets, we want to sell experiences," Osamah Alnuaiser, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications at Riyadh Air told Skift at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai. "You should be able to go to Riyadh Air and find everything to fulfill your travel needs."

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