Sources of Saudi Tourism: Who's Traveling, Who's Spending?
Skift Take
We all read about Saudi Arabia's ambitious giga-projects and want for international tourists, but for now, business is still coming from more traditional sources.
Saudis are exploring their own country in bigger numbers and foreigners are bringing the cash. That's the takeaway from a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the state of the Saudi economy.
"The surge of visitors has been mostly domestic-driven while the surge in visitors’ spending was mostly inbound-driven (i.e., international arrivals)," said the IMF report.
Saudi reported 109 million visitors in 2023, beating it
