Articles tagged “saudi arabia”

Connecting 22 cities in nine months is a bold ambition.

Saudi Arabia's tourism chief is out and the giga-projects are being scaled back. The Kingdom’s tourism mission may be "unchanged," but is being unmistakably revised.

After months of false starts, Riyadh Air finally closes the gap between operational readiness and a true commercial launch.

Repeated delays, many outside its control, have kept Riyadh Air as a glamorous brand rather than a working airline. The U.S. permit filing is a tangible step toward actually getting into the skies.

Q2 will determine whether this is a temporary shock or a structural reset for one of Turkey’s most valuable visitor segments.

The most digitally ambitious airline start-up in a generation is going on sale the old-fashioned way: through the OTAs.

The Middle East was the world’s second-fastest growing tourism region in 2025 — and then February 28 happened.

Every ambitious project deserves a second draft. The war just cleared the desk for Saudi to write one.

This was going to be a new frontier of tourism and a pillar of Saudi’s future income outside of oil. It’s officially being scaled back.

Saudi Arabia is building its tourism industry at remarkable speed, but room rates are falling, according to new statistics.