Articles tagged “saudi arabia”

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Will Prop Up Red Sea Tourism With $2.7 Billion in Financing

Despite the pandemic, the kingdom's not slowing down its tourism push, with the financing set aside to open nine hotels as early as 2024.

Davide Barbuscia and Saeed Azhar, Skift | 2 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia’s Staycation Boom Creates Demand for Upscale Restaurants

Is the kingdom carving out a reputation as a new epicurean center for the Middle East?

Davide Barbuscia and Marwa Rashad, Reuters | 3 months ago

Tourism

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Are Working on Easing Travel Restrictions

Be grateful for your good fortune. If you're reading this, you're probably not an expatriate worker who is feeling so desperate that you're willing to storm a vaccination center to get the required shots to go abroad for menial labor.

Asif Shahzad, Reuters | 4 months ago

Airline Weekly

Saudi Arabia Thinks Its New Airline Can Dethrone the Middle East’s Legacy Carriers

5 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia to Invest $133 Billion to Become Major Airports and Transport Hub

The kingdom is making a bold statement, but then it needs to if it's serious about weaning itself of oil revenues over the next 10 years.

Marwa Rashad and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 5 months ago

Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia Plans Airline Expansion in Continued Tourism Push

It's a strategically timed move as the region's giants, Emirates and Qatar Airways, face a long road to recovery post-pandemic.

Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 5 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Appoints Former Head of the WTTC to Top Advisory Role for Tourism Push

The challenges will be many in trying to help Saudi Arabia to establish a strong tourism foothold. With this new role, all eyes will certainly be focused on whether Manzo can leverage her global experience to assist the kingdom in a post-pandemic world.

Tom Lowry, Skift | 6 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Eyes a Quick Tourism Reopening After Lifting Most Other Travel Restrictions

Good news for residents, or anyone flying in on business or visiting friends and family, because the quarantine is out. But the controversial kingdom still faces international scrutiny over human rights and other issues, regardless of its tourism transformation push.

Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 7 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia May Close Borders to Overseas Hajj Pilgrims for the Second Time

There's still time until July 17 for the kingdom to make the call, but with uncertainty around the new Covid variants, it would be unwise.

Marwa Rashad and Aziz El Yaakoubi, Reuters | 7 months ago

Online Travel

Saudi Arabia Pins Hopes on Booking Apps to Realize Grand Tourism Ambitions

In old-school business wisdom, the large eat the small. Today the truism is that the fast eat the slow. No wonder Almosafer is looking to outrun the regional and global competition in Saudi Arabia and a couple of its bordering countries.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 9 months ago

Airlines

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Agree to Open Airspace, Borders as Feud Nears End

The promised deal would benefit Qatar as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2022. Iran will lose, though. Qatar had rerouted some planes over Iran and paid that country for the use of its airspace.

Aziz El Yaakoubi and Steve Holland, Reuters | 11 months ago