Saudi Arabia: Saudi, which is known as the well of oil, has achieved great success in the field of tourism. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘Vision 2030’ has done wonders. The income from the tourism industry has broken all records in Saudi. According to data released by the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia has earned $36 billion from tourist arrivals in the year 2023. This is the biggest growth in the history of Saudi Arabia, Saudi’s growth in 2023 was 42.8 percent more than in the year 2022.
Actually, the Saudi Prince’s plan is to reduce the country’s economic dependence on oil, under which he has chosen the path of tourism, which seems to be quite successful. To promote tourism, Saudi has also decided to operate ‘Dream of the Desert’ train, which will be a full luxury train connecting many cities of Saudi. In the year 2023, Saudi Arabia has stood first in terms of tourism globally. The number of tourists in Saudi Arabia has increased by 56 percent. Many organizations including the UN World Tourism Organization have also praised Saudi for this success.
Saudi earns $12 billion from Hajj and Umrah
According to statistics, more than 100 million domestic and foreign tourists came to Saudi Arabia in the year 2023, this is being considered a major success of Saudi Arabia’s policies. Especially Saudi Arabia has its eyes on Hajj and Umrah, because Muslims from all over the world go to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. The Saudi government has spent 21 billion dollars to expand Hajj facilities, recently robots have been installed in the Grand Mosque for the convenience of the devotees.
In 2019, Saudi Arabia earned $12 billion from Hajj and Umrah in Mecca and Medina alone. The government’s target is to take it to $30 billion by 2030. In fact, the whole world is now emphasizing on electric vehicles, in such a situation, Saudi has started trying to change its means of earning in time. Under this, tourism is being promoted in Saudi.
