Saudi Arabia back on tourism track with re-opening of AlUla heritage site and umrah for foreign pilgrims
Saudi Arabia is back on the tourism track after re-opening its borders following lockdowns and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The kingdom will welcome back umrah pilgrims from abroad from Nov 1 after suspension since the end of February. It also re-opened key heritage site AlUla at the end of October.
AlUla is a natural and human heritage site located in the governorate of Madinah in the north-west of Saudi Arabia. It is home to Hegra, the kingdom’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. As part of plans to further develop AlUla, the resort The Sharaan by Jean Nouvel is scheduled to be completed by 2024. Plans for the resort, by the same architect who designed Louvre Abu Dhabi, were first revealed in August last year when it was scheduled for a 2023 completion.
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