Saudi Arabia woos foreign tourists with curated ‘seasons’ and new ‘event visit’ visa
Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Seasons 2019 initiative will for the first time give foreign tourists the opportunity to travel throughout the kingdom, courtesy of a new “event visit” visa.
An experimental project, Saudi Seasons maps out 11 tourism seasons for the kingdom, starting with Sharqiah, the Eastern Province, the third most populous after Makkah and Riyadh.
Launched by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) in early March, the programme is meant to attract large numbers of visitors to the kingdom and provide a roadmap for future tourism strategies.
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