Tourism

Saudi Arabia is rolling out a broad range of tourism offerings across the country as a central part of its Vision 2030 national transformation strategy. Following the launch of the tourist visa programme in September 2019 and the subsequent downturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 and 2022 have witnessed an ambitious calendar of events ranging from the Formula 1 Grand Prix to arts and cultural festivals. In October 2021 the Ministry of Tourism announced a $1trn investment over the next 10 years in the sector. This reflects the Kingdom’s ambitions to become one of the top tourist destinations both regionally and worldwide.

This chapter contains an interview with John Pagano, Group CEO, The Red Sea Development Company.