Could the Saudi Arabia‘s vision of transforming itself into a tourist hub by 2030 bring the Arab nation’s closer to Europe? The conservative Muslim kingdom, relatively closed off for decades, launched a new visa regime only in September 2019 for nationals from countries in Europe, North America and much of Asia to boost foreign tourism and diversify the economy away from oil. Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia have been available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU’s Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries. The Gulf country, which shares borders with Iraq to the north and Yemen to the south, boasts vast tracts of desert but…