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With the long weekend coming up for residents of the UAE, neighbouring Saudi Arabia has ample to offer when it comes to activities with the ongoing Riyadh Season 2023.
The season opened on Saturday, October 28, and is bigger and better this year, as its theme is aptly titled ‘Big Time’.
The number of visitors to the Riyadh Season 2023 has already reached two million within two weeks since its launch, as per Saudi Press Agency.
“We expect 10 million to 12 million visitors this year, and we target more than a million tourists from outside the kingdom,” said Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority, in a press briefing in Riyadh in September. He added, “The Riyadh Season, in its fourth edition, has achieved 40 per cent of its targeted revenue through sponsorship and some large deals even before it started.”
Spread across various arenas and venues, the annual festival in the kingdom’s…