Host of the 2034 World Cup?
Given all this activity, it is not surprising that there is already talk of 150 million travellers in 2030. There will be no shortage of major events, for sure. In 2029, the country wants to host the Asian Winter Games – in a winter landscape that has yet to be built. A year later, the Expo is coming up, and Saudi Arabia is considered the most promising candidate for the 2034 World Cup.
93,000 guests from Germany
So far, 40 tour operators in German-speaking countries offer trips to Saudi Arabia. These include Berge & Meer, Dertour, FTI, Gebeco, Tischler and Windrose. The range of flights is growing: Eurowings plans to fly three times a week from Cologne/Bonn and Berlin to Jeddah on the Red Sea from autumn 2024, while the Saudi low-cost airline Flynas plans to fly from Berlin.