Can you explain more deeply about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030?
The concept has been around for some time now, precisely since 2016. There are several layers to the concept, but the core of it refers to tourism. We have significant goals to make Saudi Arabia a top global destination.
During this time, people come to Saudi to perform hajj and umrah. Now, we have opened Saudi to the world to come and explore further while holidaying and other major activities.
In this regard, Indonesia is an important market for Saudi Arabia. We note around 100,000 travelers for Umrah and Hajj every year.
Last year, in 2023, we recorded 1.5 million Indonesians traveling to Saudi Arabia. This year, we are targeting 2.2 million Indonesian travelers. However, the difference is that we want Indonesian society, especially those from the A and B economic classes, to spend their vacation time in Saudi Arabia.
They can perform Umrah while exploring various parts of Saudi Arabia. There are many other…