- Tourism drew $41bn in 2024
- $13bn travel surplus
- Main Vision 2030 goal
Spending by people visiting Saudi Arabia last year hit a record high, bringing the kingdom closer to its Vision 2030 tourism targets.
Inbound tourists spent SAR154 billion ($41 billion) last year, a 14 percent increase from 2023, which was also a record year.
It also meant a record SAR50 billion ($13 billion) travel surplus, after subtracting what Saudis spent abroad that same year.
The kingdom is trying to market itself as a destination for upmarket tourism as well as trying to increase the number of religious pilgrims from 18.5 million last year to 30 million by 2030.
Saudi Arabia has conducted recent promotion campaigns abroad and…
