Sorry, is Saudi Arabia a tourist country

Arguments abound about the elements of tourism in Saudi Arabia. Do we have attractive components, a tributary tourism environment, ready infrastructure, and a society prepared for tourism?Those who believe that the elements of tourism lie in nightclubs, bars, brothels, gambling clubs and nudist beaches should not go to the next line.

Nice, you are in this line, and that is why you are a respectable tourist who believes that tourism has higher motives and components, including the factor of travel and getting to know different countries, historical sites, peoples and cultures.

This applies perfectly to this continent-like-country, with an area of ​​more than 2 million square kilometers, with multiple geographical, climatic, historical, cultural, religious, artistic and cultural factors, and the current and upcoming infrastructure and service represented in the mighty tourism projects that will soon see the light. Plains, dunes, coasts, mountains, seas, valleys, islands and water layers, as geographical components, may – but I claim that they – are not available collectively in another country as is the case with us.

On the climatic side, we find the rich diversity that takes shape in the most beautiful seasons throughout the year, in the north, south and central coasts of the country. We have a historical depth that has been documented in manuscripts and rock carvings for thousands of years, and confirmed by the poems of the Arabs that talked about different places and events.

There are several spoken languages ​​written on the rocks in the history of the Arabian Peninsula, such as Thamudia, Lehianism and Cuneiform, and the amount of inscriptions, which I assure you are not available in another country, and therefore our country deserves to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world if it is optimally exploited.

Here, too, were historical, literary, political and ideological events, and the various cultures before and after Islam that influenced and shaped the features of the planet.

Just as we have in the Arabian Peninsula historical depth for tens of centuries, we also have a bright present also of a modern emerging country that managed to break into the twenty great countries economically, and established industrial cities such as Dhahran, Jubail and Yanbu, and great companies such as Aramco and SABIC, in addition to upcoming mega projects such as Num and Qiddiya, which It will have a prominent role in changing the features of industry, commerce, economy and tourism in the world, which requires serious work to activate national tourism development.

The latest type of development is the development of tourism, which countries seek as a great source of income, which makes this type of development, for most countries of the world, one of the most important issues of the times, as it contributes to increasing the income of individuals, institutions, governments and all sectors, and thus it is one of the main tributaries. To the national income.

The goals of tourism development vary according to time and place, so what is appropriate for one country may not be suitable for another country due to the differences in cultures and values, and the difference in economic, social, human and environmental conditions. Likewise, the goals themselves may have different times, so what works as a goal in a particular stage may not be suitable as a goal for another stage.

Everyone knows the return of tourism on public income and the private income of private and public institutions and individuals, by attracting domestic tourists who spend $ 30 billion annually on foreign tourism, as one of the world’s largest spending on tourism, in addition to attracting overseas tourists.

Tourism has a role in raising the level of popular awareness, improving the negative local stereotype about the goals of tourism, in addition to developing the urban and cultural society, by raising the level of awareness and pride in the nation’s history, geography and capabilities, and direct connection with its components and heritage.

Tourism creates an attractive environment to attract foreign tourists, residents and citizens to satisfy their needs and desires for recreation, enjoyment and recreation in accordance with local values ​​and legislation.

It also has an active role in correcting the poor mental image of our homeland, which many peoples of the world see as just an arid desert with oil wells in between. Tourism also has a role in extending bridges of communication with peoples, by opening the country to world tourists to get to know Saudi Arabia and the hospitable Saudi society closely, increasing the level of mutual understanding and respect, and introducing the visitor to our heritage that struck deep in the history and varied in its many forms, cultural, urban, folkloric, artistic, etc.

Tourism has importance in protecting the components of the environment as one of the pillars of sustainable development, through optimal handling of our natural and animal resources, avoiding the pollutants and preserving the local heritage resources.

Many believe that the public sector is primarily responsible for tourism, while the matter extends to all components of the private sector, and to individuals and their behavior in dealing with domestic or foreign tourists. We have seen beautiful countries, but their people are badly behaved with tourists in particular.