Saudi Arabia is opening up for tourism
By DW
07 May 2018 |
1:01 pm
Saudi Arabia pursues an ambitious agenda called "vision 2030". That is the government's plan to bring the country up to speed with the rest of the world. Tourism is part of the efforts to rebrand the image of the ultraconservative Kingdom as an open country.
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