EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 7 MIN
How Saudi Arabia Is Emerging as a Global Tourism Power
from The Insider Travel Report Podcast · host Insider Travel Report
Fahd Hamidaddin, CEO of the Saudi Tourism Authority, talks with Michaela Guzy of OTPYM about the country’s rapid emergence as a global tourism destination, how it opened to international leisure travel in 2019, and why tourism is being positioned as a driver of the economy. He also discusses record visitor growth, major aviation and airport expansion, large-scale destination projects, and Saudi Arabia’s focus on safety and sustainability. For more information, visit www.visitsaudi.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.
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His Excellency Ahmed bin Aqil Al-Khateeb, minister of tourism for Saudi Arabia, talks with Michaela Guzy of OTPYM and Insider Travel Report about the country’s rapid emergence as a global tourism destination, how it opened to international leisure travel in 2019, and why tourism is being positioned as a driver of the economy. He also discusses record visitor growth, major aviation and airport expansion, large-scale destination projects, and Saudi Arabia’s focus on safety and sustainability. For more information, visit www.visitsaudi.com.
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