Saudi Arabia sees quick tourism rebound after domestic boom

Saudi Arabia sees quick tourism rebound after domestic boom

Saudi Arabia is preparing for a quick rebound in tourism and hasn't revised its visitor targets for 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb said.

As the government prepares to reopen its borders to foreign tourists in January, the kingdom is using its presidency of the Group-of-20 biggest economies to facilitate a resumption of global travel, Al-Khateeb said in an interview on Saturday.

"If countries today open their borders, we will be fit to run fast, and this is the plan,“ said Al-Khateeb, a key adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "We believe people want to travel and they will continue to travel, but we need countries to coordinate their actions.“

The pandemic forced Saudi Arabia to shut its borders in March, thwarting the government's ambitions to expand its