AlUla, Dubai, London top Saudi Arabia’s travel trends: Report

AlUla, Dubai, London top Saudi Arabia’s travel trends: Report

A new report has revealed the latest travel trends of Saudi travelers venturing abroad and exploring the Kingdom domestically.

The top international destinations for Saudi travelers include Dubai, Cairo, London, Istanbul, and Doha, a new report published by Saudi Arabia’s leading travel company Almosafer revealed days before the opening of the Arabia Travel Market (ATM 2023).

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Since the resumption of travel to Turkey in the summer of 2022, the destination shot back up to one of the top choices for Saudi travelers. On the other hand, Doha has retained its appeal to Saudi travelers as a leisure destination, even after the World Cup last year.

Other trending destinations include Rome, Bangkok, and Seoul, with other Asian destinations also gaining popularity.

Domestic travel in Saudi Arabia

The report also showed that the demand for domestic travel in the Kingdom remains very strong, despite the full resumption of international travel. In the year to date, domestic bookings have accounted for 56 percent of total bookings, up from 47 percent for the same period pre-pandemic in 2019. On the domestic side, all-time favorite domestic destinations Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Mecca, and Abha continue to dominate, while