Articles tagged “saudi arabia”

This follows recent decisions by CEOs of Air Canada and Indigo.

Unlike Dubai, Virgin has decided to scrap rather than simply suspend its Saudi service – this suggests the challenges go beyond wartime woes. 

As the war involving Iran drags on, the Middle East’s event calendar is being reshuffled, and a key World Economic Forum gathering on global collaboration is the latest postponement.

Financial losses stemming from the Iran War continue to mount, with cancellations now pushing further into the 2026 calendar as uncertainty reshapes global event demand. 

The likely revenue shortfall is significant but manageable, thanks to hopes of rebooking and the countries’ diversified economies.

Iran’s retaliatory strikes hit Middle East destinations’ civilian infrastructure. The region’s $460 billion tourism machine is counting the cost. Here we provide both the diagnosis and the decision architecture for what comes next.

The facility has an ambitious goal to receive one million passengers by 2030.

Can AirAsia X’s new Middle East hub and Bahrain’s ambitious aviation strategy deliver a meaningful boost in tourist arrivals?

The changes come as Saudi has scaled back some Vision 2030 projects and is accelerating efforts to attract foreign direct investment.

Saudi has been running the mass events experiment for centuries with pilgrimage and is now building on it with sports, music, and entertainment. It’s time to scale those lessons….and build a tourism strategy that actually works.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​