https://vision2030.ai/tags/leisure-tourism/Recent content in Leisure-Tourism on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/sectors/tourism/leisure-tourism/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/sectors/tourism/leisure-tourism/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s emergence as a leisure tourism destination represents one of the most dramatic pivots in <a href="https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/vision-2030/">Vision 2030</a>. A country that did not issue tourist visas until September 2019 is now building some of the most ambitious tourism projects on Earth — from the pristine coral archipelagos of the Red Sea to the vast desert landscapes of the Empty Quarter. The Kingdom is creating an entirely new economic sector from scratch, targeting 150 million domestic and international visits annually by 2030 as part of a <a href="https://vision2030.ai/analysis/tourism-100m-realistic/">tourism industry</a> that could contribute up to 10 percent of GDP.</p>