Saudi Arabia has announced a new initiative to encourage travel in the region.
In the Kingdom’s capital Riyadh the Voyagers Association has been launched which will specialise in travel and tourism in the country.
In a press conference on Sunday, it was explained under the initiative there will be seven memberships: a worker membership; associate; voyager; consultant voyager; GCC voyager; emeritus membership and honorary membership.
The latest announcement aligns with the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030, which will aim to facilitate more travel in many different regions of the country.
Elaborating of the goals of the independent entity, Ibrahim Al-Mutairi, chairman of the Voyagers Association said, “Among the goals of the association is to work on organizing the current work of travellers and those interested in the field – which in most cases is nothing more than individual diligence — and to change it into an institutional and more firmly controlled work, in a way that achieves the common goals of individuals and society.”
Earlier this week it was announced that travel restrictions will be lifted in Saudi Arabia for citizens at the beginning of 2021.
Starting January 1, all international travel restrictions which have been implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced on Sunday.
Travel via the borders to and from the Kingdom includes via air, land and sea.
Meanwhile, as of this week on September 15, the Kingdom will partially ease restrictions on international flights in order to permit citizens and residents to travel who are in “exceptional circumstances”.
Back in March, Saudi’s borders were closed due to the pandemic and have remained closed since.
