{"id":74202,"date":"2021-01-31T06:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T06:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=74202"},"modified":"2021-01-31T06:20:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T06:20:10","slug":"saudis-alula-chases-more-domestic-tourists-with-airline-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/destinations\/middle-east\/saudis-alula-chases-more-domestic-tourists-with-airline-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi&#039;s AlUla chases more domestic tourists with airline deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nRoyal Commission for AlUla and Saudi flag carrier Saudia ink agreement to promote historic tourist destination<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/public\/images\/2020\/09\/22\/al-ula-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Located 1,100km from Riyadh in north-west Saudi Arabia, AlUla ncludes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms reigned.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and Saudi flag carrier Saudia have signed an agreement to boost domestic tourism at the historic destination.\n<\/p>\n<p>The SR4 million memorandum of understanding includes joint marketing and promotional activity to ensure AlUla becomes a year-round attraction for Saudi residents in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/travel-hospitality\/457922-saudis-alula-chases-more-domestic-tourists-with-airline-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Commission for AlUla and Saudi flag carrier Saudia ink agreement to promote historic tourist destination Located 1,100km from Riyadh in north-west Saudi Arabia, AlUla<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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