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Saudi Tourism Authority launches new seasonal campaign Arabian Winter

Christian Fernsby |
Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has announced the launch of the Saudi Winter Season, ‘Arabian Winter’, designed to attract visitors to more than 17 destinations across the Kingdom.

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Topics: SAUDI   

The campaign will run from 10 December 2020 until the end of March 2021.

The season will provide more than 300 packages and experiences, offered by over 200 private sector establishments.

Saudi nationals and non-Saudi residents traveling as families, in groups or as individuals, as well as GCC nationals will have the opportunity to utilize these offers to help them explore and discover the Kingdom's geographical and climate diversity.

Destinations will include the heart of the Kingdom, Riyadh, the region of Ad Diriyah and the northern tourist destinations of Tabuk, Al Jouf, Ha’il and AlUla.

Eastern locations cover Dammam, Khobar and Al-Ahsa, with Jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, Yanbu and Umluj in the west.

Southern locations feature the plateau of Taif, to Al Baha, Asir and Jazan.


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