In recent years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has witnessed significant growth in the outbound tourism market, including the number of trips and the total nights spent overseas. As per the study, the number of nights spent by Saudi tourists overseas was only 26 million in 2006, while they spent more than 250 million in 2015. The main reason for spending the night in Saudi Arabia, a foreign country, is the lack of entertainment in the country.

Moreover, the swift advancement of smartphones and improved internet access has led to noteworthy developments in tech-savvy customers in Saudi Arabia; most of them belong to Generation Z. With greater use of web-based social networking websites and ease of using online platforms, these types of customers prefer using internet booking websites. Saudi Arabia’s outbound tourism market is expected to be worth more than USD 43 billion by the end of 2025.

In terms of the destination of interest, Saudi tourists mostly stay within the Middle East countries, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Jordan being the three most preferred destinations. However, the number of Saudi travelers is also willing to explore new destinations outside the Middle East, offering enormous opportunities for business outside the Middle East.

The number of outbound tourists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been increasing year on year. The primary reason for driving Saudi Arabia’s Outbound Tourism Market is vacation activities, including relaxing, shopping, and sightseeing. On the nature of tourist type, family travel is dominating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Outbound Tourism Market. The family travel by Saudi Arabian tourists is substantially higher when compared to the world average.

Tourism Types: Holiday, Visit Friends and Relatives (VFR), Business (MICE) & Others (Education, Medical Treatment)

The holiday segment is the most popular tourism segment among all other segments of Saudi Arabia’s Outbound Tourism. The other 3 segments covered in the report are Visit Friends and Relatives (VFR), Business (MICE) & Others (Education, Medical Treatment).

Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visits: Turkey, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Malaysia are preferred destinations by Saudi Tourists

Turkey, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Malaysia are some of the preferred destinations by Saudi Arabian tourists.

Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market (Spending): The United States, United Kingdom, India, Switzerland, Turkey, Germany, and Malaysia are some of the countries receiving large Tourism Receipts (Spending) from Saudi Arabia.

The “Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market, Tourist Numbers, Countries, and Purpose of Visit” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.