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Saudi Arabia Offers Airlines Incentives to Link It to the World
Tourists visit the Nabataean archaeological site of al-Hijr (Hegra), near the northwestern Saudi city of al-Ula.
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Saudi Arabia is offering incentives to airlines to start flying unprofitable routes linking it to major global cities, as part of efforts to boost tourist arrivals and hit a goal of attracting 100 million visitors a year by 2030.