Saudi Arabia is building up its mid- and upper-mid-range tourism options and plans to increase access to hotel accommodation for religious pilgrimages after years focused on developing expensive luxury resorts, the kingdom's tourism minister said. "We started with building luxury destinations for luxury travellers. And we have already started building destinations for the middle class and upper middle class," Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb told Reuters. "We will not ignore this segment," he said on the sidelines of the U.N. Tourism General Assembly, being hosted in Riyadh for the first time.

Attracting tourists is a central pillar of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 plan to diversify the kingdom's economy away from oil and transform society in the once-ultra c

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