Kingdom Tower will be global tourism hit - officials

Posted by: Marcellus Kelley Tuesday, 21 August 2012 1:50 PM[UAE] - USA

In my opinion,I order for this to be an icon,you need a different version of this same building in another country!

Posted by: jay Wednesday, 8 August 2012 10:21 AM[UAE] - kuwait

all of the comments have substance from different angles but lets try to answer the question would i visit Riyadh to see a building and the simple answer is no however as Riyadh has global visitors who come for religeous visits may well visit the building so in fact were double counting the same people.
The challeng for Saudi Arabia is what does it have to offer the western non muslim tourist and simply its nothing
having been there the malls are the same as anywhere else there is no scenery to see so like kuwait and the rest of the conservative world its eating or shopping and i would go to dubai a 100 times before i go to Riyadh
its a Vanity project for the biggest most powerful country in the middle east and if thats what they want to do good luck to them
i would have thought it would be better to ensure your citizens and expats had better lives than vanity

Posted by: Hatem Jameel Wednesday, 26 September 2012 5:02 PM[UAE] - Saudi Arabia

Dear Jay,
Good day,
please let me introduce my self, My name Hatem Jameel Saudi Tour Guide,
1st of all you and any guest would like to visit Saudi Arabia are most than welcome, its not only Muslims Can come. none Muslims are welcome too.

Moreover, Muslims visit Markka and Medina the 2 holy city, Jeddah city too as its the nearest airport and seaport to the Holy cites.

Now, for your information, tourism in Saudi is way far from your question www.scta.gov.sa
look into above link and find out about Saudi tour.

Jay, lett me once you would like to visity countery, I will be glad to be your tour guide, please look into my personal site for some info and photo; www.ksatrip.net

You will be surouprise what Saudi & Saudi Arabia can offer to you, our armes, our heart and our countery are wide open for guest.

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Posted by: Chef Monday, 11 June 2012 3:14 PM[UAE] - UAE

This put a smile on my face! "global tourism hit" are we talking still Saudi Arabia?

Posted by: John Monday, 11 June 2012 2:11 PM[UAE] - UAE

Tourism hit! Come on! They plan to build this building just due to the feeling that Dubai has belittled them by building Burj Khalifa and a tower taller than Burj Khalifa will be the answer to it.

Posted by: Enigma Monday, 11 June 2012 10:40 AM[UAE] - Saudi Arabia

Being a visitor of the existing Kingdom tower in Riyadh I would like to mention that taking a picture with your camera in the Kingdom tower, around it or on the most visited attraction "Skybridge" is prohibited. The guards will quickly approach you and advise not to perform such an action, justifications are not understood or welcomed at all.

Saudia has a long way to go when it comes to tourism. For now lets just change the title of this article to "Kingdom Tower will be a global hit".