As a Saudi citizen I thank you for this video, the first time I heard about this tower my reaction was "why?!", there are countless things that are worth the effort and resources over a tower, if you really want a monumental piece of art at least do something original!
Agreed. First thing that springs to mind in regards to a monument thats at least original is the Sydney opera house. Australia built it for that exact reason back in the 1970s and it worked wonders
Dubai is a trading hub for trade with Iran, Iraq, India and Pakistan, and Oman and Yemen. It has also become a trading hub with the former Soviet States, which find Dubai closer than Europe yet provides access to Western and Chinese products. Saudi Arabia has no history of trade on the Eastern coast and does not have trading opportunities on its western coast and is pretty much confined to selling oil.
Logicaly Answered: "According to CIA, 49,8% of Dubai's GDP comes from industry, 49.2% comes from services and 0,9% comes from agricultrure. In other words, oil production accounts for less than 1% of their GDP today." Wow, thanks Logicaly Answered, I didn't know oil production is agriculture nowadays.
I think it’s because Saudi Arabia is seen as more of a kingdom; and mecca for religious people rather then a vacation destinos and Dubai has marketed their country as a fun ; lavish place to visit and the world sees it at a luxury location
Exactly and they have been attacked with jihads and wahabi back in the days. There so Many religious groups in Saudia arabia they won't allow that to happen.
Saudi Arabia is a large country with differnt caltures in every area. There are many places with potential to become attraction, but these places are not easly accessable even for locals. Saudi Arabia doesnt need to copy Dubai, no need for skyscrapers of ultra luxry places. They need to make attraction more accessable and safe
It's large, but it's 99% sand dunes. I mean, no offence but after a couple of landcruiser and buggy rides in the sand you're pretty much done with that. Anyway, all desert kingdoms will fail eventually, since cheap air travel will be harder to come by. Dubai is ok for now, because it's also a airport hub, but all this wil change with less reliance on fossil fuels (not saying it will happen anytime soon, though)
@@crimsonlightbinder your brain has failed, you are wrong,it's large it has snowfall in winter in mountain and high altitude areas,people come here to get jobs/employment to get rich and a high quality of life and not for landcruser and sand, what you you mean by all desert kingdom will fall then Australia will also fall because its also a huge desert all ecosystems are important for the sustainance of life be it forest or desert.
I think it is a bit harsh to show an empty airport as a sign of failure since it was opened during covid. I think the airport will only reach its true potential during this Haj (pilgrimage) season…
I went to Dubai and to Saudi Arabia and can assure you the problem isn't marketing. Comparing them on this front is like comparing US and Bahrain on military power.
Good point on Saudi Arabia ought to invest on what makes it unique. Apart from the main cities (Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, and Jeddah), it does have ancient towns such as Asir, the Red Sea islands, and ancient Nabataean sites such as in AlUla and Al Jawf.
@@fredbloggs5902 But your deserts are beautiful and have cool ruins, just promote that, i mean i'm sure poeple would pay to have a Bedoiun experience on the desert in the middl of some beautiful ruins.
I´d really love to visit Saudi Arabia one day. But their openly anti-human rights policies are indeed one big factor that is preventing me from going. Plus, I also think there´s a general lack of... knowledge about the country. Saudi Arabia has always been famous precisely for being very closed to the outside world, and most people don´t have a clear image of what is out there to see, do or experience. Every major country in the tourist industry has at least one place that represents it across the world and that people dream about visiting one day, but for Saudi Arabia you have... what? I mean sure they have the holy cities of Mecca and Medina... but since only Muslims are allowed to visit them... What else am I supposed to see in Saudi Arabia? If I want to experience the classic Arab culture and visit ancient cities I go to Jordan, if I want to have modern take from it and be impressed with crazy luxury and skyscrapers I go to Dubai. But what makes me wanna go to Saudi Arabia? I´m not saying there´s nothing else to do; If I´m saying I´d love to visit it one day, it´s partially because every single Saudi person I have ever talked to have been insanely kind and friendly and because the only person I know to have been to the country described as "Another world" and made me really curious. I think the whole issue here comes to marketing, as I still have the same question: What is it there in Saudi Arabia to see?
Riyadh and jeddah , jeddah has the red sea and its so beautiful you could rent a yacht and the water is crystal clear and riyadh has boulevard world and barbie world And you could go to malls and coffee shops and resturants and women can drive and your not forced to wear hijab and niqab and abaya so you could wear whatever you want and its so beautiful go to abha to see the beautiful mountins and purple trees and its very safe our country is one of the safest countries and you could go in the night 1-2 am you see a lot of people its so good and the skyline is beautiful i suggest you to come here and take a visit so dont judge a book by its cover
Really glad you mentioned this 11:38 Too many people or businesses just plow forward and keep dumping money into something that really isn't worth it. When you kept talking about the Kingdom tower I definitely would associate that term to it. Kinda like my old vehicle that was nickel and diming me but now is costing close to a monthly payment for a new one.
The main worst part about Saudi Arabia being renovated is that in the process thay are destroying people's home and thus they are becoming homeless with less homes rents are in peak and so goes for the tax
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I completely agree with the valid points you indicated. Building a huge tower alone isn't going to do wonders for their tourism sector. You're videos are very well researched and super interesting. Wish you continued success....
Saudi Arabia is trying honestly. They just need an extra marketing strategy and lossen up a bit. Too many Sharia laws, we can't drink, fear to make a mistake, so it's some disadvantages
I've actually visited Saudi Arabia twice. Going as a tourist without a local to show you around would be daunting, but it's been quite a good experience with one. It's worth noting that a lot of stuff isn't complete or officially open yet (museums and other entertainment), so they're not quite ready for masses of tourists yet. But they are laying the groundwork with a huge expansion of public transit and more organized excursions available through their website. The biggest problem they'll have is differentiating their image from Dubai.
The country is ruled by an absolute monarchy that disguises itself as theocratic or limited by sharia law.. The thing is it's just a mask.. One only to silence the religious extremists. Most of them are in the Abha region.. When women were allowed to drive, those people actually defied the new laws and prevented all women from driving and from not fully covering themselves within their pathetic region.
The reason why the kindom tower in Jeddah stopped is because the bin laden group which is the company that had this project was caught in a corruption case after the 2 cranes fell on makkah back in 2014 and as a result the company has been stopped from working until now
Dubai knew from day 1 that oil isn't something that they can depend on, so they started having open minded and progressive societies (atleast in terms of middle East standards), promoting tourism and encouraging businesses to come to Dubai with minimal or no tax. Saudi, on the other hand still feels it has oil as a last resort if some other plan fails and yes, they are definitely not progressive and even when they pretend to be, they fail miserably.
Saudi Arabia is also trying their best to other sources of revenue also like what they stated in vision 2030. They're focusing on developing public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure, and recreation. So maybe they're focusing on those industries and their private technology sector to make a new silicon valley or a center of global innovation. Maybe something like isreal.
@spaks Well then I will ask you since I would rather get an answer then start an argument, despite you calling me stupid, how do they feel about poor, mentally ill, trans people?
@spaks "None of the Womens Complain" HAHAHAHAHAHA, Because They're Living under the Immense Fear of there Religion, CLOSE MINDED PARENTS AND SOCIETY, ABSOLUTELY DOGSHIT GOVERNMENT.
Yeah..the minor problem of unaliving people locals or foreigners alike is not something most people with teens who might sneak in a pill or two are willing to overlook.
Sorry I’m late, Dubai and Saudi Arabia both were similar in someways but there action was the game changer. And other things you already covered so nothing else to say right now Great video 👍🏻 These fuz feels like watching a richie rich episode 😂
Having been to several Arab countries, Saudi Arabia will never achieve major tourist attraction because of their societal policies. The only bright spot for Saudi is they're not as bad as Iran. The Sunni-Shiite schism is associated with perpetual war and terrorism, and these two countries are the leaders. Ausi will never achieve global tourist status unless it changes its image. It doesn't help that a Saudi F-15 pilot goes berserk at Tyndall AFB in Florida. They clearly will have to do sincere and radical changes like signing a peace treaty with Israel and visibly seeing Jews there. That's a tall order that's likely result in the overthrow of the monarchy.
was just deciding with my wife between jedda and dubai. And jedda doesnt have the selection of resorts/ hotels dubai has, nor does it have the selection and worldwide cuisine that dubai has. Doha is a smaller version of Dubai with less traffic and more arab/islamic culture so thats also worth a comparing to
This is not a fair comparison, you just compared doha (country) to dubai(city) dubai wasn’t built to show you it’s arabian & islamic culture and heritage. If you want to learn about the Arabin/Emirati culture you should visit other Cities closer to dubai such as Al Ain, Sharjah, Khorfakan and Abu Dhabi.
The Middle east is not that bad. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are cities in the middle east that receives Tourism from all over the world. I live in The UAE Myself and I have to say its a very nice country. I like other parts of The Middle East as well such as Qatar. Saudi Arabia and Egypt
@@morestuff64058 I wouldnt say the middle east is "not that bad" - as someone who spent half my life in Middle East and half my life in Canada - I choose to live in the middle east today because in my opinion its the best place you could be these days (Dubai) - in terms of work, money, safety, fun, modern amenities, healthcare, sports, etc etc....
Other countries like Peru already have deserts. And they have other geographical diversity landscapes hundreds of kilometres away. The Arab world is basically for rich people wanting to go shopping. Other countries offer so much more for the same value that no average person would consider going there.
@@raeessss you can't be seriously comparing those to the Andes mountains and Amazon jungle, both of which Peru has, along with a well established culinary culture.
There is no failure and there is no tradition of Dubai, Saudi Arabia is establishing projects in every region on the heritage of the city itself, such as the city with the Hijazi design and the Riyadh area with the Najdi design and others
Grow up. Dubai is not a country. Go to geography class in Dubai. There you will learn its a city in The UAE And not a country. Stop calling Dubai a country
@@morestuff64058 I'm just mimicking the dialogue from the video. Having lived in the GCC for 10+ years I know it isn't a city or a country, it is an Emirate.
Saudi Arabia relies heavily on oil, and are stuck in the old ways which are not progressive no matter how hard they try and show the world. For example, women are still required to cover up with an abaya(local long dress) regardless if you are muslim or not. They recently allowed women to go with uncovered hair. They have a LOOOOOONG way to go to even try and compete with Dubai, let alone take the throne from them. Dubai already weaned itself from depending on oil, they invest in all kinds of technology, they embrace change, theyve made Dubai a tourist and business hub, in the sense that if you ask alot of people the capital of UAE, they would tell you Dubai. As youve said, Saudi have the religious history side, and they should build up on that somehow and market it as a tourist attraction which would work as there are more than 2 billion muslims worldwide ( thats a HUGE market )
Saudi Arabia is Just Extremely Religious. Like Man CHILL TF OUT religion isn't everthing! Womens are treated like shit and loads of other shit with people. Dubai is opposite.
@@unleashedbeast1459 even though it isn't required anymore. It's still Enforced by the people and parents. Who are Close-Minded Asf. Also, That design doesn't matter. You still have to still wear that hijab. Honestly, if they are such a Hardline Preachers, They should make Mecca and medina A whole another state with hardly any connection to rest of the country. That country is just for Extremists, We live for the sake of life, Not religion.
@@unleashedbeast1459 Really? TF no way. OK they might not be wearing but still they are Close Minded and you can't live a Modern life there. And, I know about mmd Bin Salman
@@tootzy-the-roll Out of my 19 years of living, I don't think I've ever told a foreigner that I live in UAE without specifying Dubai.. and I don't even live in Dubai.
@@hakunamatata2978 Makes perfect sense. I’m helping people who just did Hajj&celebrated Ramadan leave their evil cult. It’s the only beautiful thing in KSA, seeing a muslim convert away from the moon cult.
The creek tower is on hold. In college, we went to Dubai for a class... long story. Emiratis will literally tell you they only started the Creek tower because of Saudi Arabia's tower so once Suadi stopped they stopped.
The chairman of Emaar just said that the Creek tower is getting a redesign and it will be revealed in a couple of months, You just generalized all Emirates based on the opinions of few of them.
Saudi Arabia doesn’t seem like an inviting place regardless of whether or not there are nightclubs and alcohol. People want to experience culture and Saudi Arabia has much to give but I’ve never seen an Instagram post of a digital nomad traveling “exotic Saudi”. It’s kind of a shame that the birthplace of Islam is closed off to the world. Saudi has so much potential. I hope to see the hashtag #visitsaudi one day!
Dubai isn't at war, it has tiny borders even if it were, it wasn't exploited for half of the last century, and they haven't dismembered any journalists for speaking on material reality. I think you miss a lot by ignoring the cost of war and violating international law like murdering foreign press and slaughtering/starving civilians like in Yemen. Not to mention the cost of just 2 fighter jets could pay for the Jeddah tower. One tower is nothing compared to how much they spend on missiles and jets and vehicles. Never mind neom and the line
@@maybeyesmaybeno5871 they're not really even in the same ball park when compared objectively. Fighter jet prices and Jeddah tower costs are well documented, so true. Wars engaged by UAE causing humanitarian crisis spanning years - none that I'm aware of. Number of foreign journalists dismembered in an embassy for speaking out against the gov't in UAE, none. UAE-sponsored forces have murdered Yemeni journalists, that's true, but not the government and not in a diplomatic establishment. UAE has caused humanitarian violations for workers, migrants, and abuses against women, that's true, but dozens don't compare to hundreds of thousands. Check yourself.
@spaks bruh you have to be blind to not notice. first they still don't treat women equally second the country leaders and governoment is so harsh, people who live in the country go to qatar or dubai just to relax. Third I don't care now and don't want to expain anymore. goodluck defending saudi on the interent mate.
Many Christians go to Italy and the Vatican especially every year as their tourist spot. if Saudi Arabia can do the same thing I think it would attract alot of tourists.
This aspect was clearly put in to perspective as Saudi Arabia is planning to increase the number of pilgrims to 30 millions a year. That’s why Jeddah airport was expanded and this was just the first phase of the expansion. Moreover Saudi Arabia is currently planning on constructing an airport south of Jeddah dedicated for pilgrims and improving the accessibility to the holy places in Makkah. By pilgrims I mean people who are going for Hajj or Omrah.
The thing is Saudi Arabia never tried to copy Dubai even the crown prince denied these claims. I wonder why people come up with these assumptions 🤷🏻♂️
How can you compare a country that's larger than wester Europe to a single city? Also, Saudi NEVER attempted to copy Dubai nor did it ever claim it was trying to do so!
You are right,This comparison is incorrect and misleading ,he compared city with a country, illogical comparison,it's like comparing europe with china,one is continent another just country
Yes,Saudi never attempted to copy and claim it,what he actually is doing he is sharing his own made up opinions,he is probably expat in some gulf country,who spyed it,and is making here misleading videos,as it is a fact ,there are more foreigners in gulf nations than its native peoples
You are correct about Dubai being soulless. I would not take a holiday of any kind in Saudi. I know enough about that country to say it’s not for me, not in a million years.
As an American who's gov just restricted women's rights, and is wondering how far we're planning to back slide. No, Dubi is nicer (I've been to both for the military)
Great video and insights! Really enjoyed every part of this video. From an outsiders perspective - I felt that Saudi was really trying to distance themselves from what makes them “unique”. Rather than embracing the Islamic culture and capitalising on that, they tried to conform to western standards and didn’t really offer anything new to high paying tourists (typically westerners). I liked how you said that they should focus on what they’re best known for - the Islamic and the Arab culture. The country is very rich culture wise! And they’ll really have to work on their hospitality because it’s sometimes one of the worst- they’re so harsh and their tone don’t seem to be very welcoming when we are at the airport. I know it’s kind of influenced by their bedouin-like culture - but this can be worked on by the airport staff to give a better representation to the country. I’m always afraid when I go to the airport xD. As a srilankan I can also attest to the points where building an airport or a large tower isn’t going to help tourism that much - it’s just additional cost. As a tourist myself, I don’t fancy going into large towers when going to a different country.
You were brainwashed by Americans. Americans were super dumb the fact they even called Dubai a country and said it was a part of Saudi Arabia. You only thought it was a part of Saudi Arabia and sometimes its own country because The Americans are the people who said that to you. They don't understand Geography about the Middle East
Islamic tourism? They're a huge market with incredible buying power. And maybe Muslims would rather go to Saudi than Dubai? After all it is the Homeland.
It's just not a country interested in tourism from westerners. Plenty of people visit but only for strictly religious purposes and there are millions of foreign workers, but strictly to work.
I would understand if this video was made back in 2017. In 2022 however, the country is and has improved in multiple worldwide KPIs. The Kingdom Tower isn’t even that important now. The main Mega Projects in the country now are: NOEM, Red Sea Project, Qiddiya Project.
You forgot Saudi Arabia has Makkah and Medina, tens of millions of Muslims would like to visit every year. And the jeddah new terminal is packed with people already.
I went to saudi arabia for umrah in 2017. It was lovely. I went to mekkah and madinah. I'm glad it wasn't the rich boyz in ferraris i was led to believe. Everyone drove pickup trucks or hyundai's and mitsubishi's. It was wholesome, it was peaceful but I'm told that outside of these 2 cities, saudi arsbiahas tsken a wrong turn and they're trying to be more westernized.
No matter how fancy they try to present themselves to tourists I will never go to Mecca for vacation because Saudi Arabia is probably the most blatantly racist country towards black people I have ever been to in my life. I've been a devout Nigerian muslim my entire life yet I can tell you first hand that every time me and my family visited we experienced discrimination that we never got anywhere else in the world and we've been to the US, UK, France, Malyasia and Germany. Saudi Arabia was the first and continues to be the only place I have ever been treated differently for the color of my skin. The only reason I ever visit is for pilgrimage but I do not feel welcome there at all
I think betting on tourism is not a good idea. It is the worst for the stability of your economy. And SA doesn't seem to have a clue and only be superficially copying others. And they have destroyed a lot of their old buildings and architecture, because it didn't fit the theocracy's idea of their history. From Ottoman forts to Roman temples, to pre-Islamic archeology. Even a lot of their more recent history has been destroyed, like many things having to do with Hedjaz.
You're comparing Dubai city (a single Emirate out of 7) with the whole country of Saudi Arabia. Pretty bad comparison imo. More so given that Dubai actually gets funded by Abu Dhabi, an emirate whose economy is purely based on oil (like Saudi).
@dynaekwueme is already doing a good job. I believe more tourists from Nigeria will soon start showing up there. I am so interested now because of her. Hence, why I am watching this video.
Dubai is a Emirate. The UAE Have 7 emirates. All of our Emirates have Rulers. The ruler of my Emirate (Abu Dhabi) Is our current president because we went through a crisis where our President died. We know our new president will try his hardest to be a good president
I live in the Detroit area and it has the largest Arabic population outside of the Middle-East and I can tell you with a mountain of security - 1st: EVERYONE gets Americanized through generations. They were a rough group 35 years ago - Today ? They are just like anyone else. Just tryin to make a buck. 2nd: Their food is amazing and, growing up in this area, I know well what "Authentic Middle-Eastern" food is - There is nowhere else in THIS country to experience it and to understand Arabic culture without being Arabic or going to the Middle East.
Husband: Hey, honey where do you want to go for a holiday? We can go to Switzerland or Thailand or Paris? Wife: Nah fam let's go to Saudi Arabia that place is lit!
Great analysis, only 1 remark, although they have Mecca, Saudia Arabia never been the center of the Islamic civilization apart from the start of Islam and after the discovery of oil, the centers were mainly Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Andalus, Tunisia, Turkey and Morocco and it doesn't have much landmarks neither beside the ones that non-Muslims can't get into. That's why they need to create something tourist got to see à la Dubai :)
Tunisia and Morroco also were never centers. But Mecca was always the religious center though not the economical or political or social or educational/scientific center
@@d7home2129 Kairouan and Fes were (they both have the 2 oldest universities in the world) although they didn't have influence in the middle east they were the main centers in the maghreb region and the andalus. The same way middle east was never regarded as the center for the Maghreb apart from the start of Islam, and I never said Saudia doesn't have any landmarks, but compared to Syria, Iraq or Egypt they don't have much beside Mecca and Medina and Madain Saleh and unfortunately even those suffered the landmarks destructions by the Wahhabis in their early years 😔
People literally pray in the direction of the Kabah and the prophet’s mosque is in Madinah. So yeah Saudi Arabia is the centre of the Islamic world. Not to say other places aren’t worth visiting
Not to be offensive, but Saudi Arabia does not attract me at all. All we hear is women are not allowed to drive. There is such a strict dress code, women have to wear an abaya. Women need a male guardian to travel. Alcohol is not sold. I'd rather spend my hard earned money in another country. Sure Dubai is also muslim, but there seems to be far more freedom there compared to SA.
Exactly. And the last thing is that Saudi Arabia does not allow women to leave the country. If they want to leave the country then they must have a man with them. I know about a story where a Saudi Arabian lady left Saudi Arabia to start a new life outside without a man with her but she was captured. She was raped. beaten and kidnapped and she was taken back to Saudi Arabia. She has not been seen since 2019. The UAE Allows women to move out without a man with them
In order to make a country an attractive place, construction is not enough; other things are also needed. I don't think that a heavily traditional religion country like Saudi Arabia will have much chance globally.
They should definitely legalize alcohol and highly tax it. It sounds silly but without alcohol a lot of westerners simply don’t wanna come, cause they just wanna party.
Comparing a large country like Saudi Arabia to a small city like Dubai doesn’t make sense. It’s like saying why China is not as rich as Singapore! Also, etihad, emirates and Qatar airways are all heavily subsidised by the country but it’s simply not possible for Saudis arabia to subsidise Saudi airlines as they can’t afford it,
I believe Saudi has its own unique style, it will become the new world's hub no doubt, but that will take time as Saudi just launched its vision 2030 back in 2016 and has achieved so much since then. #iLoveSaudi
Islam is a religion not a culture. What is Saudis culture where Islam hasn’t seeped in? That would be food, way of dressing pre or uninfluenced by religion. Even if Saudis wanted to capitalize on religious tourism, they can’t because it’s not a yearly inclination, it’s a once in a lifetime going unlike places like the Vatican which allow both religious and normal people to pour in, even if being centric to religion.
@@meet221197 Saudi Arabia's women's rights are improving at a really quick pace. Since MBS became crown prince back in 2017, he has allowed women to drive, abolished the law forcing them to wear a hijab, and more and more women are starting to enter the work force. Most of Saudi Arabia's population are millenials and generation z and the older people make up a tiny part of our population, and the old people are usually the ones who are against these new laws, but alot of younger Saudis have actually gone to university in the west/are more active on social media.
The "renewable energy transition" will stall and wont happen as fast as predicted as more and more countries realize the economic damage that such a transition can cause to their economy
Very simple answer to your question of 2.5 million visits Mecca for pilgrimage, why not tens of millions visit for tourism, because it’s not allowed for none Muslims to enter these places under the Sharia law
Just back from Saudi and spent 3 days there, Saudi air is like mid class airline. I had Tourist visa and rental car companies refused to rent me rental car due to visa WTH, No one speak English, no English signs, except very few places like Redsea Mall and around (Jeddah) are Dubai level but rest is like a poor country. Bullet train starts at 1.30pm & only 7 trains, buying ticket was a hell of experience for foreign credit card holders. Bought ticket from ticket counter but only one way ticket , then I had to spent 40min more in Maddina to get return ticket. On Jeddah airport no Wi-Fi for visitors, can get Wi-Fi if has a local SIM but why I need Wi-Fi if I has a local sim. Luckily T-Mobile saved me as I had activated International Roaming.
As a single woman I am not going to travel to countries where I have no rights. Plus why go when it will be as sterile and generic and boring as Dubai? All the german Influencers who moved to Dubai to promote it are coming back. Dubai is just a giant shopping mall in my opinion. Nothing about local culture and architecture. I can eat an avocado toast everywhere in the world. I rather go to a place that respects women has has something interesting to offer. I am not the shopping and taking pucs for social Media type. I want it real.
Nobody is forcing you,you can remain locked in your home.just because you don't like malls and shopping,that does not mean everyone don't like it Btw you should move to Ukraine,...trust me it won't be boring 😁😁😁
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Saudi Arabia should’ve invested in an ancient Arab town that shows off their history. People would be more interested in that
That would be great!
I agree. I would
Then I assume you never heard of Al-Ula?
@@ghamdi7077 that is the thing, their advertising game isn't on par with Dubai
@You tube Censorship who gives a shit about the Europeans
As a Saudi citizen I thank you for this video, the first time I heard about this tower my reaction was "why?!", there are countless things that are worth the effort and resources over a tower, if you really want a monumental piece of art at least do something original!
Agreed. First thing that springs to mind in regards to a monument thats at least original is the Sydney opera house. Australia built it for that exact reason back in the 1970s and it worked wonders
Rest In Peace bro
@@manavpatel2591 lol, why?
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Dubai is a trading hub for trade with Iran, Iraq, India and Pakistan, and Oman and Yemen. It has also become a trading hub with the former Soviet States, which find Dubai closer than Europe yet provides access to Western and Chinese products. Saudi Arabia has no history of trade on the Eastern coast and does not have trading opportunities on its western coast and is pretty much confined to selling oil.
Logicaly Answered: "According to CIA, 49,8% of Dubai's GDP comes from industry, 49.2% comes from services and 0,9% comes from agricultrure. In other words, oil production accounts for less than 1% of their GDP today."
Wow, thanks Logicaly Answered, I didn't know oil production is agriculture nowadays.
Should’ve phrased that differently hahaha
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wait so which one does oil actually go under?
@@TimelessLounge Industry probably.
@@phoenix5054 yes oil extraction and oil is considere as a industry
Talk about why Egypt is failing at copying both!
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But it's starting to look like UAE compared to other African countries. Y'all ungrateful
@@joe_lubinda morocco has Egypt beat. By a lot. Egypt is on the bottom of my list.
@@joe_lubinda nigeria, south Africa, Morocco will pass, Egypt is number 4 in Africa
I think it’s because Saudi Arabia is seen as more of a kingdom; and mecca for religious people rather then a vacation destinos and Dubai has marketed their country as a fun ; lavish place to visit and the world sees it at a luxury location
Exactly and they have been attacked with jihads and wahabi back in the days. There so Many religious groups in Saudia arabia they won't allow that to happen.
Wahabi's aren't really that religious. They hardly pray. @@barbarasara4033
Saudi Arabia is a large country with differnt caltures in every area.
There are many places with potential to become attraction, but these places are not easly accessable even for locals.
Saudi Arabia doesnt need to copy Dubai, no need for skyscrapers of ultra luxry places. They need to make attraction more accessable and safe
It's large, but it's 99% sand dunes. I mean, no offence but after a couple of landcruiser and buggy rides in the sand you're pretty much done with that. Anyway, all desert kingdoms will fail eventually, since cheap air travel will be harder to come by. Dubai is ok for now, because it's also a airport hub, but all this wil change with less reliance on fossil fuels (not saying it will happen anytime soon, though)
@@crimsonlightbinder your brain has failed, you are wrong,it's large it has snowfall in winter in mountain and high altitude areas,people come here to get jobs/employment to get rich and a high quality of life and not for landcruser and sand, what you you mean by all desert kingdom will fall then Australia will also fall because its also a huge desert all ecosystems are important for the sustainance of life be it forest or desert.
I think it is a bit harsh to show an empty airport as a sign of failure since it was opened during covid.
I think the airport will only reach its true potential during this Haj (pilgrimage) season…
The airport is full during Haj ...that means its a failure lol 🤪🤪🤪
@@baikeiast5255 wdym no it’s not Saudi gets millions of ppl during haj any airport will be full
@@wizardkingmudhhi4418 nah....no one would step foot in Saudi airport y'all
UAE is a quite open country..compared to other middle eastern ones..thats why tourism & investors like it better in UAE
I went to Dubai and to Saudi Arabia and can assure you the problem isn't marketing. Comparing them on this front is like comparing US and Bahrain on military power.
What could be the problem?
Good point on Saudi Arabia ought to invest on what makes it unique. Apart from the main cities (Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, and Jeddah), it does have ancient towns such as Asir, the Red Sea islands, and ancient Nabataean sites such as in AlUla and Al Jawf.
Nah fam I ain't going to a country where I can be beheaded for smoking a joint.
They should have tour packages for unique sights/experiences. Anybody can make a soulless Vegas but not many can provide an unforgettable experience
Yep exactly
And here we have... some desert...
... and here we have... some more desert...
we have but he was lazy to search for
@@fredbloggs5902 But your deserts are beautiful and have cool ruins, just promote that, i mean i'm sure poeple would pay to have a Bedoiun experience on the desert in the middl of some beautiful ruins.
I've never been to the Middle East yet, but I couldn't agree with you more about Las Vegas being soulless.
I´d really love to visit Saudi Arabia one day. But their openly anti-human rights policies are indeed one big factor that is preventing me from going. Plus, I also think there´s a general lack of... knowledge about the country. Saudi Arabia has always been famous precisely for being very closed to the outside world, and most people don´t have a clear image of what is out there to see, do or experience. Every major country in the tourist industry has at least one place that represents it across the world and that people dream about visiting one day, but for Saudi Arabia you have... what? I mean sure they have the holy cities of Mecca and Medina... but since only Muslims are allowed to visit them... What else am I supposed to see in Saudi Arabia? If I want to experience the classic Arab culture and visit ancient cities I go to Jordan, if I want to have modern take from it and be impressed with crazy luxury and skyscrapers I go to Dubai. But what makes me wanna go to Saudi Arabia? I´m not saying there´s nothing else to do; If I´m saying I´d love to visit it one day, it´s partially because every single Saudi person I have ever talked to have been insanely kind and friendly and because the only person I know to have been to the country described as "Another world" and made me really curious. I think the whole issue here comes to marketing, as I still have the same question: What is it there in Saudi Arabia to see?
Riyadh and jeddah , jeddah has the red sea and its so beautiful you could rent a yacht and the water is crystal clear and riyadh has boulevard world and barbie world And you could go to malls and coffee shops and resturants and women can drive and your not forced to wear hijab and niqab and abaya so you could wear whatever you want and its so beautiful go to abha to see the beautiful mountins and purple trees and its very safe our country is one of the safest countries and you could go in the night 1-2 am you see a lot of people its so good and the skyline is beautiful i suggest you to come here and take a visit so dont judge a book by its cover
What human rights abusees, all I can think of are the very harsh punishments for crimes.
Really glad you mentioned this 11:38
Too many people or businesses just plow forward and keep dumping money into something that really isn't worth it. When you kept talking about the Kingdom tower I definitely would associate that term to it. Kinda like my old vehicle that was nickel and diming me but now is costing close to a monthly payment for a new one.
The main worst part about Saudi Arabia being renovated is that in the process thay are destroying people's home and thus they are becoming homeless with less homes rents are in peak and so goes for the tax
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I believe your view
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I completely agree with the valid points you indicated. Building a huge tower alone isn't going to do wonders for their tourism sector. You're videos are very well researched and super interesting. Wish you continued success....
Thank you Stevie!
Saudi Arabia is trying honestly. They just need an extra marketing strategy and lossen up a bit. Too many Sharia laws, we can't drink, fear to make a mistake, so it's some disadvantages
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I Don't blame them for having to many sharia laws. Its where Islam was founded. Its where mecca and medina is located
I've actually visited Saudi Arabia twice. Going as a tourist without a local to show you around would be daunting, but it's been quite a good experience with one. It's worth noting that a lot of stuff isn't complete or officially open yet (museums and other entertainment), so they're not quite ready for masses of tourists yet. But they are laying the groundwork with a huge expansion of public transit and more organized excursions available through their website. The biggest problem they'll have is differentiating their image from Dubai.
Saudi Arabia will always be a backwater shithole.
That and it's Saudi Arabia and people get beheaded in parking lots for witch craft
I think it's a good rule of thumb not to go to any country that's Theocratic.
Fair enough
The country is ruled by an absolute monarchy that disguises itself as theocratic or limited by sharia law.. The thing is it's just a mask.. One only to silence the religious extremists. Most of them are in the Abha region.. When women were allowed to drive, those people actually defied the new laws and prevented all women from driving and from not fully covering themselves within their pathetic region.
That’s putting it politely lol
Plenty of people go to Dubai don't they?
@@j4genius961 Oh for sure. That doesn't make it wise but plenty of people do much more risky things so to each their own.
The reason why the kindom tower in Jeddah stopped is because the bin laden group which is the company that had this project was caught in a corruption case after the 2 cranes fell on makkah back in 2014 and as a result the company has been stopped from working until now
Say hi to osama’s relatives
Dubai knew from day 1 that oil isn't something that they can depend on, so they started having open minded and progressive societies (atleast in terms of middle East standards), promoting tourism and encouraging businesses to come to Dubai with minimal or no tax. Saudi, on the other hand still feels it has oil as a last resort if some other plan fails and yes, they are definitely not progressive and even when they pretend to be, they fail miserably.
Saudi Arabia is also trying their best to other sources of revenue also like what they stated in vision 2030. They're focusing on developing public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure, and recreation. So maybe they're focusing on those industries and their private technology sector to make a new silicon valley or a center of global innovation. Maybe something like isreal.
Yeah, that’s true. Still a long way to go though
That’s true
anything "Silicon Valley" style is very unlikely to happen. The manpower who staff this style of ventures has other more attractive choices.
They’re building neom which seems ok
No I wouldn't, I am not tolerated by their religion.
@spaks Well then I will ask you since I would rather get an answer then start an argument, despite you calling me stupid, how do they feel about poor, mentally ill, trans people?
@spaks Dude you need to lay off the internet a bit you are defending a terrible country like crazy.
@spaks because I have seen a lot of people who previously lived in that country specially girls despise it and talk about how cruel the rules are
@spaks 😂😂 Saudi Arabia and peaceful in the same sentence. I pity my country men and women who go to die there in the name of employment.
@spaks "None of the Womens Complain"
HAHAHAHAHAHA, Because They're Living under the Immense Fear of there Religion, CLOSE MINDED PARENTS AND SOCIETY, ABSOLUTELY DOGSHIT GOVERNMENT.
Yeah..the minor problem of unaliving people locals or foreigners alike is not something most people with teens who might sneak in a pill or two are willing to overlook.
I wonder how they would react to a lesbian couple at the airport bringing with them a weed pen?
You talk like that’d happen to anyone who looks the wrong way.. just don’t murder or fuck anyone in public and you’re good lmao.
Sorry I’m late, Dubai and Saudi Arabia both were similar in someways but there action was the game changer.
And other things you already covered so nothing else to say right now
Great video 👍🏻
These fuz feels like watching a richie rich episode 😂
Yep, the marketing of both countries are radically different
Too early to read to opinions...i guess I'll watch later
Opinion( there you go)
Hahah 😂 th-cam.com/video/v11I_rm_Ymo/w-d-xo.html
Having been to several Arab countries, Saudi Arabia will never achieve major tourist attraction because of their societal policies. The only bright spot for Saudi is they're not as bad as Iran. The Sunni-Shiite schism is associated with perpetual war and terrorism, and these two countries are the leaders. Ausi will never achieve global tourist status unless it changes its image. It doesn't help that a Saudi F-15 pilot goes berserk at Tyndall AFB in Florida. They clearly will have to do sincere and radical changes like signing a peace treaty with Israel and visibly seeing Jews there. That's a tall order that's likely result in the overthrow of the monarchy.
"Take Tokyo for example" proceeds to show Dotonbori in Osaka.
was just deciding with my wife between jedda and dubai. And jedda doesnt have the selection of resorts/ hotels dubai has, nor does it have the selection and worldwide cuisine that dubai has. Doha is a smaller version of Dubai with less traffic and more arab/islamic culture so thats also worth a comparing to
This is not a fair comparison, you just compared doha (country) to dubai(city) dubai wasn’t built to show you it’s arabian & islamic culture and heritage. If you want to learn about the Arabin/Emirati culture you should visit other Cities closer to dubai such as Al Ain, Sharjah, Khorfakan and Abu Dhabi.
As a WOMAN, that is used to having my freedom, and loves my wine, that is not a vacation spot for me.
In my opinion, Dubai is a soft landing and a good introduction to the Middle East for westerners.
The Middle east is not that bad. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are cities in the middle east that receives Tourism from all over the world. I live in The UAE Myself and I have to say its a very nice country. I like other parts of The Middle East as well such as Qatar. Saudi Arabia and Egypt
@@morestuff64058 I wouldnt say the middle east is "not that bad" - as someone who spent half my life in Middle East and half my life in Canada - I choose to live in the middle east today because in my opinion its the best place you could be these days (Dubai) - in terms of work, money, safety, fun, modern amenities, healthcare, sports, etc etc....
@@deathwish182 Ok
@@morestuff64058 to be precise,it not middle East,but it's actually West asia best of luck to your country
@@hakunamatata2978 I agree
The no drinking thing killed saudi arabia for me lol
Other countries like Peru already have deserts. And they have other geographical diversity landscapes hundreds of kilometres away. The Arab world is basically for rich people wanting to go shopping. Other countries offer so much more for the same value that no average person would consider going there.
Uae literally had mountains and greenery the place is called salalah
@@raeessss you can't be seriously comparing those to the Andes mountains and Amazon jungle, both of which Peru has, along with a well established culinary culture.
There is no failure and there is no tradition of Dubai, Saudi Arabia is establishing projects in every region on the heritage of the city itself, such as the city with the Hijazi design and the Riyadh area with the Najdi design and others
really? let's wait 10 years and see if it's true.
@@1.4billion65
Islands from the Red Sea project will open at the end of the year and you will look at Saudi Arabia how it will be after 8 years
السعودية ما عندها تاريخ مجرد بدو غير متحضرين. اخوكم من الامارات
@@TheUnique69able
🤣🤣🤣
لو تصمت كان أفضل
@@faisal6692 الحقيقة تعور؟
"Dubai was the country that built the desert kingdom image"
Bahrain: "Am I a joke to you?"
Grow up. Dubai is not a country. Go to geography class in Dubai. There you will learn its a city in The UAE And not a country. Stop calling Dubai a country
@@morestuff64058 I'm just mimicking the dialogue from the video. Having lived in the GCC for 10+ years I know it isn't a city or a country, it is an Emirate.
@@ua7234 Ok. Sorry for misunderstanding you
To be fair, have you seen Bahrain's *cough* "Desert"?
Saudi Arabia relies heavily on oil, and are stuck in the old ways which are not progressive no matter how hard they try and show the world. For example, women are still required to cover up with an abaya(local long dress) regardless if you are muslim or not. They recently allowed women to go with uncovered hair. They have a LOOOOOONG way to go to even try and compete with Dubai, let alone take the throne from them. Dubai already weaned itself from depending on oil, they invest in all kinds of technology, they embrace change, theyve made Dubai a tourist and business hub, in the sense that if you ask alot of people the capital of UAE, they would tell you Dubai.
As youve said, Saudi have the religious history side, and they should build up on that somehow and market it as a tourist attraction which would work as there are more than 2 billion muslims worldwide ( thats a HUGE market )
Saudi Arabia is Just Extremely Religious. Like Man CHILL TF OUT religion isn't everthing! Womens are treated like shit and loads of other shit with people. Dubai is opposite.
@@unleashedbeast1459 even though it isn't required anymore. It's still Enforced by the people and parents. Who are Close-Minded Asf. Also, That design doesn't matter. You still have to still wear that hijab.
Honestly, if they are such a Hardline Preachers, They should make Mecca and medina A whole another state with hardly any connection to rest of the country. That country is just for Extremists, We live for the sake of life, Not religion.
@@unleashedbeast1459 Really? TF no way. OK they might not be wearing but still they are Close Minded and you can't live a Modern life there.
And, I know about mmd Bin Salman
@@unleashedbeast1459 my mind is open actuality, gimme some proof.
@@unleashedbeast1459 kk, Chill. Am actually doing some research. Quite curious and def. Props to Bin Slaman to look on the issues of the past.
U cant compare a whole country (saudi) to a city , dubai only a city not a country
He can, he did and it was nicely done.
@@georgekingiv8171 lmao
When you think Saudi, you think oil. When you think UAE, you think Dubai. I couldn't tell you the name of a single Saudi Arabia town.
@@tootzy-the-roll riyad. Mecca ,medina
When i hear soudi arabia
@@tootzy-the-roll Out of my 19 years of living, I don't think I've ever told a foreigner that I live in UAE without specifying Dubai.. and I don't even live in Dubai.
We are failing at copying Dubai because we are not trying to copy Dubai
Exactly. I am from The UAE And I don't think You are copying us. I think we inspired you to build The Jeddah Tower
I live in Saudi. I wouldn’t send my worst enemy here
Then what are you doing in Saudi,if you don't even want to send your worst enemy here.
@@hakunamatata2978 I’m here for specific reasons 😁. Helping Muslims leave islam
@@paul_321 wrong reason,muslim are in everywhere not just in gulf , doesn't make any sense .
@@hakunamatata2978 Makes perfect sense. I’m helping people who just did Hajj&celebrated Ramadan leave their evil cult. It’s the only beautiful thing in KSA, seeing a muslim convert away from the moon cult.
@@Happyhappy-zy2bk 🤣🤣🤣 they can’t 😁 they need me more than they need a rock to kiss 🐫 💩🕋
The creek tower is on hold. In college, we went to Dubai for a class... long story. Emiratis will literally tell you they only started the Creek tower because of Saudi Arabia's tower so once Suadi stopped they stopped.
LMAO fr?
@@saraa. no it was halted due to covid
The chairman of Emaar just said that the Creek tower is getting a redesign and it will be revealed in a couple of months, You just generalized all Emirates based on the opinions of few of them.
Saudi Arabia doesn’t seem like an inviting place regardless of whether or not there are nightclubs and alcohol. People want to experience culture and Saudi Arabia has much to give but I’ve never seen an Instagram post of a digital nomad traveling “exotic Saudi”. It’s kind of a shame that the birthplace of Islam is closed off to the world. Saudi has so much potential. I hope to see the hashtag #visitsaudi one day!
Do they have a big museum on their history? Thats the first thing I'd build.
@You tube Censorship True ASF.
that's the very definition of is lam, closed
6:29 boy you from the south. Lol
You pulled that y’all off like a true southerner 😂
😂
Love this! New subscriber. Thanks for including references! 🌷
Dubai isn't at war, it has tiny borders even if it were, it wasn't exploited for half of the last century, and they haven't dismembered any journalists for speaking on material reality. I think you miss a lot by ignoring the cost of war and violating international law like murdering foreign press and slaughtering/starving civilians like in Yemen. Not to mention the cost of just 2 fighter jets could pay for the Jeddah tower. One tower is nothing compared to how much they spend on missiles and jets and vehicles. Never mind neom and the line
Impressive how everything you just said is wrong
@@maybeyesmaybeno5871 they're not really even in the same ball park when compared objectively. Fighter jet prices and Jeddah tower costs are well documented, so true. Wars engaged by UAE causing humanitarian crisis spanning years - none that I'm aware of. Number of foreign journalists dismembered in an embassy for speaking out against the gov't in UAE, none.
UAE-sponsored forces have murdered Yemeni journalists, that's true, but not the government and not in a diplomatic establishment. UAE has caused humanitarian violations for workers, migrants, and abuses against women, that's true, but dozens don't compare to hundreds of thousands.
Check yourself.
There's no comparison between the two...Dubai is far ahead of Saudi in terms of infrastructure and systems.
@You tube Censorship you must be on TH-cam for attention...well here you got some. Happy?
And in SOCIAL terms.
In everything actually
I'll start planning my trip to Saudi Arabia the same time I start playing on my trip to North Korea.
@spaks I don’t think he is necessarily from America. I am from an arab country and even if you kill me I would not set a foot inside Saudi Arabia.
Two stupid countries 🌚
@spaks bruh you have to be blind to not notice. first they still don't treat women equally second the country leaders and governoment is so harsh, people who live in the country go to qatar or dubai just to relax. Third I don't care now and don't want to expain anymore. goodluck defending saudi on the interent mate.
@spaks Didn't he just say he won't go there lol
@spaks "even if you kill me I would not set foot in Saudi Arabia"... He did specify that. Pay attention
Many Christians go to Italy and the Vatican especially every year as their tourist spot. if Saudi Arabia can do the same thing I think it would attract alot of tourists.
They already got the haj to get people flocking to their country each year
@@mochipii the Hajj is a one per year event what I mean is open their mosque for tourists
Yeah but then they see other parts of Italy. What else is there to see in SA?
This aspect was clearly put in to perspective as Saudi Arabia is planning to increase the number of pilgrims to 30 millions a year.
That’s why Jeddah airport was expanded and this was just the first phase of the expansion. Moreover Saudi Arabia is currently planning on constructing an airport south of Jeddah dedicated for pilgrims and improving the accessibility to the holy places in Makkah.
By pilgrims I mean people who are going for Hajj or Omrah.
Your channel is gold.. it should blow.
Dubai is a CITY, Saudi Arabia is a COUNTRY / Kingdom
He put The UAE Flag. He is actually saying how Saudi Arabia is failing at copying The UAE's largest city
The thing is Saudi Arabia never tried to copy Dubai even the crown prince denied these claims. I wonder why people come up with these assumptions 🤷🏻♂️
Will Copy Afghanistan or Pakistan?!
@@Zensmonks Nah, we have our own identity as people and as a country, we are different. Interesting playlist btw.
REASON: LEADERSHIP
How can you compare a country that's larger than wester Europe to a single city? Also, Saudi NEVER attempted to copy Dubai nor did it ever claim it was trying to do so!
You are right,This comparison is incorrect and misleading ,he compared city with a country, illogical comparison,it's like comparing europe with china,one is continent another just country
Yes,Saudi never attempted to copy and claim it,what he actually is doing he is sharing his own made up opinions,he is probably expat in some gulf country,who spyed it,and is making here misleading videos,as it is a fact ,there are more foreigners in gulf nations than its native peoples
You are correct about Dubai being soulless. I would not take a holiday of any kind in Saudi. I know enough about that country to say it’s not for me, not in a million years.
As an American who's gov just restricted women's rights, and is wondering how far we're planning to back slide. No, Dubi is nicer (I've been to both for the military)
Its UAE. Not Dubai
Great video and insights! Really enjoyed every part of this video. From an outsiders perspective - I felt that Saudi was really trying to distance themselves from what makes them “unique”. Rather than embracing the Islamic culture and capitalising on that, they tried to conform to western standards and didn’t really offer anything new to high paying tourists (typically westerners). I liked how you said that they should focus on what they’re best known for - the Islamic and the Arab culture. The country is very rich culture wise!
And they’ll really have to work on their hospitality because it’s sometimes one of the worst- they’re so harsh and their tone don’t seem to be very welcoming when we are at the airport. I know it’s kind of influenced by their bedouin-like culture - but this can be worked on by the airport staff to give a better representation to the country. I’m always afraid when I go to the airport xD.
As a srilankan I can also attest to the points where building an airport or a large tower isn’t going to help tourism that much - it’s just additional cost. As a tourist myself, I don’t fancy going into large towers when going to a different country.
Asians are actually higher paying tourists than westerners dude.
I don’t see saudi is copying dubai at all this is our GCC culture
GCC is a political organisation not a culture 🤣
I just realised Dubai isn't part of Saudi Arabia just now from your video dude.
Glad you learned something!
Wow....coz all Ay-rabs are the same right?
@SK Safo
10 IQ comment
You were brainwashed by Americans. Americans were super dumb the fact they even called Dubai a country and said it was a part of Saudi Arabia. You only thought it was a part of Saudi Arabia and sometimes its own country because The Americans are the people who said that to you. They don't understand Geography about the Middle East
Islamic tourism? They're a huge market with incredible buying power. And maybe Muslims would rather go to Saudi than Dubai? After all it is the Homeland.
It's just not a country interested in tourism from westerners. Plenty of people visit but only for strictly religious purposes and there are millions of foreign workers, but strictly to work.
I would understand if this video was made back in 2017. In 2022 however, the country is and has improved in multiple worldwide KPIs. The Kingdom Tower isn’t even that important now. The main Mega Projects in the country now are: NOEM, Red Sea Project, Qiddiya Project.
Also Ad Diryah project in Riyadh which projects the history of Najd
Will I ever travel to Saudi Arabia ?
Hell No
You forgot Saudi Arabia has Makkah and Medina, tens of millions of Muslims would like to visit every year. And the jeddah new terminal is packed with people already.
You lost me when you said embrace their culture and the first part of your video shows the negative effects of their culture.
I went to saudi arabia for umrah in 2017. It was lovely. I went to mekkah and madinah. I'm glad it wasn't the rich boyz in ferraris i was led to believe. Everyone drove pickup trucks or hyundai's and mitsubishi's. It was wholesome, it was peaceful but I'm told that outside of these 2 cities, saudi arsbiahas tsken a wrong turn and they're trying to be more westernized.
*June* : *Its so unfortunate how Christians Islam and Judaism have been fighting each other and on the other hand Hindus have never had beef*
Location
Haha hindus are busy destroying muslim shops and baning hijab in india check it out
More like Christians and Muslims, Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Muslims.
Dubai purchased super cars for their police officers😂, some people really thinks they purchased them for security purposes 😂, its just for Marketing.
Bro acting like they harmed someone by doing that
Singapore got crazy’s and fascinating buildings and yes truthfully so much more
i agree with solution.
almost nobody wants to go to Saudi Arabia and I think that the reason is more than obvious
No matter how fancy they try to present themselves to tourists I will never go to Mecca for vacation because Saudi Arabia is probably the most blatantly racist country towards black people I have ever been to in my life. I've been a devout Nigerian muslim my entire life yet I can tell you first hand that every time me and my family visited we experienced discrimination that we never got anywhere else in the world and we've been to the US, UK, France, Malyasia and Germany. Saudi Arabia was the first and continues to be the only place I have ever been treated differently for the color of my skin. The only reason I ever visit is for pilgrimage but I do not feel welcome there at all
The fact that you say that as a "devout" Muslim (most are just Shit In terms of Mind) makes things even worse.
I think betting on tourism is not a good idea. It is the worst for the stability of your economy.
And SA doesn't seem to have a clue and only be superficially copying others.
And they have destroyed a lot of their old buildings and architecture, because it didn't fit the theocracy's idea of their history.
From Ottoman forts to Roman temples, to pre-Islamic archeology. Even a lot of their more recent history has been destroyed, like many things having to do with Hedjaz.
would never go there unless i am well paid to do so
You're comparing Dubai city (a single Emirate out of 7) with the whole country of Saudi Arabia. Pretty bad comparison imo.
More so given that Dubai actually gets funded by Abu Dhabi, an emirate whose economy is purely based on oil (like Saudi).
@dynaekwueme is already doing a good job. I believe more tourists from Nigeria will soon start showing up there.
I am so interested now because of her. Hence, why I am watching this video.
Dubai has a ruler who welcomes the world..its just amazing
Dubai is a Emirate. The UAE Have 7 emirates. All of our Emirates have Rulers. The ruler of my Emirate (Abu Dhabi) Is our current president because we went through a crisis where our President died. We know our new president will try his hardest to be a good president
if saudi want to attract tourists theyve got to turn a blind eye and let visitors have freedom to do what they want just like dubai does
Thanks man, due to your recommendation I got youtube premium.
I live in the Detroit area and it has the largest Arabic population outside of the Middle-East and I can tell you with a mountain of security -
1st: EVERYONE gets Americanized through generations. They were a rough group 35 years ago - Today ? They are just like anyone else. Just tryin to make a buck.
2nd: Their food is amazing and, growing up in this area, I know well what "Authentic Middle-Eastern" food is - There is nowhere else in THIS country to experience it
and to understand Arabic culture without being Arabic or going to the Middle East.
Tourists don't want to get their head cut off
Husband: Hey, honey where do you want to go for a holiday? We can go to Switzerland or Thailand or Paris?
Wife: Nah fam let's go to Saudi Arabia that place is lit!
Great analysis, only 1 remark, although they have Mecca, Saudia Arabia never been the center of the Islamic civilization apart from the start of Islam and after the discovery of oil, the centers were mainly Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Andalus, Tunisia, Turkey and Morocco and it doesn't have much landmarks neither beside the ones that non-Muslims can't get into. That's why they need to create something tourist got to see à la Dubai :)
Ah thanks for the clarification Fayçal!
Tunisia and Morroco also were never centers. But Mecca was always the religious center though not the economical or political or social or educational/scientific center
Also there are alot of landmarks outside of mecca, including madi'n Saleh for example and many more historical sites
@@d7home2129 Kairouan and Fes were (they both have the 2 oldest universities in the world) although they didn't have influence in the middle east they were the main centers in the maghreb region and the andalus. The same way middle east was never regarded as the center for the Maghreb apart from the start of Islam, and I never said Saudia doesn't have any landmarks, but compared to Syria, Iraq or Egypt they don't have much beside Mecca and Medina and Madain Saleh and unfortunately even those suffered the landmarks destructions by the Wahhabis in their early years 😔
People literally pray in the direction of the Kabah and the prophet’s mosque is in Madinah. So yeah Saudi Arabia is the centre of the Islamic world. Not to say other places aren’t worth visiting
Not to be offensive, but Saudi Arabia does not attract me at all. All we hear is women are not allowed to drive. There is such a strict dress code, women have to wear an abaya. Women need a male guardian to travel. Alcohol is not sold. I'd rather spend my hard earned money in another country. Sure Dubai is also muslim, but there seems to be far more freedom there compared to SA.
Exactly. And the last thing is that Saudi Arabia does not allow women to leave the country. If they want to leave the country then they must have a man with them. I know about a story where a Saudi Arabian lady left Saudi Arabia to start a new life outside without a man with her but she was captured. She was raped. beaten and kidnapped and she was taken back to Saudi Arabia. She has not been seen since 2019. The UAE Allows women to move out without a man with them
@Loai Alghamdi Oh Ok. Thank you for informing me
In order to make a country an attractive place, construction is not enough; other things are also needed. I don't think that a heavily traditional religion country like Saudi Arabia will have much chance globally.
They should definitely legalize alcohol and highly tax it. It sounds silly but without alcohol a lot of westerners simply don’t wanna come, cause they just wanna party.
Comparing a large country like Saudi Arabia to a small city like Dubai doesn’t make sense. It’s like saying why China is not as rich as Singapore! Also, etihad, emirates and Qatar airways are all heavily subsidised by the country but it’s simply not possible for Saudis arabia to subsidise Saudi airlines as they can’t afford it,
I believe Saudi has its own unique style, it will become the new world's hub no doubt, but that will take time as Saudi just launched its vision 2030 back in 2016 and has achieved so much since then. #iLoveSaudi
Yeah exactly. It's like saying South Korea and Japan are the same. Both are East Asian but each has a unique culture and experience to offer.
Islam is a religion not a culture. What is Saudis culture where Islam hasn’t seeped in? That would be food, way of dressing pre or uninfluenced by religion. Even if Saudis wanted to capitalize on religious tourism, they can’t because it’s not a yearly inclination, it’s a once in a lifetime going unlike places like the Vatican which allow both religious and normal people to pour in, even if being centric to religion.
religion is not equal to culture. totally agree. I would not go to a country who don't respect their women.
@@meet221197 Saudi Arabia's women's rights are improving at a really quick pace. Since MBS became crown prince back in 2017, he has allowed women to drive, abolished the law forcing them to wear a hijab, and more and more women are starting to enter the work force. Most of Saudi Arabia's population are millenials and generation z and the older people make up a tiny part of our population, and the old people are usually the ones who are against these new laws, but alot of younger Saudis have actually gone to university in the west/are more active on social media.
The reason I will probably never go to Saudi Arabia is bc I am gay and I don't want to die 😁
Understandable haha
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There’s also the thing with the… you know…. The twin towers
The "renewable energy transition" will stall and wont happen as fast as predicted as more and more countries realize the economic damage that such a transition can cause to their economy
So a mile long skyscraper costs less than twitter?!
Very simple answer to your question of 2.5 million visits Mecca for pilgrimage, why not tens of millions visit for tourism, because it’s not allowed for none Muslims to enter these places under the Sharia law
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That would be awesome!
Last time i was there, i was in "Taief" (طائف) and it was..
meh.
casual.
Just back from Saudi and spent 3 days there, Saudi air is like mid class airline. I had Tourist visa and rental car companies refused to rent me rental car due to visa WTH, No one speak English, no English signs, except very few places like Redsea Mall and around (Jeddah) are Dubai level but rest is like a poor country. Bullet train starts at 1.30pm & only 7 trains, buying ticket was a hell of experience for foreign credit card holders. Bought ticket from ticket counter but only one way ticket , then I had to spent 40min more in Maddina to get return ticket. On Jeddah airport no Wi-Fi for visitors, can get Wi-Fi if has a local SIM but why I need Wi-Fi if I has a local sim. Luckily T-Mobile saved me as I had activated International Roaming.
You go to an Arab country and expect English signs? You're clearly the problem here.
First world problems: so amusing.
Jeddah is known to be a less developed city in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh and Al Khobar have much more developed infrastructure.
As a single woman I am not going to travel to countries where I have no rights. Plus why go when it will be as sterile and generic and boring as Dubai?
All the german Influencers who moved to Dubai to promote it are coming back.
Dubai is just a giant shopping mall in my opinion. Nothing about local culture and architecture. I can eat an avocado toast everywhere in the world. I rather go to a place that respects women has has something interesting to offer.
I am not the shopping and taking pucs for social Media type. I want it real.
Nobody is forcing you,you can remain locked in your home.just because you don't like malls and shopping,that does not mean everyone don't like it
Btw you should move to Ukraine,...trust me it won't be boring 😁😁😁
This video is illogical,you cannot compare country with a city. JUST THINK ABOUT IT
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UAE attracts capital and visitors because there are no taxes.
Seeing as they are commiting a pretty hardcore genocide in Yemen and do beheadings on the reg (or bonesawing) imma pass on the kingdom for now.