Our Summer, Your Mood summer tourism season launched in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Tourism Authority has launched its programme for Summer of Saudi Arabia 2021, through its portal Saudi Arabia Spirit, under the slogan of “Our Summer, Your Mood.” (SPA)
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Updated 24 June 2021
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Our Summer, Your Mood summer tourism season launched in Saudi Arabia

  • The programme includes 500 touristic experiences in cooperation with more than 250 partners from the private sector

RIYADH: The Saudi Tourism Authority has launched its programme for Summer of Saudi Arabia 2021, through its portal Saudi Arabia Spirit, under the slogan of “Our Summer, Your Mood.”

The program starts Thursday, June 24 and lasts until the end of September across 11 touristic destinations that are rich with natural diversity, according to a statement published on Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The programme includes 500 touristic experiences in cooperation with more than 250 partners from the private sector.

Events and aqua activities will take place across the beaches of Jeddah, Yunbo, Amlaj and King Abdullah Economic City. 

Activities will also take place amid cool climate weather at the heights of Al Taef, Al Baha and Aseer in addition to historic and ancient sites from Tabuk, AlUla and Al-Ahsa to the Kingdom’s heart of Riyadh.

“The launch of the Saudi Summer Program for this year confirms the determination of the tourism sector in the Kingdom to move forward in achieving its ambitious goals that are in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030,” Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Authority, Ahmed Al-Khatib, said.

“This seeks to consolidate Saudi Arabia’s position as one of the most important tourist destinations in the region and the world, despite the challenges facing the global tourism sector due to the coronavirus pandemic.”

He added that the season will offer both investment opportunities as well as employment for local communities, which will contribute to the economic and social development of Saudi Arabia.

To pick their touristic packages and favorite destinations, tourists are requested to visit the website www.visitsaudi.com, which provides all the required details in multiple languages.


Japanese researchers hope to restore coral from Saudi-made structures

Updated 05 January 2026
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Japanese researchers hope to restore coral from Saudi-made structures

  • Coral skeletons made for Saudi Pavilion at Japan expo last year
  • Results of Japanese study to be revealed at Riyadh Expo 2030

TOKYO: Japanese universities are seeking to restore coral reefs and marine ecosystems after receiving artificial structures that Saudi Arabia made and showcased at last year’s Osaka-Kansai Expo.

The coral skeletons were donated to the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa and Kansai University in Osaka Prefecture, Kyodo News reported at the weekend.

The structures are made from calcium carbonate, a material on which corals are believed to grow more easily compared to artificial alternatives such as concrete or metal.

The skeletal structures were created using 3-D printers, with one piece produced a day during the expo, and displayed across an entire wall in the Saudi Arabia Pavilion, which had an area focusing on sustainable marine environments.

Coral reefs serve as habitats for much marine life, but over 40 percent of the world’s 892 species face possible extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The University of the Ryukyus, which received about 150 of the artificial coral skeletons, will place them in waters off the eastern coast of Okinawa’s main island and then examine their impact on the ecosystem.

Kansai University has placed theirs in the sea around Kagoshima Prefecture’s Yoron Island to observe their growth after transplanting coral polyps onto the structures.

The results of the research are expected to be revealed at the Riyadh Expo in 2030.

“I had never imagined that Japan and Saudi Arabia would cooperate on coral research,” said Masato Ueda, a professor specializing in regenerative medicine at Kansai University.

Ueda said he wants to demonstrate to children that “humanity is attempting to restore the environment.”