ຊາອຸດີ ອາຣາເບຍ ນັບເປັນເທື່ອທຳອິດ ທີ່ຈະຮັບເອົາພວກນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ຈາກຕ່າງປະເທດ.
ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ມີຄວາມສຳຄັນຄັ້ງປະຫວັດສາດດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນຖືກເບິ່ງກັນຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງວ່າ ແມ່ນເປັນຊ່ອງທາງນຶ່ງສຳລັບຊາອຸດີ ອາຣາເບຍ ທີ່ຈະກາງຕໍ່ລາຍໄດ້ຈາກນ້ຳມັນໃຫ້ໜ້ອຍລົງ.
ໃນວັນສຸກມື້ນີ້ ຊາອຸດີ ອາຣາເບຍ ຈະປະກາດໃຫ້ຮູ້ ກ່ຽວກັບປະຊາຊົນຂອງ 49 ປະເທດ ມີສິດຂໍວີຊ່າໄປຢ້ຽມຢາມຊາອຸດີໄດ້.
ໃນຖານະທີ່ເປັນພາກສ່ວນນຶ່ງຂອງແຜນການທ່ອງທ່ຽວນັ້ນ ຊາອຸດີ ອາຣາເບຍ ຍັງຈະມີການຜ່ອນຜັນກ່ຽວກັບກົດລະບຽບໃນດ້ານເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງສຳລັບນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວແມ່ຍິງ.
ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ທ່ານອາໝັດ ອາລ-ຄາທີບ ກ່າວຕໍ່ອົງການຂ່າວຣອຍເຕີ້ວ່າ ພວກນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວແມ່ຍິງບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງໄດ້ນຸ່ງເສື້ອຍາວສີດຳ ທີ່ແມ່ຍິງຊາອຸດີນຸ່ງກັນ ແຕ່ການນຸ່ງຖືຂອງພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າຈະຕ້ອງສຸພາບຮຽບຮ້ອຍ.
ການຂໍວີຊ່າສຳລັບພວກແມ່ຍິງທີ່ບໍ່ມີຜູ້ຕິດຕາມ ກໍຈະມີໄວ້ໃຫ້ ໂດຍບໍ່ມີການຈຳກັດຄືກັນກັບແຕ່ກ່ອນຜ່ານມາ.
ການຂໍວີຊ່າໄປເມືອງເມັກກະ ແລະເມດີນານັ້ນ ຍັງຈະຈຳກັດຕໍ່ພວກນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວທີ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນຊາວມຸສລິມ ແລະເຫຼົ້າຍັງຈະຖືກຫ້າມຢູ່ຕໍ່ໄປ.
Saudi Arabia, for the first time, is opening up to international tourism.
The historic move is widely seen as a way for the Middle Eastern country to lessen its dependence on revenue from oil.
Friday, the kingdom will announce the 49 countries whose residents will be eligible for visas to Saudi Arabia.
As part of the tourism scheme, Saudi Arabia is also relaxing its dress code for female tourists.
Tourism Minister Ahmad al-Khateeb told Reuters female tourists will not have to wear the long black robes that Saudi women wear, but their dress must still be modest.
Visas for unaccompanied women will also be available without any of the restrictions that have been imposed in the past.
The holy cities of Mecca and Medina will remain off limits to non-Muslim tourists, and alcohol will still be banned.
Until now, visas were mostly issued to resident workers and their dependents, business travelers and Muslim pilgrims.
The new influx of tourists is expected to create 1 million jobs, according to Saudi officials.
In addition to opening another income stream, the new visa program is widely seen as a means for Saudi Arabia to burnish its tarnished image after last year's murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the arrest of prominent women activists.