They have tried to invest in Tourism , I've been there and saw the infrastructure (which is nice btw) , but most of the tourism is domestic tourism, they have nice natural areas but it's know the European and American tourist are the top when it comes to tourists' spendings , why would a european or american visit Saudia ? for desert ? there are plenty of desert and mountains all over the world , what so special ? I see nothing special , they've invested in the wrong field , if the money spent on tourism was to be spent on something for example( industry) it would have been more useful.