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Saudia flight. Boeing 787-9.
★★★½
Airline reviews

Airline review: Carry-on limits ignored on this Mid East airline

Passengers wedge enormous bags into the overhead lockers, then start a bunfight trying to rip their luggage out while we are still taxiing to our gate.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Hegra is the site of more than 110 elaborate ancient graves.
Middle East

Why this hidden oasis is the coolest luxury destination right now

Pilgrims, cameleers, incense traders, empire builders, and even Lawrence of Arabia have passed through these lands. Now, it’s the turn of curious travellers.

  • by Belinda Jackson
The Made-in-Spain high-speed train.
★★★★
Train journeys

Top speed 300km/h: On board the Middle East’s first high-speed train

Clean, efficient and punctual, this Saudi train has been modified to cope with temperatures up to 50 degrees.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Jeddah’s historic old town, Al Balad.
Travel tips

Five of the most awe-inspiring tours on Earth right now

Leave the logistics to the experts on these escorted adventures in exotic locations.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Travellers who have visited Iran rave about the hospitality of locals.
Opinion
Travel tips

Do some countries deserve our tourist dollars more than others?

When it comes to choosing a country to travel to, no nation is without sin (even Australia). Where do you draw the line?

  • by Lee Tulloch
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A new type of oasis.
★★★★½
Hotel reviews

This amazing glamping resort shows Saudi Arabia can be fun

Arabia is the birthplace of glamorous camping, so it’s no surprise this resort near the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Hegra is a glamping masterclass.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Saudi Arabia has relaxed some of the restrictions it places on women.
Middle East

Visiting Saudia Arabia as a woman: I went to the notoriously sexist country solo

Sweeping social change in Saudi Arabia sees the door open to independent female travellers.

  • by Belinda Jackson
'Guest' (economy) class on board a Saudia Boeing 777.
Middle East

Airline review: Saudia, Boeing 777-300ER, economy class, Cairo-Jeddah

Voted the world's most improved airline in Skytrax' 2021 awards, don't expect a matey approach from the cabin crew.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Where's that first class seat? On board Flynas.
Middle East

Airline review: Flynas, Airbus A320neo, economy class, AlUla-Dubai

A convenient connection that makes it a two-flight journey from Australia to Saudi Arabia's most exotic new destination.

  • by Belinda Jackson
The spectacular mirrored Maraya Concert Hall.
Ocean cruises

AlUla, Saudi Arabia travel guide: Not your typical bucket-list destination

It rises, mirage like, from the desert floor. But I'm not hallucinating, I'm gazing at the world's largest reflective building

  • by Jane Knight

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