Tourists visit the Nabataean archaeological site of al-Hijr (Hegra), near the northwestern Saudi city of al-Ula. Saudi Arabia is hoping to woo visitors travelling to nearby Qatar for soccer’s World Cup. Photo: AFP
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by Mark Footer
A holiday in Saudi Arabia? But what about its human rights record, you ask. If you want squeaky clean, not many countries will make your itinerary
The Saudis are wooing visitors heading to Qatar for soccer’s World Cup. Some may understandably hesitate to go. But do they judge other countries the same way?
Discounting everywhere with a questionable rights record would leave a very limited travel itinerary. And remember that travel affords new perspectives