UPDATE: Saudi Bets $1 Trillion to Become Next Tourist Hotspot…

DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia—Retired Arkansas accountant Dora Jane Flesher wanted a postpandemic adventure off the beaten track. In Saudi Arabia she was mesmerized by ancient tombs carved into sandstone outcroppings in Al-Ula. She was less impressed by a museum featuring a collection of old TVs and touch-tone phones plus rocks from every U.S. state.“We got to see the country at the beginning of its opening up,” said Ms. Flesher, 65. “But that meant we saw a lot of random things that will not be popular tourist destinations.”