Lonely Planet
Seeing is Believing: How 3 photographers use a CAMON 50 Ultra 5G
Lonely Planet and TECNO team up to launch a contest called: Seeing is Believing. Three photographers use the same camera to shoot three different cities.
Atlas Obscura
The Atlas Obscura Guide to the 2027 Total Solar Eclipse
On August 2, 2027, the Moon's shadow will cross southern Spain, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Near Luxor, in the Nile Valley, totality will last six minutes and twenty-three seconds. That number is the whole story. Most total eclipses give you two or three minutes. The celebrated North American eclipse of 2024 managed four and a half at its very best. Six minutes and twenty-three sec…
Atlas Obscura
Al-Saada in Al Ghayl, Saudi Arabia
There are few reasons why one would come all the way to Al-Ghayl, a village in the Al-Aflaj Governorate, around 300 kilometers from Saudi Arabia’s capital city Riyadh. Perhaps you’re a fan of “Layla and Majnun,” a love story that has reminded many of “Romeo and Juliet” (although, unlike the Shakespearian tragedy, it actually took place some 1,300 years ago). Or, maybe, you’re just briefly stopp…
Skift
Can a Party-Driven Brand Thrive in Saudi Arabia? Nammos Thinks So
The Mykonos-born lifestyle brand is showing how Western operators must adapt to succeed in the Kingdom.
nytimes.com
The New York Times
Exploring Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, With an Airline Pilot
On a stopover in Saudi Arabia, the writer strolls along the corniche, lingers over coffee and explores the historic heart of this city on the Red Sea.
Condé Nast Traveler
The Best Hotels and Resorts in the World: The Gold List 2026
Our editors across the globe share their favorite places to stay.
Atlas Obscura
Umm Jirsan Cave in Khaybar, Saudi Arabia
Located in the Harrat Khaybar lava field in Saudi Arabia, Umm Jirsan is a 1500-meter-long lava tube system, with tunnels that are as much as 12 meters tall and 45 meters wide, and is estimated to have been formed nearly 3 million years ago. Lava tubes form when cooling rivers of lava leave behind large openings in the earth's crust. It had previously been suspected that early humans might have…
Afar
These Are the Best New Hotels of 2025
Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the best new and renovated hotels in the world. For 2025, we’ve selected 25 ...