World Expo 2030 to be hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01-12-23
The cities of Rome in Italy, Busan in South Korea and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia competed. Overwhelmingly, Saudi Arabia won the hosting honor with 118 votes. Italy received 19 votes and South Korea received 20.
The landslide victory was anticipated at the start of the meeting by Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan who noted that the event will be inclusive and easy as participants will have a special visa. Getting to the Expo venue will be equally easy as it will only require a 10-minute train ride from the airport. Flights by both the national carrier Saudia Airlines and Riyadh Air will also be very important.