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.  

By 2030, many of the Kingdom's announced mega-projects will become reality as millions of people from around the world flock to Saudi Arabia and some of the human rights concerns present today may be history. Saudi Arabia opened its borders to the world in 2019, in just four years the Kingdom has become a fashionable destination, fascinating for its culture, history, wealth and development.  

At its inception, the World Exposition was a gathering of countries focused on sharing the material progress and technological advances achieved since the industrial revolution. The first World's Fair was held in London, England, in 1851. The event was so popular that it was subsequently repeated in different host countries around the world, making it an event that records the development and legacy of nations around the world. 

Saudi Arabia has long been committed to sustainability and World Expo 2030 will showcase carbon neutrality. The fair will include a sustainability solution currently under development, to be presented in 2025 and showcased at the Expo focused on reducing carbon emissions and protecting the oceans and the planet itself.