Saudi Arabia is investing an unprecedented amount of money in tourism, and also in diversifying its economy away from oil. I’ve been watching this with great interest, as we’ve never seen a project to this scale before, and many have wondered just how realistic some of these ambitions are. I’m also just generally interested in planned projects like this, as it’s amazing how often they fail. Saudi Arabia’s single most ambitious project is The Line, and it looks like this is now facing its biggest challenge to date. While we’ve seen the project scaled back and delayed in the past, we’re now seeing work reportedly stop for the coming years. Let’s start with a bit of background, and then get into the latest. Saudi Arabia’s The Line is the wildest thing I’ve ever seen NEOM halts work on The Line project until after 2030 Bottom line Saudi Arabia’s The Line is the wildest thing I’ve ever seen Saudi Arabia is working on developing all kinds of new regions, in order to create new tourism and lifestyle destinations.…