Getting more serious about this now.
I want to fly Saudi, and I want to visit Riyadh. Just a shame it seems they won't allow any tourist visas.
My planned itinerary would be LHR-RUH-CAI (deliberately choosing Saudia, and deliberately with a stopover in RUH rather than JED). I could spend 12 hours overnight at the airport on this booking, which I suppose could get me a transit visa (maybe?), but I want to spend 2 nights at the Ritz Carlton Riyadh, and see the Kingdom Tower, too.
Am I just wasting my time and ambition here? Maybe I should cross off Saudi Arabia forever, but that would be such a shame...