Abstract:

History helps you understand a society’s values and culture. There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is a country full of historical relics that many people know nothing about. The Saudi Arabia Vision of 2030 supports tourism and cultural heritage, which is one of the keys to new wealth. The project supports the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. Historical tourism is one of the most important elements for marketing tourist destinations in Saudi Arabia. Often tourists in Saudi Arabia visit malls, restaurants, or amusement parks, because most historical attractions are not known. Tourists might search for historical tourism destinations, but the search results might be unhelpful or difficult to locate. “Majd” application was established to discover the historical tourism attractions and be informed about the historical events in Saudi Arabia. The application uses augmented reality to attract the users to destinations. The user will select the city they wish to visit. A unique object of each destination will be displayed on the map. People will get to learn about the concept of the historical place by object and scene recognition. Details such as location, operation times, website, ticket information and policies regarding the place will be displayed to the user. The aim of the project is to create an application to discover and learn about the historical destinations in an interactive experiment to support the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia. Users will learn about Saudi Arabia's historical tourism destinations and events, save time and effort, locate attractions and events near the user’s location is an enjoyable way.