Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 2026: As Saudi Arabia marks National Day this year, a growing number of Saudis will be marking the occasion from outside the Kingdom. International passenger traffic through Saudi airports reached 75.8 million in 2025, up 9.4 percent year-on-year, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), a sign of how much travel, and time spent abroad, has become part of everyday Saudi life. For many of them, this National Day will be spent thousands of kilometres from home.
Being away does not mean being apart from the celebration. This year, that might mean watching fireworks light up a skyline back home over a video call, joining a family group chat filled with green-and-white photos, following the National Day anthem and celebrations online from a hotel room in a different time zone, or simply hearing a familiar voice at the end of a long travel day. None of it requires being there in person, only being connected.
For Saudi travelers already abroad, staying part of these moments starts with staying online. Airalo, the world’s first and largest travel eSIM provider, lets travelers activate mobile data in more than 200 countries and regions as soon as they land, without hunting for a local SIM cards or paying international roaming rates. Because eSIM technology supports dual-SIM functionality on most modern smartphones, travelers can keep their Saudi number active for calls and text messages while an Airalo eSIM handles data separately, meaning a National Day video call home does not have to compete with a scramble for WiFi or a local SIM vendor in an unfamiliar city.
As Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 continues to advance mobile-first, digital-first experiences, connectivity is increasingly becoming part of how Saudi travelers plan a trip in the first place, alongside flights, accommodation and activities. For a growing number of them, that planning now includes making sure they can be part of moments like this one, wherever their journeys take them.
This Saudi National Day, Airalo’s message to Saudi travelers everywhere is a simple one: wherever the journey takes you, home is never far away when you can stay connected to the people who make it home.
On the occasion of Saudi National Day, Airalo extends its warmest wishes to the people of Saudi Arabia.
About Airalo:
Airalo, founded in 2019, is the world’s first and largest travel eSIM provider. Trusted by over 20 million travelers to date, Airalo offers eSIM packages in 200+ destinations, empowering users to instantly connect to mobile networks worldwide. With a remote team spanning over 50 countries, Airalo is committed to making mobile connectivity on the move easier, more affordable, and accessible to all.
