Published on : Wednesday, June 9, 2021
While the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to grow and develop its tourism sector, government officials in the country have been going out and creating relationships with key international destinations. The most recent is Tunisia, a North African country around …
Published on : Thursday, May 27, 2021
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has opened its first regional office for the Middle East. UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili was joined by Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al Khateeb at a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to …
Published on : Thursday, May 20, 2021
As Saudi Arabia moves forward with Vision 2030, with tourism earmarked as a prime driver of finances, yesterday, tourism and travel leaders from the Kingdom assembled at the ATM 2021 Saudi Arabia Tourism Summit on the Global Stage to talk …
Published on : Friday, April 23, 2021
The recently established Tourism Development Fund (TDF) of Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Knowledge Economic City and Riyad Bank to co-finance the development of the SR 1.3 billion ($346.3 million) ‘KEC Hub’. It would be a 68,000-sq-m tourism …
Published on : Friday, April 23, 2021
Cruise Saudi has recently signed a deal with MSC Cruises which will see the launch of Red Sea cruises this winter. Cruise Saudi is a 100 per cent Public Investment Fund-owned business that seeks to develop the domestic cruise industry. …
Published on : Thursday, March 25, 2021
Marriott International has signed an agreement with Al Saedan Group to open three hotels across Saudi Arabia. The multi-project agreement includes the country and territory’s first Renaissance Hotel, the world’s largest Aloft Hotel and a Courtyard by Marriott in the …
Published on : Friday, February 19, 2021
The global travel industry is undergoing its most profound transformation. As the landscape evolves, it is more important than ever to continue to inspire, engage and educate travel trade for when the world safely re-opens and travel resumes. Saudi Arabia …
Published on : Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Saudi Arabia will be kick-starting the tracking of the contribution of its burgeoning tourism behind the financial output of the country. The data of the Tourism Establishment Survey on the industry includes the workforce size, pay and revenue and expenditure, …
Published on : Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Hyatt Hotels recently welcomed the opening of Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel & Residences in Saudi Arabia, the first Grand Hyatt hotel in the country. The luxurious property features 368-rooms including 54 residential units and is situated in the commercial …
Published on : Tuesday, January 12, 2021
When several countries around the world are imposing or extending flight bans, Saudi Arabia is considering lifting its travel ban and reopening tourism on March 31 this year. The decision to lift the ban, which saw Saudi citizens unable to …
Published on : Monday, January 4, 2021
Saudi Arabia recently announced that the country is set to reopen its borders and resume international flights after a two-week entry ban introduced to curb the new strain of the COVID-19 virus. According to a statement by interior ministry the …
Published on : Thursday, December 24, 2020
By 2023, Saudi Arabia is primarily focusing on attracting new investments worth SAR 220 billion (USD 58 billion) and more than SAR 500 billion (USD 133.27 billion) until 2030. During the 2021 Budget Forum, this was unveiled by the minister …
Published on : Saturday, December 5, 2020
From advanced resort cities and little-known UNESCO sites to a more liberal outlook, Jerry Inzerillo, the CEO of Diriyah Gate Development Authority in Saudi Arabia, spoke about how the kingdom wishes to attract millions of tourists globally by 2030. In …
Published on : Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia recently announced that they will soon erect the world’s biggest battery facility to store wind and solar to power a vast luxury tourist complex on the Red Sea that will boast 50 hotels and its own airport. Based …
Published on : Friday, November 6, 2020
According to latest reports, Saudi Arabia has the potential to become a regional tourism powerhouse but the country is unlikely to reach its optimistic annual visitor goals due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global travel. Fahd Hamidaddin, …
Published on : Saturday, October 31, 2020
By 2030, Saudi Arabia has declared its primary aim of drawing 100 million tourists every year, regardless of the top tourism destinations of the world being unable to reach such a figure. To quote the Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb, …
Published on : Tuesday, October 13, 2020
The World Travel & Tourism Council marks respect to the leadership of Saudi Arabia. This tribute was also paid for its support to the local and global private sector at G20 and over 45 CEOs of the biggest travel companies …
Published on : Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Saudi Arabia is preparing for a quick bounce back in tourism, not having revised its visitor targets for 2021 in spite of the corona virus pandemic, said Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb. As Saudi Arabia prepares to reopen its borders for …
Published on : Tuesday, September 29, 2020
By early 2021, Saudi Arabia is all set to start tourist visas again after experiencing months of suspension in the middle of stern measures of the government to stop virus spread, as informed to Reuters by the tourism minister of …
Published on : Thursday, August 27, 2020
The Saudi Tourism Authority recently reported a successful debut of its summer tourism campaign as it has resulted in a growth n domestic tourism.
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