The Public Investment Fund has recognized the Saudi Tourism Investment Co. or Asfar, and confirmed Saudi Arabia’s development to turn into an international travel place, for propelling funding in tourist attractions and missions in the Kingdom.  Asfar will include the …

Ahmed Al-Khateeb, the Tourism Minister of Saudi Arabia rowed a boat in the Wadi Taraj Lake in thecourse of his visit to Asir. Photos of the minister’s activity went viral on social media. The pictures of the pretty sceneries in …

In tourism, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation. This agreement was signed was signed between Saudi Arabia and Bahamas. The Memorandum of Understanding is a promise that has been decided between the …

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, has signed a management agreement with Almuhaysin Group to open the first Regent Hotel in the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia. Set to open by mid-2024 in one of …

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, with 6000 hotels across 18 brands, has signed a franchise agreement that will see a Hotel Indigo property open in Oxagon, a coastal industrial city in NEOM, located in …

Kostas Koumis, the deputy tourism minister of Cyprus considers developing links with Saudi Arabia as important for assisting his country expand travelers visiting the island. Koumis said that both countries fit in the same region with people having a comparable …

Saudi Arabia is an emerging market with relatively low tourist arrivals to date, and expressed optimism that the air connectivity and increased outbound travel of Saudi Arabians will yield positive results.

The unified visa was among a number of joint tourism programs and initiatives discussed during the meeting and aimed at attracting international tourists, citizens and expatriates of the GCC countries.

Rail and visa schemes could serve to increase connectivity between Saudi Arabia and the other five GCC member states, which may allow Gulf countries to spread the incoming tourism wealth around the region in a way that was more difficult to do in the past.

The initiation of an integrated tourist visa between Oman and Saudi Arabia is among the numerous
enterprises decided at a top level meeting organized between representatives of these two countries.