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  • Saudi Arabia to spend $100m to train 100,000 locals to join tourism sector

    Saudi Arabia has allocated $100 million to provide training for 100,000 people to work in the tourism and sustainability sector, as the Kingdom continues its steady journey to become a global tourism hub by the end of this decade, according to the tourism minister. While speaking at the 116th Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Ahmed Al-Khateeb revealed that Saudi Arabia is working to make the tourism industry more resilient and sustainable than ever.

  • World tourism gradually recovers amid global uncertainty

    Travel and tourism contributed 21.7 percent to the global gross domestic product in 2021 after falling sharply in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to a joint survey by the World Travel & Tourism Council and Oxford Economics. According to the travel body, tourism growth this year holds tremendous potential.

  • Will Saudi Arabia allow alcohol as its tourism sector grows?

    Assistant Minister of Tourism Princess Haifa Bint Mohammed ruled out the option to change laws in Saudi Arabia to introduce alcohol in the Kingdom. Asked, in a panel session about Saudi Arabia at the World Economic Forum, on the possibility of offering alcohol in new destination such as NEOM.

  • Saudi Arabia To Invest Over $1 Trillion in Tourism

    “It is a market with amazing opportunities; they have the space, the history, deep pockets, and most importantly a plan that they are absolutely committed to,” Faisal Khan, vice president of Sila and D/A Labs, told The Media Line. “I haven’t seen any entity as committed to a vision and a plan as is Saudi.

  • Saudi Arabia jumps 10 places in global tourism ranking

    Saudi Arabia moved up 10 places to 33rd in the world overall, in the 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism Development Index, which was released yesterday at Davos. The independent index benchmarks 117 countries on 17 pillars crucial to the development and resilience of their travel and tourism industries. Saudi Arabia moved from 43rd in 2019 to 33rd in 2021, the second largest rise in rankings, as a result of improvements across almost all indicators.  This is the first report to be produced since Saudi Arabia opened for international tourism in September 2019.

  • 6 Questions for a Top Seera Group Exec on Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Goals

    In conversation with Skift, Muzzammil Ahussain, executive vice president of travel at Seera Group, talks about leveraging the strong synergies of the different business units and how the company has been embracing and aligning itself with Saudi’s Vision 2030.

  • Rise in tourism, oil output to lift Saudi economy by 7% in 2022, outpacing other GCC nations: report

    The World Bank report attributes the economic rebound in the GCC to the region’s broadly successful vaccination rollout, the easing of pandemic restrictions, and developments in the hydrocarbon market

  • How Saudi Arabia can become the vanguard of sustainable tourism

    Scientists have said CO2 emissions from tourism will increase by 25 percent by 2030 compared to 2016 levels, which if left unaddressed could be a bullet for the sector as visitors begin to factor in the impact, and morality, of climate change on their destination choices. Signaling the Kingdom’s intent to become the shepherd to sustainability, Al-Khateeb and his Jamaican counterpart, Edmund Bartlett, signed earlier this month a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing sustainable and resilient tourism between the two countries.

  • Saudi Arabia reached over 62 million visits last year, says CEO of Saudi’s tourism authority

    Saudi Arabia reached over 62 million visits last year, says CEO of Saudi's Tourism Authority Fahd Hamidaddin. SHOW LESS

  • Saudi Arabian Style is Becoming the New Tourism Trend

    The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), launched in June 2020, is responsible for marketing Saudi’s tourism destinations worldwide and developing the destination’s offering through programs, packages, and business support. Its mandate includes developing the country’s unique assets and destinations, hosting and participating in industry events, and promoting Saudi’s destination brand locally and overseas.