Ahmed Al-Khatib, Minister of Tourism
Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khatib mentioned that what has been invested within the tourism sector because the starting of the Kingdom’s Imaginative and prescient 2030 till now ranges between 150 to 200 billion {dollars}.
He added, in an interview with Al Arabiya on the sidelines of the Tourise Discussion board actions, that the present tourism infrastructure within the Kingdom is able to accommodating 150 million vacationers consistent with 2030 targets, indicating that Saudi Arabia’s post-2030 imaginative and prescient goals for tourism to contribute greater than 10% of the economic system.
Al-Khatib identified that there are greater than 500,000 licensed lodge rooms within the Kingdom, that are ample to satisfy the objectives of Imaginative and prescient 2030, including that the Ministry is engaged on constructing new and progressive experiences, and constructing new vacationer locations within the Crimson Sea, Diriyah, Qiddiya, and others.
He acknowledged that the worth of Torraiz offers allotted to the Kingdom amounted to about $68 billion, out of a complete of $113 billion introduced through the first day of the discussion board.
He added that the Kingdom goals for Tourize to be a platform for saying all investments made within the journey and tourism sector on the planet, including that 60% of the introduced investments are made in Saudi Arabia, which displays the significance of the sector in Imaginative and prescient 2030.
