MAKKAH— The annual tourism spending in Madinah jumped 22 %, reaching SR52 billion with the variety of guests crossing 21 million throughout the yr 2025. Madinah recorded sturdy tourism efficiency in 2025, pushed by an increase in customer numbers and an enlargement of the hospitality sector’s capability, reflecting the rising prominence of this spiritual vacation spot on the home tourism map.
In parallel with the rising demand, the variety of licensed hospitality services within the holy metropolis elevated to 610, a 35 % rise, whereas the variety of licensed rooms exceeded 76,000, a 24 % improve. The variety of journey and tourism companies additionally elevated to greater than 240, a 29 % progress, reflecting the enlargement of exercise associated to supporting tourism companies.
The efficiency of the tourism sector recorded throughout the yr 2025 displays a change within the construction of Madinah’s tourism sector, transferring from conventional seasonal progress to extra sustainable enlargement based mostly on diversifying the availability, enhancing service high quality, and enhancing the sector’s contribution to the native financial system.
In an extra enhance to the booming tourism sector, Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb made an inspection tour of Madinah as a part of a discipline tour titled “The Spirit of Ramadan,” which additionally included Jeddah and Makkah. The minister inspected the readiness of hospitality services and companies in Madinah. He assessed the tourism sector’s preparations for the Ramadan season, monitored the extent of companies offered to guests, and supported current and new tourism tasks.
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Al-Khateeb acknowledged that quite a few worldwide hospitality tasks and types have entered Madinah’s tourism and hospitality sector over the previous 5 years. This not solely displays the sector’s progress within the area but additionally underscored the investor confidence that the Saudi system has efficiently established.“The panorama right now is completely different. The sector is rising steadily, and there’s a system in place that empowers buyers and facilitates their journey. The long run holds even larger promise,” he mentioned.
Through the tour, Al-Khateeb inaugurated the Radisson Resort Madinah, with an funding exceeding SR39 million, financed by the Tourism Growth Fund. This initiative goals to draw extra worldwide lodge manufacturers and enhance the standard of companies supplied to guests.
