Ahmed Al-Khatib, Minister of Tourism, stated that the contribution of non secular tourism has decreased to 50% at present of the whole variety of vacationers coming to Saudi Arabia, in comparison with about 60% beforehand, declaring that the whole variety of vacationers coming to go to the holy websites is rising, however the share of contribution to the whole variety of tourism is lowering.
Al-Khatib added, in a dialogue session throughout the Fortune 2025 Discussion board, that Saudi Arabia right now is hotel-ready to host the World Cup, indicating that the Worldwide Federation of Soccer Associations visited Saudi Arabia and confirmed the variety of resort rooms out there right now. Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia is working so as to add extra resort rooms with a quantity ranging between 200,000 and 300,000 rooms.
Then again, he identified that Saudi Arabia has not but taken a call relating to buying an space overlooking the Pink Sea in Egypt that’s at present being developed, indicating that Saudi development capability is at present occupied with native locations corresponding to Diriyah, Qiddiya, and central Jeddah.
He acknowledged that Saudi Arabia sees alternatives to develop international tourism initiatives and could be very open to this matter, pointing to Saudi cruise journeys and the Pink Sea Worldwide Firm’s growth of a vacationer vacation spot in Italy.
He acknowledged that Saudi Arabia builds information and abilities and makes use of them to construct at dwelling, declaring that after attaining the objectives in 2030 and 2035, Saudi Arabia may have the capabilities that it should use and share with the world.
