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Mohamad Haj Hassan, Market Managing Director MEA at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, says mid-market supply will be critical as travel demand widens across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Wyndham: Saudi Arabia’s ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: Saudi Tourism After Fahd Hamidaddin: Can Abdullah Al Hagbani Deliver Vision 2030 in a Turbulent World?
Saudi Tourism Authority CEO Fahd Hamidaddin is leaving after seven years. Acting CEO Abdullah Al Hagbani takes over as Saudi Arabia faces Vision 2030 challenges, mega-project realities, geopolitical ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: Saudi Tourism Development Fund’s Launches AWN Tourism and Hospitality Program to Unlock Growth in Small and Micro Tourism Businesses
The Tourism Development Fund (TDF) has launched the AWN Tourism and Hospitality program to support small and micro tourism businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the resources they need to ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: The challenges facing Saudi’s ambitious tourism plans
Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure shortcomings will likely hold it back from capitalizing on its tourism potential for several years, the chief executive of a major European online travel agency told ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: How Saudi Arabia Is Becoming A World Tourism Power
Saudi Arabia wants to be a global tourism destination. Its stated goal is to be "the world’s leading tourism sector driving the highest sustainable impact." Vision 2030 envisions 150 million visits ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: Saudi tourism leaders honoured by World Travel Awards
Breaking Travel News is currently running a series of in-depth reports, looking at the winners from the Middle East & Indian Ocean World Travel Awards. Earlier this month we took a closer look at ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: Resilient Saudi economy proves a draw for wartime Gulf business
When food-tech entrepreneur Sara Amini wanted to see where Gulf businesses were still spending despite the Iran war, she flew to Riyadh.
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: Saudi Arabia Turns Global Tourism Into Diplomacy With UN Vote in Riyadh
The United Nations’ tourism body elected Shaikha Al Nowais, its first female Secretary-General this week, marking a historic milestone for the 50-year-old organization — and one that Saudi Arabia was ...
News Saudi Arabia » Riyadh » Tourism: Saudi Arabia records highest visitor spending at SR160 billion in 2025
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has strengthened its standing as a global tourism destination in 2025, recording the highest annual total spending by international visitors at SR159.9 billion. This figure ...