Saudi travel and hospitality sector gears up for tourist rush
Photo: Saudis are seen near the beach overlooking the Red Sea in Jeddah March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Susan Baaghil
DUBAI - Hotels and tour operators in Saudi Arabia are preparing for an influx of visitors they expect to fly in once the tourist visa is ready.
The kingdom is anticipated to start issuing tourist visas before the end of the year after the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) said in early April that regulations were completed and submitted to the government for approval.
“We heard that the tourist visa will be ready before November 2018,” Othman Gabr, IT department supervisor at Allied Solutions Saudi Arabia told Salaam Gateway at last week’s industry and trade fair Arabian Travel Market in Dubai.
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