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Saudi Arabia welcomed 61.2 million tourists in the first half of 2026, with tourism spending reaching SR151.9 billion ($40.5 billion), Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb said at the opening of the Kingdom’s pavilion at World Travel Market London 2026.
Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) Ahmed Al-Khateeb inaugurated the Saudi Land pavilion at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2026 on Tuesday.
The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are betting on multi-country trips to revive a tourism market that generated over $130 billion last year.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce reported that the number of active commercial registrations across several tourism-related activities increased by between 32 percent and 52 percent in 2026.
