Factories operating in Saudi Arabia's industrial cities increased 18.9 percent in 2025, while the number of hotels across the Kingdom jumped 31.6 percent to 2,847, official data showed.
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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.
The General Directorate of Passports is receiving inquiries and providing support through its unified contact number, 992, for the nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and other visitors using the ‘Absher Travel for Visitors’ service to…
