Hilton has reaffirmed its commitment to a 600 percent expansion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), creating more than 10,000 new jobs, as part of an ambitious expansion across the country, following a recent meeting between H.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb, minister of tourism, Saudi Arabia, and Chris Nassetta, CEO, Hilton.
According to the Q3 2021 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the third quarter (Q3), the hotel construction pipeline in the region stands at 545 projects/168,042 rooms. While the number of total pipeline projects has increased over the previous quarter, project counts are down six percent and room counts are down 19 percent year-over-year (YOY).
flynas, the Saudi national air carrier and one of the leading low-cost airlines in the Middle East, has announced its latest flights expansion including the first ever direct international flights into AlUla International Airport, in Saudi Arabia.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism sector, announces that its 22nd Global Summit will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the end of 2022.