The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) recently shows the travel and tourism sector is closing in on its 2019 peak, recovering by more than 95 percent.
The travel and tourism sector has become a prime focus for cyberattacks in recent times, resulting in ransomware incidents arising from data breaches. Against this backdrop, cybersecurity concerns within the industry have escalated with a four pecent year-on-year (YoY) rise in 2022, reflecting the prevailing sentiment, said GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Saudi Tourism Authority welcomes the Ministry of Tourism’s decision to allow residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to apply for an electronic tourist visa (eVisa) to enter Saudi.
of this year compared to the previous month, announced GlobalData. According to the leading data and analytics company’s Financial Deals Database, a total of 73 deals were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during May, which is a growth of 1,4 percent over 72 deals announced in April of this year.
Saudi Arabia moved up 10 places to 33rd in the world overall, in the 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism Development Index, which was recently released.
New research recently released by Expedia Group Media Solutions, a global travel advertising platform connecting marketers with millions of travellers across Expedia Group’s brands, revealed that although 90 percent of consumers look for sustainable options when booking, 70 percent feel overwhelmed with navigating options and making the best choices to be a more sustainable traveller.
Major new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that as the global travel and tourism sector begins to recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, its contribution to the global economy could reach USD8,6 trillion this year.
Saudi Arabia hosted global travel industry leaders across public and private sectors at the recent Tourism Recovery Summit in Riyadh. The summit convened to discuss common solutions and tangible actions as the sector enters a new era.
A recent social media and online campaign www.exploremyregion.com, initiated by Bavaria-based Outdooractive, Europe's largest outdoor portal for hiking, cycling, mountain biking, and skiing, has received a timely boost, just weeks after launching.
Saudi Summer, the Kingdom’s largest ever domestic leisure tourism campaign, launched by the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), has published visitor and spending statistics for the first half of the campaign, revealing a highly successful first phase.