Saudi Arabia launches 10 new regulations to enhance tourism

25/12/2022 Argaam
Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism

Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism


Saudi Arabia launched today, Dec. 25, 10 new regulations to develop the tourism sector and safeguard tourists, Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb said in a tweet.

 

The regulations aim to ensure that the sector maintains pace with the renaissance that the Kingdom is witnessing in various fields. They also reflect the ministry’s efforts to achieve the goals of development strategy for tourism in the country.

 

The regulations aim to contribute to creating an attractive environment for investment, in which ease of business, innovation, and sustainability are taken into account, improving the quality of services, and protecting tourists’ rights, in addition to supporting the sector and boosting job opportunities for Saudi youth.

 

He pointed out that the issued regulations included provisions to organize tourist activities of all kinds. They also added new activities to the market and provisions to regulate oversight and inspection to ensure services quality as follows:

 

First, the regulations for tourism activities, includes a list of travel and tourism services, tourist advisors and tourist guide regulations, a list of private tourist hospitality facilities, tourism hospitality facilities management regulations, experimental activities list, and tourist hospitality facilities list.

 

Second, the regulations for quality control and services monitoring focuses on lists of tourism violations committee and tourism activities inspection.

 

Third, the regulations for enabling and activating tourism sector, which is related to the tourist destination development list.

 

The minister called on all workers in the tourism sector to adjust their conditions and benefit from the prescribed deadline, within 90 days, in line with the new requirements and standards included in the regulations, and to integrate with the current renaissance to achieve a sustainable tourism future.

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