… Targets 150 Million Tourists for 2030
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has left no one in doubt of improving on its tourism receipts in the coming years as the Arab country prepares to put up a powerful showpiece of its tourism strength at the forthcoming Arabia Travel Market (ATM 2024). This is coming on the heels of the impressive records the sector garnered last year and it ambitious projections for the coming years. The country attracted 27.6 million overnight tourists in 2023 and 30 million tourists this year, according to research commissioned by ICAEW and compiled by Oxford Economics.
The Kingdom aims to increase the contribution of its tourism sector to 10% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and attract 150 million tourist by the end of the decade, in line with its Vision 2030 agenda. Delegates will explore myriad of opportunities within KSA’s thriving tourism sector at ATM 2024, which will take place between May 6 and 9 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Last…