(12/06/24)
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has
revealed a record-breaking year for tourism in Saudi
Arabia, with new records in GDP contribution, job creation and
visitor spend.
Last year, Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector grew by more than 32% to
contribute a record-breaking SAR 444.3 billion to Saudi’s GDP,
representing 11.5% of the entire economy.
That total exceeds the
previous record by almost 30% and underscores the sector’s pivotal
new role in the nation’s economic framework.
Jobs supported by the sector grew by 436,000 to
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