Tourism in Saudi Arabia continues to grow year-on-year, with the kingdom requiring 8,000 tourist guides by 2030, a member of the Saudi Society for Tourist Guides (SSTG) has revealed.
According to Ahmed Al-Jaid, the current number of tourist guides in Saudi Arabia is around 500, said a report in Arab News. However, there is a need for more icensed tourist guides, including mutawif (pilgrim guides).
Prince Sultan bin Salman, the president of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), said in an article: “The transformation in the tourism sector has become easier and more acceptable than before, and the reason for this is the existence of a real tourist sector and of an enormous market for tourism.”
Prince Sultan said: “We hope that tourism will be the leader of the new economy ... as King Salman wants to develop tourism and the heritage sector."
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