{"id":133085,"date":"2019-09-29T23:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T23:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wttc-offers-support-to-saudi-tourism-push\/"},"modified":"2019-09-29T23:20:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T23:20:18","slug":"wttc-offers-support-to-saudi-tourism-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/wttc-offers-support-to-saudi-tourism-push\/","title":{"rendered":"WTTC offers support to Saudi tourism push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Travel &amp; Tourism Council has announced a partnership with the Saudi Commission for Tourism &amp; National Heritage with the ambition of making the country a top five inbound destination by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation hopes 100 million international and domestic visits will be made annually by the end of the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic partnership will harness the power and expertise of WTTCs global membership, world class events and 30 years experience in research and strategic policy work to support Saudi Arabias ambitious goals and Vision 2030 plan.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Riyadh at the launch of Saudis new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingtravelnews.com\/news\/article\/saudi-arabia-to-issue-tourism-visas-for-first-time\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tourism visa<\/a>, Gloria Guevara, chief executive of WTTC, said: \u201cI congratulate Saudi Arabia on its decision to open the country to tourists from across the world and look forward to working together to make Saudi Arabia a must visit destination the world over.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has recognised the enormous opportunities tourism can bring to the country and I am delighted to see the changes that the destination is making to drive tourism, such as e-visa on arrival for 49 countries, investment in mega projects and infrastructure development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to WTTCs annual economic impact research data, in 2018 tourism directly accounted for three per cent of Saudi Arabias gross domestic product and supported 0.6 million jobs (five per cent of employment).<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia, with a huge religious tourism sector, is already the largest tourism economy in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Guevara continued: \u201cThe potential for tourism in Saudi Arabia is limitless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has a wealth<a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/breakingtravelnews\/news\/tourism\/~3\/WAaiKIERa18\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Travel &amp; 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