Data provided by the Center for Tourism Information and Research (MAS) has predicted a 43% increase in expected tourist arrivals to Saudi Arabia by 2020, Deloitte revealed at the Vision Conference, held during the Hotel Equipment Show. According to figures from MAS, the number of international trips to Saudi Arabia is estimated to rise from 18 million in 2015 to 25.8 million in 2020.
Deloitte presented the projections at the Vision Conference, held during the Hotel Equipment Show.
Grant Salter, Head of Travel, Hospitality and Leisure Consulting for the Middle East at Deloitte, presented these projections while speaking on the topic "Market Performance, Trends and Projects in Saudi Arabia."
Grant Salter, Head of Travel, Hospitality and Leisure Consulting for the Middle East at Deloitte.
In addition, during the Vision Saudi Arabia conference in Jeddah, the Saudi Arabia Hotel Equipment Show discussed a paper titled "Mega Projects - An Insider's View" by Ramzi Salah, Chief Commercial Development Officer at King Abdullah Economic City, who is the latest speaker to join the second annual edition of the Vision conference.
The latest speaker to join the second annual edition of the Vision conference. <Ramzy Salah gave a behind-the-scenes look at the development of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), the world's largest privately funded city. Salah said that KAEC's tourism strategy aims to position the city as Saudi Arabia's leading all-purpose, must-visit tourism destination, providing growth opportunities for the country's hospitality, leisure and tourism industry as a whole. The city is an emerging leisure and residential destination on the West Coast and a regional gateway for logistics and manufacturing industries. Located 100 kilometers north of Jeddah, the city is slated for a total investment of US$100 billion and will have a residential capacity of two million people when completed in 2035.
King Abdullah Economic City is expected to attract more than 3 million tourists annually by 2025. The city is already a local weekend destination, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors in 2015. It currently has 38 tourism and leisure projects under development, including hotels, resorts and family entertainment attractions.
