The Eastern Province witnessed a relentless movement in the tourism sector during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as chalet prices rose to 30% due to the changing tourist map in the region and the multiple warnings against traveling to Turkey, which prompted some operators to restrict reservations to three nights.
The Eastern Province witnessed a relentless movement in the tourism sector during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as chalet prices rose to 30%.
As many citizens and visitors to the region rushed to book early, and the occupancy rate approached 100%, making the Eastern Province one of the important options for Saudi families, and due to the scarcity of chalets on the beaches of the Eastern Province provided an opportunity for investors to raise prices, as investors" demands came to use marketing methods to encourage local investors and move towards diversity in tourism investment.
For their part, chalet marketers attributed the high prices to cover their losses and all the costs of the season, citing high electricity and water tariffs, maintenance and workers' salaries.
For their part, chalet marketers attributed the high prices to cover their losses and all the costs of the season.
The chalet marketers are targeting the higher and upper-middle-income segments, justifying this by their fear of tampering with the chalets, in addition to their fear of the culture of dealing with families indoors among low-income people. The prices of one room with a loft and a balcony amounted to 1590 riyals on the first day of Eid, As for the second day of Eid, the prices increase by about 30% and the prices become 1890 riyals per night, while the ground chalet is priced at 1690 riyals on the first day of Eid and with the second day of Eid, the price rises to 1990 riyals per night, while the independent ground chalet with one floor is 1890 riyals on the first day of Eid and rises to be from the second day of Eid with 2300 riyals, while the chalet with two rooms, lounge and annexes will be on the first days of Eid 2790 riyals and on the second days of Eid it will be 3290 riyals, while the chalet with four rooms is priced at 4990 riyals on the first days of Eid and rises to 5590 riyals on the second days of Eid.
