<The Minister of Tourism, Mr. Ahmed Al-Khatib, confirmed the readiness of the Tourism Development Fund to finance tourism projects up to 50% of the project value, and banks will also support part of it, adding that the ministry focused on developing strategic and governance plans to raise the percentage of tourism in the Kingdom to 10%, which will support the national economy.
This came in the dialogue session organized by Exhibition ”Distinguished Cities Projects under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques” titled "Impact of Vision 2030 initiatives on Saudi cities", adding that the Ministry of Tourism developed strategic plans to develop tourism in the Kingdom; it worked on a comprehensive survey in the Kingdom, during which it exploited the tourist sites in their optimal form, including the Red Sea project, which extends for 1700 kilometers, and has islands considered among the best in the world for their beauty.
This came in the dialogue session organized by Exhibition ”Distinguished Cities Projects under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques” titled "Impact of Vision 2030 initiatives on Saudi cities", adding that the Ministry of Tourism developed strategic plans to develop tourism in the Kingdom; it worked on a comprehensive survey in the Kingdom, during which it exploited the tourist sites in their optimal form, including the Red Sea project, which extends for 1700 kilometers, and has islands considered among the best in the world for their beauty.
The ministry has signed an agreement to build a training headquarters in Riyadh to qualify human resources, and has trained more than 50,000 citizens in the tourism sector, aiming to reach one million jobs in the field of tourism, in fulfillment of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, pointing out that the Kingdom aims to attract 100 million visitors in 2030, of which Riyadh will host 50%.
He explained that the ministry has signed an agreement to build a training headquarters in Riyadh to qualify human resources.
