Preliminary data on the number and percentage of licenses issued during 2024 in Ministry of Tourism, showing a 333% increase compared to 2023 in the number of licenses for private tourism hospitality facilities, reaching 8,357 licenses compared to 1,929 licenses in 2023.

According to the Tourism system, the definition of a private tourism hospitality facility includes any furnished, independent real estate unit owned by an individual and licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, which provides daily lodging services to tourists for a fee.

The Ministry of Tourism’s official spokesperson, Mohammed Al-Rasasma, noted that the increasing growth in the number of licenses issued for private tourism hospitality facilities, confirms the Ministry’s commitment to enabling individual investors in the hospitality sector to obtain the necessary Ministry license for operation, as part of the Ministry’s efforts to ensure the improvement of services provided. He noted that these efforts are part of the “Our Guests Are Our Priority” campaign, which aims to reinforce hospitality facilities’ commitment to licensing and classification standards and ensure their compliance with the conditions and requirements set forth by the Tourism Law and its regulations.