Arabian Travel Market: Saudi Arabia to open tourism offices in 15 countries

  • Date: 19-May-2021
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Middle East
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Arabian Travel Market: Saudi Arabia to open tourism offices in 15 countries

Saudi Arabia plans to open tourism offices in 15 countries to woo travellers from new source markets and is planning to attract more cruise liners to its shores, its tourism chief said.

The kingdom has already opened offices in the UK, Germany and Russia to promote the destination, Fahd Hamidaddin, chief executive of the Saudi Tourism Authority, told The National during the Arabian Travel Market on Tuesday. The other markets with planned offices are China, North America, India, GCC, France, South Korea, Italy, the Nordics, eastern Europe, Japan, Switzerland and Austria.