KSA will soon begin issuing tourist visas

KSA will soon begin issuing tourist visas

KSA will soon begin issuing tourist visas

 

According to Saudi Arabia’s Okaz newspaper, the government announced that it will begin issuing tourist visas starting September 27. These will be valid for a 90-day period and cost about $117. Qualified applicants eligible to apply will include citizens from 51 countries.

Due to internal changes, the ruling family has decreed, a while back, to open the Kingdom’s borders to guests who wish to visit the country for touristic purposes. In turn, it has been building new, as well as strengthening its existing hospitality and entertainment facilities.

With the aim of welcoming 30 million visitors per year by 2030, the challenges are numerous considering that in 2016 about 18 million individuals entered the country most of whom were visiting for religious reasons.

On the other hand, the country’s tourism sector has been very active. Evidence to that effect are the major hotel brands such as, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott and Radisson to name a few that have announced major investments to accommodate guests in the coming years. Furthermore, Dur Hospitality, the leading hospitality company in Saudi Arabia held the 15th edition of the industry’s leading Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) announcing a myriad of new hotel choices designed for religious, leisure and business purposes. These will include efficient, and luxurious venues with a number of residential compounds and serviced apartments. The plan embodies the ruling family’s diversely-flexible business outlook cementing its commitment to growth and development.

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.

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