Arab News, Tuesday, Dec 27, 2022 | Jamadi Al Thani 3, 1444
Saudi Arabia aims to boost tourism sector through 10 new regulations
Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia has initiated 10 new policies aimed at expanding the tourism sector
and protecting tourists, according to the Minister of Tourism Ahmed
Al-Khateeb.
The issued policies included laws for the sector,
as well as regulations for quality control and monitoring of services.
Al-Khateeb described the new laws as “a promising
step towards a prosperous tourism future” in a tweet.
The latest regulations ensure that the tourism
sector keeps up with the renaissance that Saudi Arabia is undergoing, and mirror
the ministry’s efforts to achieve the goals of the development strategy for
tourism in the Kingdom.
“These regulations would allow the ministry to
strengthen cooperation with the private sector, and to offer job opportunities
for the national competencies in the tourism sector,” Al-Khateeb said.
The regulations intend to contribute to making the
Kingdom more attractive for investors, as well as develop the quality of
services, protect the rights of tourists, and, in addition, boost job
opportunities for the younger generations. This also emphasizes Saudi Arabia’s
objective to build a competitive tourism sector at a global scale.
Al-Khateeb noted that regulations issued under the
tourism law were planned in accordance with the international best practices
chosen based on the index of the top 10 countries in the Travel and Tourism
Competitiveness issued by the World Economic Forum.
The ministry has granted agencies and operators in
the tourism sector up to 90 days to accommodate the latest conditions and
standards.
It also requested that these organizations take
these regulations into account to preserve the rights of tourists, and the
quality of the services offered to keep away from being subjected to legal
penalties and fines.
“The adoption of NIPST (National Intellectual
Property Strategy) supports the empowerment of innovators in various fields to
build an ambitious country and a diversified and prosperous economy for
the Kingdom and attracts interested researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators
from Saudi Arabia and around the world towards innovation, creativity and
respect of IP rights,” stated the Saudi Press Agency.