{"id":5390,"date":"2024-03-29T22:25:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=5390"},"modified":"2024-03-29T22:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:25:51","slug":"saudi-arabia-to-become-top-10-global-destinations-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/international\/saudi-arabia-to-become-top-10-global-destinations-in-2024\/5390\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia To Become Top 10 Global Destinations In 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Web Desk<\/strong> \u2013 Aiming to attract more than 150 million visitors by 2030, Saudi Arabia aims to be among the top 10 global tourist destinations this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the Manafea Forum in Madina, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ahmed Al-Khateeb threw light on the Kingdom\u2019s objective to make the tourism sector an important contributor to the country\u2019s overall gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister said that the tourism sector accounted for 5 percent of GDP and the government wanted to increase this figure to 10 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Khateeb said that the Ministry of Tourism was keen to make the legislation regulating the tourism sector characterized by ease, flexibility and clarity. 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