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Tourism Masterplan For Saudi Arabia Set To Create Jobs And Stimulate Private Sector Investment

In a presentation dedicated to development opportunities in Saudi Arabia on the first day of the fifth Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), president and board chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, said a new national tourism plan scheduled for publication by year end would focus on opening up employment opportunities for nationals and enterprise initiatives for small to medium-sized private sector companies.

Saudi Arabia
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Jumeirah hotels group studies Saudi expansion | thenational.ae

Dubai-based Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts is planning to expand into Saudi Arabia, said the executive chairman, Gerald Lawless. The luxury hotel management company, which is part of Dubai Holding, has “a number of leads and negotiations going on right now in Saudi”, Mr Lawless said. “Saudi Arabia is very important for us. I certainly believe very strongly in Saudi Arabia as having great potential for corporate travel and for leisure travel, and of course you have religious tourism, which is a major factor as well.” Analysts have highlighted Saudi Arabia as an important market for hoteliers and hotel investors. “The Saudi market is one of the less hit by the crisis because of the financing model and Sharia-compliant way of doing finance and business,” said Amine Hamdani, vice president of CBRE Hotels Middle East. “There is still tremendous liquidity; the economy is still doing very well.

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Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed Dabbass has been appointed as General Manager Tulip Inn Riyadh, Area General Manager, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Golden Tulip Hospitality Group

A professional hotelier holding top management positions within the industry, with a reputable 11yrs of general manager roles, encompassing his 25 years of hospitality experience, he provides solid leadership and brings his expertise to the role of KSA Area GM, and General Manager of the Tulip Inn Riyadh. A graduate from Yarmouth University in Business Administration majoring in personnel and organizational behavior, complementing his business Degree, he also acquired various professional industry certificates, attended seminars, workshops and has numerous awards to his credit. As Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts moves forward, with an expected 10 new properties under development for the KSA region, his successful track record and wealth of knowledge will bring the discipline required to support and manage this growth.

Golden Tulip
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia