Hail City Welcomes Tourists from Inside and Outside the Kingdom Thanks to the “Winter is Here” Program
The city of Hail is witnessing a remarkable influx of tourists residing within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and visitors arriving from abroad, due to its immense tourism potential, especially with the launch of the Saudi Winter program activities under the slogan “Winter is Here.”
Hail is considered an integrated tourist destination with higher readiness and promising investment opportunities, through the empowerment of the destination by the Saudi tourism ecosystem led by His Excellency the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Ahmed Al-Khateeb, to facilitate the investor’s journey. The ecosystem has supported 35 projects, including 14 new ones, with total investments reaching 2.4 billion riyals, along with the addition of 2,000 hotel rooms, confirming the destination’s attractiveness and the expansion of the hospitality map and unique experiences in Hail.
These projects are expected to contribute to increasing the region’s GDP by more than 180 million riyals annually, reflecting sustainable economic activity that extends across tourism-related value chains. Hail hosts 96 facilities as of the third quarter of this year, an increase equivalent to 48%, and includes more than 3,600 rooms, an increase equivalent to 36% compared to the same period last year. Hail had welcomed more than 1.8 million tourists by the end of the third quarter of this year, achieving tourism spending of 2.5 billion riyals.
The Saudi tourism ecosystem has also contributed to driving the growth of the tourism sector by launching investment enablers and the investment incentive program, which helps reduce costs and accelerate the transition of opportunities into projects ready for implementation and operation. The Tourism Development Fund has contributed by providing financing solutions that enhance the accelerated development of tourism and hospitality projects, unique experiences, and support services. Meanwhile, the Saudi Tourism Authority contributes to promoting tourist destinations in a unified manner, as 30 million riyals were allocated as a budget for Hail within the Saudi Winter program, alongside more than 300 media coverages, and with the participation of 50 partners offering various deals and packages that support travel decisions and enrich the tourist experience from inside and outside the Kingdom.
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