US EditionTourism Must Be Led as Economic Infrastructure to Drive Growth and Resilience, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Tourism Tells the World Economic Forum
Saudi Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb urged global leaders to elevate tourism as essential economic infrastructure, noting it contributes nearly 5% of Saudi GDP and supports over one million jobs.
- Throughout the week in Davos, His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said tourism must be led as economic infrastructure to drive growth, resilience and human connection.
- With an estimated two billion international arrivals by 2030, tourism represents a USD 10 trillion global economy yet remains absent from infrastructure and industrial policy, Saudi Vision 2030 highlights.
- Domestically, tourism now contributes nearly 5 percent of the Kingdom's direct GDP, employs more than one million people, and recorded 30 million inbound visitors in 2025 with a target of 150 million by 2030.
- He called on governments and global institutions to elevate tourism within economic and infrastructure policy, while Saudi House returned to Davos hosting 20 sessions including 10 WEF-accredited sessions across six themes and launched NextOn.
- Led responsibly, tourism can sustain dialogue when formal channels are under strain and TOURISE's next gathering in March 2027 aims to help the 80 percent of countries with low tourist flows, Saudi Arabia said.
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Tourism Must Be Led as Economic Infrastructure to Drive Growth and Resilience, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Tourism Tells the World Economic Forum
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, delivered a clear message to global leaders: tourism must be…
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Tourism Must Be Led as Economic Infrastructure to Drive Growth and Resilience, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism Tells the World Economic Forum
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, delivered a clear message to global leaders: tourism must be led as economic infrastructure if it is to drive growth, resilience, and human connection in an increasingly […] The post Tourism Must Be Led as Economic Infrastructure to Drive Growth and Resilie…
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