AntaraNews – A Saudi Arabian state television station, Saudi TV, will use seven additional foreign languages including Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), a Saudi TV’s Deputy President for Engineering Department, Samir Asiri, told a senior Indonesian journalist.
The Saudi Arabian government TV station will use Bahasa Indonesia because Indonesia is the world’s most populous...
Arab News – The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) will announce details about tourist visas by the end of Q1 of the current fiscal, after the approval by the commission’s board of directors, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The SCTH pointed out that the news about details, requirements, and nationality specifications mentioned in the media are inaccurate and...
Arab News – Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the Kingdom’s national carrier, has achieved outstanding operational performance and an unprecedented number of guests flown, total flights operated, and seat capacity during 2017.
The total number of passengers that traveled with Saudia rose significantly last year to reach more than 32 million via 200,000 flights.
The overall enhancement in...
Arab News – Women aged 25 and over can be granted a tourist visa to go to Saudi Arabia alone, a spokesman for the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has said. However, women under 25 must be accompanied by a family member.
Omar Al-Mubarak, director general of the commission’s licensing department, said: “The tourist visa will be a single-entry visa, and valid for...
TradeArabia – The Director General of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities in Makkah, Abdullah Al-Omari, said that tourists arrivals in the Kingdom are projected to increase to reach 6 million visitors in 2018. The anticipated increase in inbound traveler numbers can be attributed to the new visa rules, which will grant citizens of 65 counties permission to get a tourist...
Saudi Gazette — The Saudi Arabia Muslims’ Destination initiative to grant tourist visas and extend Umrah packages will help generate tourism, according to officials associated with the program.
The initiative started by Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTNH) President Prince Sultan Bin Salman will enhance cooperation between the private and public sectors.
Khalid Tahir,...
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The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost....
Travelweel.ca – The new King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will have its grand opening in May 2018, just in time for the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Aug. 19.
According to Abdul Hakim Al-Tamimi, head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), the airport’s initial opening and pilot operations will comment in May, reports Arab News. Calling it a “mega...
The National – Saudi Arabia will begin issuing tourist visas in the first quarter of 2018, its senior tourism official said, a first for the kingdom as it undertakes major economic and social reforms.
According to Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz “all government approvals” are in place for the launch of electronic visas next year to “all nationals whose countries...
Sabq Online Newspaper – The International Engineering Conference and Exhibition crowned the Ministry of Haj and Umra with the award of Innovation and Engineering Excellence 2017, through a number of its employees.
The award was organized by the Saudi Engineers Organization for the first time in the Kingdom during the period from 16 to 18 Rabi ‘Al-Awwal in Riyadh, under the slogan...