Riyadh seeks to double employment in tourism
3 May, 2009
| Updated: 3 May, 2009 12:52 pm
The Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquity (SCTA) has said that its plans for the strategic development of the kingdom's tourism sector will create 900,000 new jobs for Saudis by 2020, almost doubling the number of people working in the industry. The kingdom's tourism sector currently employs an estimated 1.1 million people.
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