Saudi tourism income surges

01 July 2009

Saudi Arabia's total tourism income in 2008 was SR78.5 billion, of which the food services sector had the largest portion of this income, of 42.4%, Saudi Gazette has reported. The kingdom's transport sector had received 35.2% of the income, followed by the accommodation sector with 16.3%, with travel agencies at 1.5% and finally the entertainment sector with 4.6%, the paper has said.

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