New Saudi resort combines leisure with learning

Published July 8th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A new International Village tourism resort is soon to be inaugurated by the governor of the Riyadh Region, Emir Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz, according to Al-Hayat daily.  

 

The new resort will feature a combination of educational and leisure facilities, which aim to present science in an exciting manner for the visitors’ enjoyment. The complex, built within the compound of the Chalet Resort in the Yamama Lake, belongs to Al-Hokair Group.  

 

Market analysts estimate that tourism profits in Saudi Arabia for the current tourist season will reach four to six billion Saudi riyals (one to 1.6 billion dollars). ― (MENA Report)

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