Saudi Arabia: 129,000 hotel rooms and 74, 000 apartments needed

Published September 1st, 2005 - 10:13 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A research carried out by the Saudi supreme authority for tourism has indicated that cities, especially Abha, need 129,000 hotel rooms and 74, 000 apartments to cope with the growing number of tourists. According to Arab News, the same document expected that the revenue from tourism is to rise to SR101 billion in year 2020.