Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India, 3 other countries

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 10:30 AM

Saudi Arabia on June 20 lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions on its citizens travelling to India and three other countries. The move is based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the coronavirus pandemic, and what has been submitted by health authorities on the global Continue Reading

Saudi Tourism Authority makes grand debut in India; envisions 100mn global visits by 2030

Shayan Mallick | New Delhi Monday, 13 June 2022, 12:00 PM

Driven by a transformative economic and social plan, Saudi Vision 2030, and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious and audacious projects, Saudi Tourism made a big splash destination launch in the Indian market. Saudi Tourism not only occupied a sprawling vantage booth at SATTE last month, but it was also the premier partner […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to 16 countries, including India over Covid outbreak

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 23 May 2022, 12:30 PM

Following the re-outbreak of Covid-19 and the rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from travelling to 16 countries, including India. The 16 countries where the citizens of Saudi Arabia are banned to travel apart from India include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, […]Continue Reading

Saudia may turn profitable in 2022 or 2023: CEO

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 4:30 PM

State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) could return to profitability this year or next, CEO Ibrahim Koshy said on Monday at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. This is earlier than the company’s previous expectation of a returning to profitability in 2024, Koshy said, adding that travel has picked up faster than anticipated and is 83% […]Continue Reading

India key market for Saudi Arabian tourism, says CEO

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 29 April 2022, 1:00 PM

Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious programme to boost inbound tourism and considers India a key market, said Saudi Tourism Board CEO Fahd Hamidaddin. Hamidaddin, who has been the Chief of Investment, Strategy and Tourism Marketing for the Saudi Ministry of Tourism, spoke to PTI on the sidelines of the World Travel and Tourism […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia to host WTTC Global Summit from Nov 29 to Dec 2

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 25 April 2022, 3:30 PM

Saudi Arabia will host the 22nd World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in Riyadh from November 29 to December 2 this year. It was announced at the global summit’s closing session in Manila, according to a statement. “We are excited to welcome the world to experience the excitement and the energy of Saudi […]Continue Reading