الاثنين، 24 سبتمبر 2012

$ 2.8 billion revenue Saudi summer festivals

Achieved festivals and tourist activities witnessed by Saudi Arabia this summer financial returns of 10.8 billion riyals (2.88 billion dollars) through more than 10.6 million visitors, tourists form of whom 4.02 million tourists, while the majority of visitors complained of high prices festivals hotel facilities.

According to the newspaper "Life", explained, "Information and Research Center Tourist" (MAS) of the Public Authority for Tourism and Antiquities, in a report on tourism activities during the summer season include the results of field surveys for 20 festival, the majority of visitors to festivals were families.

The report pointed out that the length of stay for visitors to festivals ranging from four nights and nine with an average stay for six nights, and focus spending on accommodation, transportation, eating, drinking and entertainment.

The report pointed out that the shopping accounted for 35% of spending. And between statistics that the majority of visitors to festivals in Abha, Taif and Baha and Medina stayed in furnished residential units, while set up the majority of visitors to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam and Hail, Buraidah in the homes of relatives or friends.

According to the report saw the majority of visitors to festivals that the prices of accommodation facilities was high, and the visitors summer festival in Riyadh, provided 97%, while visitors to the festival Hollow at least 52% of those surveyed.

The report noted many of the proposals recommended by the visitors for the development of festivals, the most important provision of public services and facilities, and the creation of more centers and cities entertainment, and create special places for prayer, and increase the number of parking, garden, and provide more restaurants with high quality, attention to gardening and follow-up, and to allow people with special needs to participate in the activities, and attention to quality and quality of activities.

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