Tourism will soon be the largest employer in Saudi Arabia, report says
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Tourism to the Middle East is growing, partly driven by the regional airlines, but expect tourism to become a larger employer in several countries in the coming years as international travel increases worldwide.
Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning travel industry will soon be the largest employer in the kingdom, according to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).
Nearly 1.8m people will work in tourism by 2020 – almost triple the number in 2011, a SAMA report
