Inaugural TOURISE ends with new benchmarks over 9k delegates

Bringing the public and private sector together over three days the inaugural future of tourism event titled, TOURISE concluded establishing new benchmarks. The event welcomed 9654 delegates from across the world. At the closing ceremony HE Ahmed Al Khateeb, Minister of tourism Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that the inaugural event conducted 1150 meetings with 67 sessions with 130 plus speakers. He further shared that the second will be held in March 2027 after listening to the comments and suggestions. It was one of the most unique events which provided the visitors to experience first hand some of the key projects coming up in the future in Saudi Arabia, some of the hidden gems hitherto unknown. The event brought together over 50 tourism ministers, private investors, and NGOs from around the world. The event aims to create a platform where governments, private businesses, and organisations can collaborate on the future of global tourism. The minister further iterated that the event was the fruit of two years of planning to bring about a new form of event which brings in players which support the tourism ecosystem.