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Education
School spirit: the university factor
Across Saudi Arabia, there are around 30 public universities and 38 private universities and colleges. As a result of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education, universities across the Kingdom have been advancing up the league table of the world’s top universities.
18 March 2023
Food & beverage
Dine-in or takeaway? Understanding attitudes towards eating out
The food service sector in Saudi Arabia is the largest in the Middle East and is currently valued at around SAR 48.75 billion ($13 billion), according to Fortune Business Insights.
17 March 2023
Hospitality
A room with a view: understanding domestic hotel expectations
With tourist arrivals projected to approach 100 million by 2030, the hospitality sector in the Kingdom is racing to develop hotel rooms and tourist facilities to cater to the expected influx of visitors.
17 March 2023
Healthcare
Medical tourism: a necessity or a luxury?
Seeking medical care aboard is common amongst Saudi nationals, particularly as the Saudi government regularly refers patients with severe illnesses to overseas clinics of global repute, typically in locations such as the United States, Germany, and the UK.
14 March 2023
Tourism
Let’s all go on a summer holiday… in Saudi
The tourism and hospitality sector is transforming and quietly being positioned as one of the key lynchpins of future economic growth in the Kingdom.
03 March 2023
Retail & Leisure
66% of prime Riyadh mall entertainment dominated by cinema brands
Across Riyadh’s 25 super regional and regional malls, which together cover an area in excess of 1.4 million sqm, supermarkets and family entertainment dominate the retail scene, each with an average representation of 8,000 sqm and 5,300 sqm, respectively, according to the latest analysis by global real estate consultant, Knight Fank.
08 December 2022
Hospitality
Delivering Saudi Arabia’s golden age for hospitality to cost US$ 110 bn
Plans to transform Saudi Arabia’s hospitality market through Vision 2030 are expected to see the completion of 310,000 hotel rooms in the Kingdom by 2030. The delivery of the planned hotel room supply is forecast to cost approximately US$ 110bn
31 May 2022
