The number of employees working in thetourism sector in Saudi Arabia rose by 4% year-on-year (YoY) in Q4 2024 to 966,500, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
Saudi employees represented 25% of the total workforce in tourism activities or 242,100 employees, while non-Saudis comprised 75% of the sector’s total employees at 724,500.
The following table shows the number of employees working in tourism duringQ4 2024:
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Tourism Employees (‘000) |
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|
Employees |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2024 |
Change |
|
Saudis |
244.90 |
242.07 |
(1%) |
|
Non-Saudis |
684.51 |
724.46 |
+6% |
|
Total |
929.40 |
966.53 |
+4% |
The following table shows the number of employees working in tourism since Q1 2023:
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Tourism Employees (‘000) |
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|
Period |
Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
Total |
|
Q1 2023 |
239.74 |
660.79 |
900.53 |
|
Q2 |
242.11 |
670.08 |
912.20 |
|
Q3 |
243.95 |
675.22 |
919.17 |
|
Q4 |
244.90 |
684.51 |
929.40 |
|
Q1 2024 |
247.71 |
696.59 |
944.30 |
|
Q2 |
245.91 |
713.27 |
959.18 |
|
Q3 |
240.77 |
707.86 |
948.63 |
|
Q4 |
242.07 |
724.46 |
966.53 |
Data indicated that the number of male employees in tourism activities reached approximately 838,000, accounting for nearly 87% of the sector’stotal, while the number of female workers reached about 128,600, or over 13% of the total number of workers in tourism duringQ4 2024.
The food and beverage servicessegment accounted for the largest number of employees in Q4 2024, with nearly 637,900 workers, representing 66% of the total workforce, followed by the visitor accommodation segment, with approximately 132,000 employees.
The following table indicates is the total number of employees in tourism by segment:
|
Tourism Employees (‘000) |
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|
Activity |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Food and beverage services |
570.21 |
67.69 |
637.89 |
|
Visitor accommodation |
109.73 |
22.19 |
131.91 |
|
Retail trade in specialgoods |
47.89 |
14.40 |
62.29 |
|
Passenger land transport |
28.10 |
2.95 |
31.05 |
|
Travel agencies and reservation services |
16.99 |
3.77 |
20.75 |
|
Passenger air transport |
14.49 |
6.21 |
20.70 |
|
Transport charter |
18.76 |
1.59 |
20.35 |
|
Other services in the sector |
13.93 |
4.65 |
18.58 |
|
Sports and entertainment activities |
9.78 |
3.76 |
13.54 |
|
Passenger rail transport |
4.11 |
0.19 |
4.30 |
|
Cultural activities |
2.66 |
0.93 |
3.60 |
|
Passenger water transport |
1.35 |
0.25 |
1.59 |
|
Total |
837.97 |
128.56 |
966.53 |
Riyadh topped the Kingdom's regions in terms of the number of workers in tourism activities, atnearly 320,600, representingabout 33% of the total, followed by Makkah region with approximately 269,000 workers, as shown in the following table:
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Distribution of Employees by Region ('000) |
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|
Region |
Number of Employees ('000) |
Percentage of Total (%) |
|
Riyadh |
320.62 |
33.2% |
|
Makkah |
268.95 |
27.8% |
|
Eastern Region |
146.90 |
15.2% |
|
Madinah |
57.00 |
5.9% |
|
Asir |
46.52 |
4.8% |
|
Qassim |
32.19 |
3.3% |
|
Jazan |
27.52 |
2.8% |
|
Tabuk |
21.62 |
2.2% |
|
Hail |
12.48 |
1.3% |
|
Najran |
10.42 |
1.1% |
|
Al-Jouf |
8.02 |
0.8% |
|
Northern Borders |
7.25 |
0.8% |
|
Al-Baha |
7.04 |
0.7% |
|
Total |
966.53 |
100% |
Hotel room occupancy reached approximately 56% during Q4 2024, while room occupancy in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities reached 55.9%.
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Occupancy Rates for Serviced Apartments, Other Hospitality Facilities & Hotels |
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|
Period |
Hotels (%) |
Serviced Apartments & Other Hospitality Facilities (%) |
|
Q1 2023 |
63.2% |
53.0% |
|
Q2 |
54.9% |
50.9% |
|
Q3 |
53.4% |
56.2% |
|
Q4 |
60.2% |
55.4% |
|
Q1 2024 |
60.9% |
54.5% |
|
Q2 |
55.4% |
52.4% |
|
Q3 |
46.1% |
58.0% |
|
Q4 |
56.0% |
55.9% |
Below are the occupancy rates for serviced apartments, other hospitality facilities, and hotels by region during the fourth quarter of 2024.
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Room Occupancy Rate by Region |
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|
Region |
Serviced Apartment Rooms (%) |
Hotels (%) |
|
Riyadh |
71.5% |
72.0% |
|
Madinah |
48.7% |
74.8% |
|
Eastern Region |
59.6% |
60.2% |
|
Makkah |
46.9% |
49.3% |
|
Tabuk |
51.4% |
45.5% |
|
Najran |
57.6% |
41.6% |
|
Qassim |
50.9% |
46.5% |
|
Hail |
55.2% |
42.6% |
|
Asir |
39.9% |
34.8% |
|
Northern Borders |
43.4% |
45.2% |
|
Jazan |
50.3% |
44.4% |
|
Al-Baha |
29.2% |
26.8% |
|
Al-Jouf |
42.1% |
38.5% |
The average daily rate for a hotel room reached about SAR 440 during Q4 2024, a 2% decrease compared to Q4 2023.
The average daily rate for a room in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities reached approximately SAR 220 during the same quarter, a 25% increase compared Q4 2023.
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Average Daily Rate (SAR) |
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|
Period |
Hotels (SAR) |
Serviced Apartments & Other Hospitality Facilities (SAR) |
|
Q1 2023 |
515.4 |
168.0 |
|
Q2 |
790.0 |
174.2 |
|
Q3 |
442.2 |
172.5 |
|
Q4 |
449.5 |
175.6 |
|
Q1 2024 |
494.0 |
194.7 |
|
Q2 |
668.8 |
198.6 |
|
Q3 |
353.7 |
200.0 |
|
Q4 |
440.1 |
219.6 |
The following table shows the average daily rate per room in serviced apartments, other hospitality facilities and hotels in Q4 2024:
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Average Daily Rate (SAR) |
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|
Region |
Rooms in Serviced Apartments |
Hotels |
|
Riyadh |
237 |
1013 |
|
Tabuk |
137 |
521 |
|
Eastern Region |
223 |
417 |
|
Hail |
188 |
412 |
|
Madinah |
232 |
408 |
|
Qassim |
139 |
402 |
|
Makkah |
269 |
345 |
|
Jazan |
189 |
311 |
|
Asir |
118 |
292 |
|
Al-Jouf |
124 |
271 |
|
Al-Baha |
127 |
270 |
|
Najran |
94 |
236 |
|
Northern Borders |
169 |
193 |
The average lengthof stay for a guest in hotels was nearly 3.6 nights during Q4 2024, which is the same average as in the corresponding quarter of 2023. The average period of stay for a guest in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities was around 2.1 nights during Q4 2024, a decrease of 12.1% compared to Q4 2023, which stood at 2.4 nights.
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Average Stay in Serviced Apartments, Hotels,Other Hospitality Facilities (Night) |
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|
Period |
Hotels |
Serviced Apartments & Other Facilities |
|
Q1 2023 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
|
Q2 2023 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
|
Q3 2023 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
|
Q4 2023 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
|
Q1 2024 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
|
Q2 2024 |
5.2 |
2.1 |
|
Q3 2024 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
|
Q4 2024 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
The following table shows the average length of stay at hotels, serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities by region in Q4 2024:
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Average Lengthof Stay by Region in Q4 2024 (Night) |
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|
Region |
Hotels |
No. of Rooms in Serviced Apartments |
|
Makkah |
4.1 |
2.0 |
|
Madinah |
3.5 |
2.4 |
|
Riyadh |
2.9 |
2.3 |
|
Tabuk |
2.5 |
2.3 |
|
Eastern Region |
2.2 |
2.2 |
|
Najran |
2.1 |
2.3 |
|
Al-Jouf |
2.0 |
2.1 |
|
Northern Borders |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
Asir |
1.9 |
2.1 |
|
Qassim |
1.7 |
1.8 |
|
Jazan |
1.7 |
1.9 |
|
Al-Baha |
1.6 |
2.0 |
|
Hail |
1.6 |
1.9 |
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