Tourism Sector

  • Number of facilities in the tourism sector : 1,313 facilities
  • Number of accommodation facilities for visitors : 743 facilities
  • Number of facilities for restaurants and catering activities : 6,083 facilities
  • Employment size : 30,829 employees, or 5% of the Kingdom's total
  • Travel agencies and reservation services : 186 facilities
  • Tourist water transport : 3 facilities
  • Transportation :
     -Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Airport in the city - international
     -Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Ula - international
     -Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz Airport in Yanbu - regional
     -King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu
     -Yanbu commercial port
     -Al-Haramain train station in Madinah

" Number of tourists (in millions) "


  • Historical mosques : 47 mosques
  • Historical wells : 7 wells
  • Archaeological sites : 1,533 sites
  • Museums and libraries : 18 museums, 70 libraries
  • Theaters and galleries : 40 theaters and galleries
  • National parks : 11 parks
  • Tourist farms : 14 farms
  • Public gardens area : 4185259.7 square meters
  • Number of open spaces for cultural activities per million inhabitants : 295 areas
  • Number of commercial complexes : 15 complexes
  • Number of shopping centers and automated bakeries : 134 centers
  • Number of stores : 22902 stores
  • Number of sports cities : 1 sports city
  • Number of sports clubs : 8 clubs
  • Number of sports facilities : 68 facilities
  • 1Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah ranks third as the most popular destinations in the world, as it contains 1,500 tourist and historical attractions.
  • 2The increase in the number of visitors to Madinah (22.5 million visitors to the central region during the year 2019 AD, according to Doyof Al Rahman Program).
  • 3The number of trips coming to the region for religious purposes exceeded 20 million in 2019, while the number of trips for entertainment purposes recorded 21 million domestic and international trips.
  • 4Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region recorded the highest hotel occupancy rate in the Kingdom, with a rate of 73% during 2019.
  • 5The region seeks to host more than 50 cultural exhibitions annually by the year 2030 AD, and to allocate 30 sites for holding these exhibitions with a capacity of 100,000 visitors.
  • 6The geographical location of the Madinah region on the Red Sea and the presence of water coasts and beach resources.
  • 7Major development projects and promising investment opportunities in the tourism sector.
  • 8Great opportunities for expansion in the sectors of hospitality, culture, entertainment and adventure experiences.
  • 9Al-Ula Governorate includes the first site of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be included in the World Heritage List.
  • 10It is expected that the number of tourists in Al-Ula governorate will reach 2 million visitors annually by 2035 AD.