Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce recorded a major improve within the variety of business registrations associated to the hospitality sector throughout the second quarter of 2025.
Based on the ministry’s report, the variety of business registrations for vacation properties and chalets jumped by 42 p.c, reaching 8,617 by the tip of the second quarter of this 12 months, in comparison with 6,063 throughout the identical interval final 12 months. This displays the rising demand for tourism lodging companies and the enlargement of funding on this important sector.
The Riyadh area topped with 3,216 within the record of areas with probably the most registrations, adopted by Makkah with 3,047, the Jap Province with 721, Madinah with 515, and it was adopted by Asir.
Hospitality unit reservation exercise additionally recorded a 32 p.c improve within the variety of business registrations, with 5,099 registrations recorded throughout the second quarter of 2025, in comparison with 3,850 throughout the identical interval in 2024.
The Makkah area topped with 2,027 registrations, adopted by Riyadh with 1,939, Madinah with 410, the Jap Province with 374, and Al-Qassim Area with 81.
This fast progress in hospitality and tourism-related actions displays the rising demand for home tourism, together with efforts to reinforce the funding surroundings and facilitate regulatory procedures, according to the objectives of Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030 to develop the tourism sector and improve its contribution to the GDP.
The Ministry of Commerce introduced the issuance of greater than 80,000 business registrations within the second quarter of this 12 months, bringing the entire quantity to greater than 1.7 million business information in all areas of the Kingdom.