50 Billions Spent on International Travel and Tourism

The state of domestic tourism is again the highlight of a recent article in Arabnews.com.

We “proudly” spend more than SR50 billion annually traveling abroad. I think inside every one of us is a Sinbad who lives for travel and tourism. For all our love for travel and tourism, we are still not attracted to domestic tourism. Even the most conservative Saudis prefer to travel abroad.

It is not only liberal families who prefer to go abroad, but conservatives also pack and head to Malaysia, Gulf countries and others.

The unreasonable restrictions are making the business of domestic tourism so dificult.

Private firms keep staff guessing on bonus

By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS
Published: Mar 31, 2011 00:19 Updated: Mar 31, 2011 00:19

JEDDAH: Employees of private companies and institutions are still awaiting payment of a two-month salary bonus promised by their employers. The promise came after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah issued a royal decree offering a two-month salary bonus to all government employees.

Everything seems to be OK in KSA

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800,000 Saudi men and women waiting for Jobs

JEDDAH: More than 800,000 Saudi men and women with various qualifications are waiting to be employed by the government, local Arabic daily Al-Madinah reported Friday, quoting an official source at the Ministry of Civil Service.

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3 counterfeiters arrested in Riyadh with Fake Iqamas

Published: Jun 29, 2010 23:10 Updated: Jun 29, 2010 23:10

RIYADH: Police arrested three men and seized a number of items used to forge government documents at a photocopy shop in the Malaz district of Riyadh.

The three men — two Arabs and an expatriate — were involved in forging iqamas, driving licenses, car registration certificates, health certificates and other government documents.

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Enough about Saudiazati

JEDDAH: The Health Ministry on Tuesday announced its plan to recruit a large number of medical staff, especially highly qualified consultants, to work in hospitals across the Kingdom. Some of these medical personnel would be hired to work for a few months as per requirements, it said.

“The recruitment is planned as part of the ministry’s strategy to improve the health services provided to citizens in different parts of the country and reduce the difficulties faced by patients while visiting central hospitals,” the announcement said.

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