Gala Ceremony Celebrates Success of Kingdoms Growing Tourism Industry
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The Prince said the event was aimed at recognizing not only the winners, but everyone who had contributed to the development of Saudi Arabia’s tourist industry.“Tonight’s second staging of the Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards is a further step on our continuous path of enhancing and improving the services and professionalism that our industry offers to our visitors, and the attraction it has for our national workforce as the basis of a rewarding and enjoyable career,” his programme note stated.Then a panel of eight judges renowned for their experience in a variety of tourism sectors, deliberated at the SCTA headquarters in Riyadh for nearly eight hours.The number of votes received by individual nominees decided the initial shortlist in each category.Then a panel of eight judges renowned for their experience in a variety of tourism sectors, deliberated at the SCTA headquarters in Riyadh for nearly eight hours.The Best specialized resort joint winners were the Movenpick Beach Resort, Al Khobar, and Al Ahlam Marine Tourism, Jeddah, while the Red Sea Mall, Jeddah, won the accolade as Best shopping experience winner.Chairman of the judges, Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Hijji, of the Faculty of Tourism, King Saud University, Riyadh, told the invited audience that the awards were “an important initiative supported by the SCTA and aimed at helping to develop the Kingdom’s tourism industries.”He added: “The Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards are, and will continue to be, work in progress as the industry continues to develop and evolve and these awards will reflect this.