Sunday, June 22, 2008

Sultan Outlines Kingdom’s Tourism Goals

Fun will be had by all on this holiday. It is certain to become a vacation of a life-time. You'll be able to drink as much as you want (Zam Zam water if you're lucky), you'll be able to watch, first hand, a few beheadings in the public square, you might be able to watch a woman being stoned to death for adultery, and you might also be able to cram in a whipping of a few of the local homosexuals! A fun holiday is guaranteed! If you return, and don't get thrown into jail yourself before your flight home. - ©Mark

ARAB NEWS: RIYADH: Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary-general of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA), said yesterday that the commission aims to make Saudi Arabia one of the most-favored tourism destinations in the region.

Prince Sultan was speaking at a luncheon meeting organized to launch GCTA’s summer tourism program. The tourism plan, Prince Sultan said, has details of the events, fun and frolics, traditional arts, folklore skits and sporting events that will be organized by local companies and tourism organizations in cooperation with the GCTA in different parts of the Kingdom this year.

“Our aim is to ensure sustainable growth of tourism sector and to offer the best tourism products and services with an aim to promote domestic tourism,” Prince Sultan said. “We are striving hard to make this country one of the three most favored tourism destinations of this region,” said the GCTA chief while giving an overview of the GCTA’s operations.

“There is a lot for tourists to do in Saudi Arabia and we have a lot to offer,” Prince Sultan said. Sultan outlines Kingdom’s tourism goals >>> By Ghazanfar Ali Khan | June 22, 2008

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