Saudi Tourism Authority

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Saudi Tourism Authority
الهيئة السعودية للسياحة
Government of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersAmr Al Damri Street, as-Safarat, Riyadh 12512, Saudi Arabia
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Tourism
Websitesta.gov.sa
Visit Saudi

The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) (

Arabic: الهيئة السعودية للسياحة, romanizedal-Haīʾiah as-Saʿūdīyah as-Sīāḥah) is an organ of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism that is concerned with promoting travel and tourism industry of the country. Established in March 2020 by King Salman against the backdrop of the surging COVID-19 pandemic,[1][2] it is the official promoter of the Visit Saudi program[3] and supervises tourism-related marketing campaigns domestically and internationally.[4]

History

The Saudi Tourism Authority was established on March 10, 2020 through a royal decree issued by

Arabic: روح السعودية, romanizedRūḥ as-Saʿūdīyyah, lit.'Spirit of Saudi') that organized events to showcase the culture and heritage of Saudi Arabia and aimed at targeting tourists from the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as the Middle East region.[9] In November 2023, a Tokyo-based travel company, HIS and the Saudi Tourism Authority signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost tourism in the Kingdom.[10][11] In November 2023, The Saudi Tourism Authority, along with other Saudi entities, took part in Media Oasis, a Ministry of Media initiative, in France, aims at redefining media coverage by utilizing modern technology in covering national events and global engagements.[12]

In 2022 and 2023, the Saudi Tourism Authority tried to be a sponsor of the FIFA Women's world cup 2023. It was not allowed to. Football Australia slammed FIFA and the Saudis for this as Football Australia ( and Football New Zealand ) were never consulted. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia has many human rights violations.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia Establishes New Tourism Authority". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. ^ "مجلس الوزراء يقر إنشاء هيئة للسياحة وبرنامج وطني لتنمية قطاع تقنية المعلومات | صحيفة الاقتصادية". 2020-03-10. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ "Saudi Tourism Authority". sta.gov.sa. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. ^ "هذه مهام هيئة السياحة السعودية التي أقرَّها مجلس الوزراء". 2020-03-10. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. ^ "إنشاء هيئة للسياحة وبرنامج وطني لتنمية قطاع تقنية المعلومات". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  6. ^ "الهيئة السعودية للسياحة تعلن إطلاق موسم صيف السعودية 'تنفس'". صحيفة مكة (in Arabic). 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  7. ^ "الهيئة السعودية للسياحة تعلن إطلاق موسم "الشتاء حولك"". العربية (in Arabic). 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  8. ^ هي, مجلة. "الهيئة السعودية للسياحة تطلق مبادرة "صُناع السياحة"". www.hiamag.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  9. ^ "رئيس هيئة السياحة السعودية: نرحب مجدداً بالزوار من دول الخليج والعالم". صدى البلد (in Arabic). 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  10. ^ "Japanese travel company signs memorandum of understanding with Saudi Tourism Authority". 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Japanese travel company signs memorandum of understanding with Saudi Tourism Authority". 22 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Saudi Tourism Authority takes part in Media Oasis, France". www.tradearabia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  13. ^ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/disgraceful-in-the-extreme-fifa-slammed-for-saudi-sponsorship-of-women-s-world-cup-20230131-p5cgox.html