Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, has honored Mansour Al-Maiman, chairman of the board of directors of National Commercial Bank, for working with SCTA to promote domestic tourism and protect historical sites.

Prince Sultan honored NCB during SCTA’s annual ceremony that was held at the Cultural Palace in Riyadh recently. He also honored a number of individuals as well as public and private organizations for their contributions to strengthen the tourism sector.

Addressing the ceremony, Prince Sultan urged the government to support economic sectors that would create more jobs for Saudis. Labor Minister Adel Fakeih attended the event.

“The tourism is growing as a new and vital economic sector with state support,” the prince said. “I am happy to host Labor Minister Fakeih in this annual ceremony. He is a man of varied backgrounds with experiences in trade, government service, charitable work, engineering and finance,” he said.

Prince Sultan highlighted the importance of the Labor Ministry, saying it determines the present and future of citizens.

“Employment in any country is a vital issue of security and stability,” he added.

Prince Sultan said the tourism could create more job opportunities for Saudis.

The rate of Saudization in the tourism sector has reached 26 percent, becoming the second largest sector that employs Saudis.