SCTA opens tourism campaign

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has launched a special campaign to promote domestic tourism during the school mid-term break through media, social networks, its Tourism Communication Centers and the “Saudi Tourism” website.
The SCTA stated that the campaign, launched under the theme “Saudi Tourism — rich with diversity,” was aimed to market the Kingdom’s most attractive tourism destinations during the mid-term school break with focus on destinations like Riyadh, Qassim, Asir, Tabuk, Al-Jouf, Hail, Najran, Eastern Province, Jazan and Jeddah with these places bubbling with wonderful tourism atmosphere this time of the year. The campaign also aims to highlight tourism offers and events in these provinces during the break.
The commission urged Saudis and expatriates living in the Kingdom, besides tourists and visitors of GCC countries these days, to take advantage of the offers extended by a number of companies and shops under the commission’s supervision and sponsorship.
“The campaign includes tourism offers for each provinces including organizing a number of tourism trips to several landmarks and destinations in the Kingdom which usually enjoy high demand from tourists during the holidays at competitive prices within the reach of different strata of the society,” the commission stated on social networks.
“The Tourism Communication Center provides detailed information about tourism offers on its toll free number 19988.”
The Eastern Province is one of the most important destinations that enjoys heavy turnout during these breaks. Alkhobar, Dammam and Jubail Industrial City attract thousands of visitors both from with the Kingdom and outside due to their wonderful weather these days as well as their heritage, entertainment facilities, corniches, pristine beaches, marine sites, parks, restaurants and malls.
Five festivals are being hosted in the Eastern Province this week, including the King Abdul Aziz Award Festival for camel decoration, SciTech knowledge program in Alkhobar, Alkhobar Tourism Festival, Al-Nuairiyah spring festival and green falcon team show.
Al-Ahsa region is famous for natural water springs, green areas, desert and environmental tourism in addition to cultural and heritage tourism.