Tourism plan to be announced soon

RIYADH, 22 April — Secretary-General of the Higher Council of Tourism Prince Sultan ibn Salman said here yesterday that the council will announce the national tourism plan next month after getting the approval from the board of directors of the council headed by Prince Sultan, second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation. The plan was formulated after considering a number of surveys, reports and field studies on the culture, heritage, environment and economy made by several committees inside and outside the Kingdom, the prince said. The council has identified 10,000 tourist spots in the Kingdom mostly related to culture and heritage.