MENA Hotels & Tourism
17 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia: weekly card spending at hotel merchants (POS) | 282808SAR thousand | SA | 2026-08 | T1 | sama.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: weekly number of card transactions at hotel merchants (POS) | 866thousand transactions | SA | 2026-08 | T1 | sama.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: growth of licensed tourism hospitality facilities, year on year | 34.2percent year on year | SA | 2025-Q4 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: decline of external Umrah performers, quarter on quarter | 79.7percent quarter on quarter decline | SA | 2025-Q2 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: share of external Umrah performers entering via airports | 71.6percent | SA | 2025-Q2 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: male Umrah performers, total | 3352506performers | SA | 2025-Q2 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: share of internal Umrah performers travelling with family | 62.9percent | SA | 2025-Q2 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: internal Umrah performers originating in Makkah region | 1773820performers | SA | 2025-Q2 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: revenue per available room (RevPAR), licensed hotels | 300.51SAR per available room-night | SA | 2025-Q1 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: Umrah performers, total (internal and external) | 15222497performers | SA | 2025-Q1 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: share of accommodation and food service establishments using AI technologies | 33.5percent | SA | 2025 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: accommodation and food service establishments selling or displaying goods online | 39.3percent | SA | 2025 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: establishments with internet access | 98.1percent | SA | 2025 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: Room occupancy rate, serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities | 58.0percent | SA | 2024-Q3 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: Licensed hotels | 1971facilities | SA | 2024-Q3 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Saudi Arabia: Average daily room rate, serviced apartments and other facilities | 200SAR per room-night | SA | 2024-Q3 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Outbound tourism expenditures as share of total imports | 3.56percent | EG | 2020 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
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