الآثار الاقتصادية لجائحة كورونا (كوفيد-19)‎ على شركات السياحة المسجلة في هيئة السوق المالية السعودية

Abstract EN

The study aimed to identify the economic effects of the Corona pandemic on tourism companies registered with the Saudi Capital Market Authority.

The study methodology is represented in the descriptive and analytical method.

The study conducts an analysis of the financial statements of the four companies registered with the Capital Market Authority, during the third quarter of 2019 and the same period in 2020- The revenues of these companies represent 20% of the total revenues of the tourism sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The study found that the Corona pandemic had a significant impact on the tourism sector, and consequently, the revenues of the entire sector decreased as a result of the closure of airports and the precautionary measures taken to suspend entry to the Kingdom for the purposes of Umrah.

Hajj in particular, and tourism in general, as the Kingdom receives annually about 20 million tourists.