سياحة الأعمال في المملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

Over the past few years, we have observed the emergence of a new type of tourism known as "Business Tourism".

This type of tourism has grown rapidly due to its economic benefits.

In its endeavor to widen the range of its national economy and in light of the declining oil prices, Business Tourism constitutes an important sector which KSA can develop off-season.

This study aims at analyzing the structure of the environment of Business Tourism in KSA in regards to the availability of natural infrastructure, human infrastructure, and facilities.

It follow the Descriptive-Analytical method and SWOT Analysis method.

It concludes that the environment of business tourism in KSA is an attraction for business tourism events because of the Kingdom’s political and economic power in addition to its religious status, but this has not been used to turn the Kingdom into a center for Business Tourism in the region.

Experts agree that the events being held now in the Kingdom do not fit in with the Kingdom’s reputation and the advantages it has.

Therefore the study recommends that the private and public sectors team up to turn the Kingdom into a center for Business Tourism in the region.

It also recommends to build further on other international experiences in the field.