Jeddah Hilton & Waldorf Astoria Jeddah hotels have hosted the first Chinese Fam Trip to Saudi Arabia including the top 20 travel agencies from different Chinese cities covering the majority of this potential inbound travel market .
The latest statistics released by The Saudi Tourism Authority mentioned that more than 500,000 visas were issued since the launching of the new E-visa and that China was the second highest country in terms of the number of Saudi entry visas issued.
Hilton Hotels & resorts being one of the biggest hotel operators in the world , were one of the main highlights of the trip , due to its very strong footprint across Saudi Arabia with 14 properties currently in operation in different cities and more than 30 new hotels in the pipeline scheduled to open by the year 2030 .
After stopping by Hilton’s newest hotels in the Saudi Capital , Hilton Riyadh and Residences , The Group arrived to Jeddah and were met by The Cluster General Manager Mr. Ismail Sirry and Amr Abdel Moety – Cluster Director of Sales who escorted the group for a Site inspection in Jeddah Hilton ( 388 keys overlooking Jeddah’s New Waterfront ) as well as Waldorf Astoria – Qasr Al Sharq ( Jeddah’s sole Palace hotel )