Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 January, 2016 10:51 am |

 The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) and the tourism committee of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) organized a workshop on new regulations on monuments, museums and urban heritage to educate public and private partners, investors and staff.
Mohammed Al-Egal, head of the tourism committee in the RCCI, who opened the workshop recently, commended the new regulations promulgated by the SCTNH, saying: "The commission made powerful efforts and pursued a distinct approach.”
Abdul Aziz Al-Hassan, director general of the SCTNH branch in Riyadh, said that the next Ramadan will be the time for the implementation of the system in accordance with its own regulation.
He noted that the new regulations come as part of a strategy that aims to consolidate the tourism industry capable of and attractive for investment and competitiveness.
The workshop was also aimed at introducing the Custodian’s Program of Kingdom’s Cultural Heritage Care as a historic national program reflecting the government’s attention and interest in the preservation of cultural heritage components of the Kingdom and raise awareness among citizens as well as stimulate investment and rehabilitation.
Abdulrahman Jassas, executive director of the program, explained that the system of monuments, museums and urban heritage includes provisions and texts that cover all the components of cultural heritage.
He noted that regulations on handicrafts system would be issued soon, after the completion of its studies by competent authorities.
Faisal Al-Fadil, director of the general department of legal affairs in SCTNH, said that the importance of establishing professional associations in tourism is becoming imperative. Hence the board recommended the establishment of associations comprising professionals and tourism activists.