Nazzal: conflicting legislation leading tourist obstacles
Between the Union of tourist associations at a news conference on Monday to the media, problems and obstacles experienced by the tourism sector.
He said Federation President Michael Nazzal The sector suffers from constraints, notably the multiplicity of laws and regulations governing tourism and conflicting, and the ministry refused to take the amendments set by the tourism sector to amend the Societies Act and regulations.
Another obstacle in the absence of participatory action between the public and private sectors, ignoring the ministry for its private sector views and ideas, and to consider the tourism industry through export taxes and treatment fees and operational costs.
He called for tax cuts to remain on the charter and fees on the landing and takeoff of aircraft and allow the tourist offices to possess and own transport, especially family groups, and work on the abolition of visas to be restricted through ports directly.
The student still unification of instruction at the crossings and support companies that want to bring casual aircraft to encourage them to bring in more tourists, and activating the role of the Kingdom's embassies and consulates to promote tourism in those countries.
He still problems to the presence of vacant hotels outside the capital can not pay water and electricity bills and Social Security were closed some of its inability to pay its financial obligations in addition to the lack of availability of tourist transport.
He »that there are agents and offices for tourism and travel did not attract a quarter of this year, but the numbers Astqtabtha in previous years, noting that the guides out of work and prevents their work in any other field, and do not have health insurance or social security».
He added that the craftsmen (traditional and popular industry) sales decreased due to the tourist low status, which threatens to close many of their stores and that the current tourism situation has led to the closure of some tourist restaurants, pointing to the multiplicity of regulators and the lack of expertise and hands technical labor, and cost of high operating. The kingdom, which contains 28 000 archaeological site where the potential for many types of Alsaahat that attract tourists, including the cultural and religious conferences and treatment are available.
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