Over13,000 Saudi men and women have been trained to work in the tourist sector and related fields through the National Project for the Development of Tourism Human Resources initiated by the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA). The move has come as part of the nationalization of the travel and tourism sector in which Saudis of both sexes are being trained in specific skills and also in how to deal with tourists on a personal level through the project's awareness program. The GCTA is also working with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs to develop and renovate historic sites, among them the historic areas of Jeddah, Taif Center, Al-Majma'ah, and Al-Hafouf. – Okaz/SG __
