Faisal expressed happiness for receiving the prize from an international organization. He highlighted the big strides made by the Kingdom in the field of tourism. He noted that Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz had earlier pledged to establish the higher tourism commission and he fulfilled his promise. Thanks to the efforts of the Crown Prince in this respect, tourism has become one of the Kingdom's strategies, he said. Prince Khalid pointed out that Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is in charge of the tourism development, is planning to make Jeddah a pioneering region in the field of tourism. He added that the higher tourism commission will implement effective from next year five great tourism projects, and they will be followed by other projects which are currently under study.
