Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb said the tourism sector in the Kingdom achieved its goal of hosting 100 million tourists in 2023. Of that figure, 77 million were domestic tourists and 27 million were international tourists. They collectively spent SAR100 billion. He made the announcement during his participation at a ministerial panel, "The Importance of the Private Sector in Achieving Vision 2030", at the second edition of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Private Sector Forum.