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Hotel room occupancy in Saudi Arabia rose to about 49.1% in Q3 2025, from 46.1% in Q3 2024, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
Meanwhile, occupancy in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities fell to 57.4% during the same period, according to GASTAT’s Tourism Establishments Statistics bulletin.
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Occupancy Rates |
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Period |
Hotels |
Serviced Apts & Others |
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Q1 2023 |
63.2% |
53.0% |
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Q2 |
54.9% |
50.9% |
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Q3 |
53.4% |
56.2% |
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Q4 |
60.2% |
55.4% |
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Q1 2024 |
60.9% |
54.5% |
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Q2 |
55.4% |
52.4% |
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Q3 |
46.1% |
58.0% |
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Q4 |
56.0% |
55.9% |
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Q1 2025 |
63.0% |
50.7% |
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Q2 |
53.2% |
50.2% |
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Q3 |
49.1% |
57.4% |
Room occupancy rates in Madinah hotels were the highest in Q3 2025, reaching 68.9%, followed by Riyadh at 58.1% and Aseer at 54.1%.
Riyadh led serviced apartments with an occupancy rate of 65.9%, followed by Najran at 62.7%, then Makkah at 55.7%.
Meanwhile, Hail saw the lowest hotel occupancy rate, at 32.3%, while the Northern Borders recorded the lowest occupancy rate for serviced apartments at 42.1%.
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Room Occupancy by Region |
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Region |
Hotels (%) |
Serviced Apartment (%) |
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Madinah |
68.9% |
49.8% |
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Riyadh |
58.1% |
65.9% |
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Aseer |
54.1% |
54.4% |
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Eastern Province |
52.6% |
54.0% |
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Northern Borders |
49.6% |
42.1% |
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Al-Baha |
48.1% |
52.5% |
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Najran |
45.8% |
62.7% |
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Qassim |
43.0% |
54.7% |
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Makkah |
42.8% |
55.7% |
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Jazan |
41.3% |
49.6% |
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Al Jouf |
41.0% |
51.4% |
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Tabuk |
38.4% |
47.7% |
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Hail |
32.3% |
55.5% |
The average daily rate (ADR) for a hotel room in Saudi Arabia reached about SAR 341 during Q3 2025, a 4% decrease compared to Q3 2024. However, the ADR at serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities amounted to approximately SAR 208 during the same quarter, up 4% year-on-year (YoY).
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Average Daily Rate (SAR) |
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Period |
Hotels |
Serviced Apts & Others |
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Q1 2023 |
515 |
168 |
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Q2 |
790 |
174 |
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Q3 |
442 |
173 |
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Q4 |
450 |
176 |
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Q1 2024 |
494 |
195 |
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Q2 |
669 |
199 |
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Q3 |
354 |
200 |
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Q4 |
440 |
220 |
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Q1 2025 |
477 |
209 |
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Q2 |
643 |
201 |
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Q3 |
341 |
208 |
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ADR by Region (SAR) |
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Region |
Hotels |
Serviced Apts & Others |
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Riyadh |
645 |
237 |
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Tabuk |
560 |
157 |
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Al-Baha |
462 |
222 |
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Aseer |
440 |
209 |
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Eastern Province |
389 |
185 |
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Qassim |
387 |
148 |
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Hail |
326 |
166 |
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Madinah |
298 |
191 |
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Makkah |
294 |
222 |
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Al Jouf |
271 |
129 |
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Jazan |
259 |
202 |
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Northern Borders |
193 |
144 |
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Najran |
190 |
95 |
The average length of stay for a guest in hotels was nearly 4.1 nights during Q3 2025. Meanwhile, in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities, guests lodged for a median of two nights.
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Average Stay by Facility (Nights) |
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Period |
Hotels |
Serviced Apts & Others |
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Q1 2023 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
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Q2 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
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Q3 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
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Q4 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
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Q1 2024 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
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Q2 |
5.2 |
2.1 |
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Q3 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
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Q4 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
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Q1 2025 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
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Q2 |
4.8 |
2.0 |
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Q3 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
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Average Length of Stay by Region in Q3 2025 (Nights) |
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Region |
Hotels |
Serviced Apts & Others |
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Madinah |
4.9 |
2.3 |
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Makkah |
4.3 |
1.9 |
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Riyadh |
2.5 |
2.3 |
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Tabuk |
2.2 |
2.0 |
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Eastern Province |
2.2 |
2.2 |
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Aseer |
2.1 |
2.0 |
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Al Jouf |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Jazan |
1.8 |
2.0 |
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Najran |
1.6 |
2.3 |
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Northern Borders |
1.7 |
1.8 |
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Al-Baha |
1.7 |
1.9 |
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Hail |
1.6 |
2.1 |
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Qassim |
1.6 |
1.8 |
The number of workers in Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector grew by above 6% YoY in Q3 2025, reaching more than one million.
Of the total, 245,200 were Saudi nationals, representing 24%, while 764,500 were non-Saudis, accounting for the remaining 76%.
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Tourism Employees (‘000) |
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Period |
Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
Total |
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Q1 2023 |
239.74 |
660.79 |
900.53 |
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Q2 |
242.11 |
670.08 |
912.20 |
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Q3 |
243.95 |
675.22 |
919.17 |
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Q4 |
244.90 |
684.51 |
929.40 |
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Q1 2024 |
247.71 |
696.59 |
944.30 |
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Q2 |
245.91 |
713.27 |
959.18 |
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Q3 |
240.77 |
707.86 |
948.63 |
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Q4 |
242.07 |
724.46 |
966.53 |
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Q1 2025 |
243.37 |
739.88 |
983.25 |
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Q2 |
247.60 |
749.76 |
997.36 |
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Q3 |
245.17 |
764.52 |
1009.69 |
Riyadh topped the Kingdom's regions in terms of the number of workers in tourism activities at nearly 332,000, representing about 33% of the total. Makkah followed with approximately 283,000 workers.
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Geographical Distribution of Tourism Employees |
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Region |
Number of Employees ('000) |
Ratio to Total (%) |
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Riyadh |
331.78 |
32.9% |
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Makkah |
283.12 |
28.0% |
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Eastern Province |
154.98 |
15.3% |
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Madinah |
60.52 |
6.0% |
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Aseer |
47.71 |
4.7% |
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Qassim |
32.88 |
3.3% |
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Jazan |
28.39 |
2.8% |
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Tabuk |
23.43 |
2.3% |
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Hail |
13.09 |
1.3% |
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Najran |
11.15 |
1.1% |
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Al Jouf |
8.31 |
0.8% |
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Northern Borders |
7.46 |
0.7% |
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Al-Baha |
6.89 |
0.7% |
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Total |
1009.69 |
100.0 |
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