Tourism sector — Decision 137440
Private tourism establishments with one or more workers must Saudise listed jobs in three stages: 100%, 70% or 50% from 22 April 2026, chefs at 30% from 3 January 2027, and managers at 50% from 2 January 2028.
Selected occupation: Tourism development specialist · 263207
100% of the jobs covered by this decision must be held by Saudi nationals at private establishments with 1 or more workers in these jobs. In force since 22 April 2026.
In force since22 April 2026Scope and conditions
Applies to all private-sector tourism establishments (activities licensed by the Ministry of Tourism) with one or more workers. Stage 1, from 22 April 2026: 100% for receptionist, hotel receptionist, switchboard operator and information clerk (Table 1); 70% for 12 jobs including branch manager, hotel audit manager and specialist, hotel inspector, tour guide, tourism specialist, sales, procurement and public relations specialists, and health club attendant (Table 2); 50% for 12 jobs including ticket seller, travel ticket clerk, travel agent, tour organiser, events coordinator, marketing specialist, hospitality specialist, restaurant host, housekeeping supervisor, and sales and procurement representatives (Table 3). Stage 2, from 3 January 2027: 30% for chefs (Table 4). Stage 3, from 2 January 2028: 50% for 12 manager roles (Table 5), such as hotel, restaurant, sales, marketing, operations, procurement and travel agency managers; this rate is measured across the whole manager group, not per job. Rates are counted per job: Saudis in the job divided by all workers in the job, rounded to the nearest whole number. The rule covers both job titles and the actual work done. If another decision sets a higher rate for the same job, the higher rate applies. It applies regardless of your Nitaqat band. Outsourcing tourism work to a third party does not remove the obligation.
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Covered occupations in this record
112008Branch manager121310Planning and development manager121314Head of project management122101Commercial manager122103Marketing manager122104Sales manager132114Operations manager132417Procurement manager141101Hotel manager141102Hotel operations manager141103Hotel audit manager141203Restaurant manager141205Food and beverage services manager143902Travel agency manager243102Procurement specialist243109Sales specialist243110Marketing specialist243202Public relations specialist263207Tourism development specialist263208Tourism guidance specialist263210Hospitality specialist263211Tourism specialist263212Hotel audit specialist332201Sales representative332302Procurement representative333202Events coordinator333904Travel agent333905Tour organiser335904Hotel inspector335907Public services supervisor422103Travel ticket clerk422301Switchboard operator422401Hotel receptionist422501Information clerk422601Receptionist511301Tour guide512001Chef513101Restaurant host514204Health club attendant515101Cleaning and housekeeping supervisor523002Ticket seller