Makkah leads with 35.7 percent rise in RevPAR as Umrah travel drives demand across key religious cities. Saudi hospitality ...

Saudi Arabia’s jaw-dropping $16 billion Makkah Royal Clock Tower isn’t just a timepiece – it’s a testament to ambition and engineering prowess. Rising over 600 meters above the holy city ...

Fairmont Ramla Riyadh The new developments will build on Fairmont’s existing portfolio in Saudi Arabia, which includes the Makkah Clock Royal Tower and Fairmont Riyadh. Additionally, the Fairmont ...

In its place, the £11.3 billion complex was built and opened in 2012, with the clock tower itself becoming the tallest building in Saudi Arabia at a height of 601 metres.

Saudi Arabia also experienced a surge in inbound leisure tourists in 2023, growing from 1.12 million in 2019 to 6.2 million. Meanwhile, domestic travel grew from 48 million to 78 million in the ...

Worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024. Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP.

Religious tourism is the second largest income to Saudi Arabia, contributing £9 bn to its economy. The tower stands just 300 metres away from the Great Mosque of Mecca. Where those who do not ...

Dubai: Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is home to the world’s largest clock, the Mecca Clock, located on the iconic Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower. This engineering marvel is part of one of the ...

The building would also become the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, overtaking the 600-metre-high Abraj Al Bait Royal Clock Tower in Mecca. The proposal would be Saudi Arabia's second prominent ...

A clock which has been certified as the largest in the world hangs high above the ground above Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Megaclock is at home on the Makkah Royal Clock Tower - which is also the ...