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STA opens Japan bureau alongside the Discover the World project

A picture shows a floating blow-up water park that spells
A picture shows a floating blow-up water park that spells "Saudi Arabia" in English letters, at Pure Beach in King Abdullah Economic City -- about 125 kilometres south of Jeddah's city centre, on the Red Sea, on September 17, 2021 (AFP)
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18 Oct 2021 09:10:48 GMT9
18 Oct 2021 09:10:48 GMT9

Arab News Japan

TOKYO: Saudi Arabian Government Tourism Bureau (STA) set up a Japan branch in Tokyo with the travel project company Discover the World, Japanese magazine Travel Vision reported.

STA currently has tourism promotion bureaus at 11 locations in 21 countries and aims to set up additional four bureaus in the future, it said. 

“We organized a global professional team to introduce to visitors a variety of cultural experiences, world-class historical heritage, and Arab’s authentic hospitality,” STA CEO Fahad Hamiraddin said in a magazine interview.

Shigehiko Okuda will assume the post as Japan bureau chief in charge of sales and marketing activities for tourism and general consumers.

Saudi Arabia has recently lifted the ban on tourism visas against 49 countries, including Japan, but resumed providing tourist visas for only those vaccinated against COVID-19. 

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