Former WTTC Chief Joins the Saudi Ministry of Tourism

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Tourism has announced the appointment of Gloria Guevara to the position of chief special advisor to Ahmed Al Khateeb, the minister of Tourism. Mrs. Guevara was most recently chief executive of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

As a special advisor to the minister, she will draw on more than 25 years of public and private tourism sector experience to help facilitate international collaborations, develop human capital and contribute to the delivery of the ambitious, large-scale tourism investments under Vision 2030.

Saudi Arabia has achieved accelerated progress in a nascent industry, taking a leading role in the revival of the tourism sector after Covid-19 through its G20 presidency.