Saudi Arabia Ministry of Tourism Boosts Vision for Excellence and Sustainable Growth with UiPath AI and Automation
March 06 2024 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
As it strives toward Vision 2030, the
Ministry’s strategic investment in AI and automation supports
mission to make Saudi Arabia a global tourist destination.
UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation and AI
software company, today announced that the Ministry of Tourism of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is using AI-powered automation in its
mission to establish the Kingdom as a thriving global destination
and make tourism a leading industry of its dynamic and diverse
economy. The Ministry is leveraging the UiPath Business Automation
Platform to further its national tourism strategy, which rests on
increasing the number of annual tourists to 150 million by 2030,
supporting the national GDP by 10%, and creating around 1.6 million
job opportunities, while growing the contribution of the private
sector and attracting foreign direct investment in order to unlock
the potential of this thriving non-oil sector.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia welcomed more than 100 million tourists,
including 27.4 million foreign visitors, topping the United Nations
World Tourism Organization’s ranking for the growth of
international tourist arrivals among large destinations. With an
ambitious goal to position Saudi Arabia as the most attractive
global destination for investors and tourists, the Ministry of
Tourism spearheads efforts to bolster the tourism sector’s capacity
and welcome the growing influx of tourists. As such, it manages
hospitality industry licenses, enforces standards for services in
the sector, and drives the training and development of hospitality
industry professionals.
An early adopter of automation, the Ministry first leveraged
UiPath in 2018 to build internal capabilities during the transition
to a new national procurement platform. After the success of the
initial deployment, the Ministry accelerated adoption and is now
focusing on automating external-facing processes. This allows the
Ministry to create and operate a fast and friendly interface that
allows for better collaboration with external third parties from
across Saudi Arabia’s tourism ecosystem, such as hotels, popular
destination sites, and cultural attractions.
Ms. Aljoharah Al-Mogbel, Deputy Minister of Digital
Transformation and IT, said: "In our journey to position Saudi
Arabia among the G20's top 10 tourism destinations by 2030, we are
leveraging the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence and
hyper-automation technologies. These strategic enablers are crucial
to our digital tourism strategy, aiming to elevate experiences for
both investors and tourists by setting new standards in service and
engagement. Our commitment to employing these technologies enables
us to tailor unforgettable experiences and thrive the tourist
experience through their effective application across various use
cases in the tourism sector. This focus on innovation underscores
our mission to make the Kingdom a global beacon of tourism
excellence, ensuring Saudi Arabia's prominence on the international
tourism stage."
AI-powered discovery for endless automation potential
In line with its data-driven decision-making, the Ministry is
taking a strategic approach to identifying the best external-facing
processes to automate using UiPath Process Mining and UiPath Task
Mining. This provides the Ministry’s Automation Center of
Excellence team with comprehensive insights into the tasks best
suited for automation while enabling it to maintain full governance
and keep data secure and private.
“There are now 35 automations working across the Ministry, 24/7,
which have filled to date over 1.1 million fields of information.
Automation provides real-time accurate financial information to
inform our decisions. It is a huge improvement, and one that allows
us to ensure the highest possible standards to bring the best
experiences to our tourists and power our ability to maintain
world-class services in the sector,” said Hind Alkathiri,
Enterprise Solutions Director with the Ministry of Tourism.
“Saudi Arabia is advancing fast toward achieving its vision to
foster one of the world’s most attractive tourism sectors and
achieve the highest sustainable impact for its growth. By creating
jobs and prioritizing sustainability, the Kingdom is not only
future-proofing its economy, but laying the foundation for
exceptional visitor experiences,” said Rob Enslin, Chief Executive
Officer at UiPath. “We are extremely proud to support the Kingdom’s
Ministry of Tourism in its mission to build a world-class tourism
industry and to become a frontrunner in the adoption of AI-powered
automation within Saudi Arabia’s central administration.”
About UiPath
UiPath (NYSE: PATH) is on a mission to uplevel knowledge work so
more people can work more creatively, collaboratively, and
strategically. The AI-powered UiPath Business Automation Platform
combined the leading robotic process automation (RPA) solution with
a full suite of capabilities to understand, automate, and operate
end-to-end processes, offering unprecedented time-to-value. For
organizations that need to evolve to survive and thrive through
increasingly challenging times, UiPath is The Foundation of
Innovation™.
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