AVIAREPS announces Opening of an Office in Saudi Arabia

04 September 2024

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AVIAREPS grows global footprint to 71 offices across 67 countries by opening a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AVIAREPS, the world’s leading international representation, marketing and communications company for aviation, tourism, hospitality, and food & beverage brands today announced the opening of an AVIAREPS office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The owned office will create a permanent AVIAREPS presence in Saudi Arabia to provide tailor-made GSA representation services, marketing and public relations support, specialized for aviation and tourism brands in the country. AVIAREPS will combine its international experience and networks with local expertise and know-how to provide professional support for clients looking to expand their presence to this market.

The launch of AVIAREPS Saudi Arabia extends the AVIAREPS international network to 71 offices in 67 countries.

Edgar Lacker, CEO AVIAREPS: “We are excited to expand our office network in the Middle East and look forward to offering our GSA, public relations and marketing services in Saudi Arabia to our existing and to new clients. The market offers huge potential, especially for destinations and airlines as well as trade promotion and hospitality clients. We expect demand for international travel to continuously increase and see this as a unique opportunity for our partners to grow in the Middle East. I’m sure that many of our international clients and those seeking representation in Saudi Arabia will take the opportunity to grow with AVIAREPS in this market.”

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is the largest Arab country in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia has the 19th largest economy worldwide, the GDP amounting to 1.07 trillion Dollars in 2023, steadily growing in the last years. Tourism in and from the country bounced back well: outbound tourism from Saudi Arabia recorded a 37 percent increase in the last years, along with a 74 percent increase in spending compared to the first half of 2022, outbound tourism is also projected to grow by 15% until 2027, making the country an interesting market for destinations, airlines and the hospitality industry alike.

Saudi Arabia has a total of 29 airports, 12 of which are international airports, the busiest one being King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. It serves as the largest hub for Saudia, the Saudi flag carrier and national airline of the country, and as an operating base for national low-cost carriers Flynas and Flyadeal.

AVIAREPS Saudi Arabia will be run under the regional leadership of Faraz Ahmed Khan, AVIAREPS Country Manager Saudi Arabia and Glenn Johnston, Vice President Middle East. With the addition of the office in Riyadh, the AVIAREPS Middle East network will grow to a total of 2 owned offices serving 6 countries in the region, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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Office Adress AVIAREPS Saudi Arabia:
Office No. J2, Bin Laden Complex
Al Malaz
Riyadh 12629, Saudi Arabia
Sources:
World Bank Saudi Arabia
World Data Saudi Arabia
Statista – Tourism Industry Saudi Arabia
Hotelier Middle East
About AVIAREPS
AVIAREPS is the world’s leading international representation, marketing and communications company for aviation, tourism, hospitality, and food and beverage brands. Founded in Germany in 1994 with the ambition to help clients to step into global markets, the company’s global network now expands around the world to six continents.
The AVIAREPS service portfolio includes extensive expertise in representation and sales, marketing and communications, business development, IT solutions and financial services. In addition to their well-established General Sales Agent (GSA) services and tourism marketing representation, AVIAREPS provides more than 250 clients with support in digital marketing, advertising, public relations, crisis communications, social media management, event coordination, sales, web design and more.
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