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Tourism Ministry, Saudi Red Sea Authority Launch Training Program to Boost Coastal Tourism

The program will equip employees at luxury coastal resorts and travel agencies with professional skills essential in the tourism sector. SPA
The program will equip employees at luxury coastal resorts and travel agencies with professional skills essential in the tourism sector. SPA
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Tourism Ministry, Saudi Red Sea Authority Launch Training Program to Boost Coastal Tourism

The program will equip employees at luxury coastal resorts and travel agencies with professional skills essential in the tourism sector. SPA
The program will equip employees at luxury coastal resorts and travel agencies with professional skills essential in the tourism sector. SPA

The Saudi Red Sea Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, has launched the "Seas of Excellence" training program to improve the quality of tourism services and adopt international best practices to deliver a luxurious coastal tourism experience.
Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb attended the launch ceremony on Monday.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the program is offered for the first time on board the European Cruise and is accredited by the British University of Plymouth and Dale Carnegie.
The program will equip employees at luxury coastal resorts and travel agencies with professional skills essential in the tourism sector, to ensure that visitors to the Kingdom enjoy an exceptional experience.
The undertaking is part of the Ministry of Tourism and Saudi Red Sea Authority's efforts to enhance the coastal tourism experience by harnessing the potential of national talent.

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Gold prices extended declines on Tuesday, hitting a more than one-week low, pressured by a jump in US dollar and easing safe-haven demand after reports of a possible Lebanon-Israel ceasefire.

Spot gold was down 0.4% at $2,614.56 per ounce as of 0845 GMT, after hitting its lowest since Nov. 18 earlier in the session. US gold futures edged 0.1% lower to $2,614.80, Reuters reported.

The precious metal fell 3.2% on Monday, its deepest one-day decline in more than five months, on news that Israel looked set to approve a US plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah, with further pressure from Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent as the US Treasury secretary.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it had noted that Trump's circle was speaking about a potential peace plan for Ukraine.

"This has reduced the geopolitical risk premium, leading to a decline in gold prices," said Soni Kumari, a commodity strategist at ANZ, adding that a stronger US dollar is also weighing on investor appetite for gold. The dollar was up by 0.3%, after US President-elect Donald Trump vowed tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China, reducing gold's appeal for holders of other currencies.

"So now the focus will shift back to, what Fed is going to do in December meeting," Kumari said. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, typically on the hawkish end of the US central bank's policy spectrum, said he is open to cutting rates again next month.

Traders will also keep a close eye on US consumer confidence data and the minutes from the Fed's November meeting later in the day.

"I expect gold to trade in a narrow range in the short term, with a slight upward drift," Matt Simpson, a senior analyst at City Index said.

Spot silver slipped by 0.1% to $2,614.80 per ounce, platinum shed 1.1% to $928.40 and palladium was down 0.2% to $971.10.