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King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Launches Language Immersion Programs

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King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Launches Language Immersion Programs

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The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSAA) inaugurated the "Cultural School" and the "Tourism School" programs Sunday in Jeddah, spanning eight weeks, with the enrollment of 105 students from 34 countries.

The "Tourism School", with 30 participants, offers a short-term program targeting non-Arab tourists visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SPA.

The program introduces them to various aspects of Saudi culture during their tourist visits, enhances their language proficiency, and refines their communication skills.

The "Cultural School", set to commence its activities with 75 students, is a specialized language school dedicated to teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.

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Barcelona Will Raise Tourist Tax for Cruise Passengers

FILE PHOTO: Tourists and residents drink on a street in Gracia neighborhood during a heatwave of the summer, in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bruna Casas//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tourists and residents drink on a street in Gracia neighborhood during a heatwave of the summer, in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bruna Casas//File Photo
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Barcelona Will Raise Tourist Tax for Cruise Passengers

FILE PHOTO: Tourists and residents drink on a street in Gracia neighborhood during a heatwave of the summer, in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bruna Casas//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tourists and residents drink on a street in Gracia neighborhood during a heatwave of the summer, in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bruna Casas//File Photo

Barcelona will raise the tourist tax for cruise passengers visiting the city for less than 12 hours, the mayor said in an interview published on Sunday.
Jaume Collboni said the current tourist tax for stopover cruise passengers was 7 euros ($7.61) per day. He did not say by how much the tax would be increased, reported Reuters.
"We are going to propose..substantially increasing the tax for stopover cruise passengers," he told El Pais newspaper.
"In the case of stopover cruise passengers (less than 12 hours) there is intensive use of public space without any benefit for the city and a feeling of occupation and saturation. We want to have tourism that is respectful of the destination."
He said tourists, not local tax payers, should pay for local projects like air-conditioning schools.
The proposal will have to be agreed with the Catalan regional government, Collboni said.
In recent weeks, anti-tourism activists have staged protests in popular holiday destinations across Spain, such as Palma de Mallorca, Malaga and the Canary Islands, saying visitors drive up housing costs and lead to residents being unable to afford to live in city centers.
Another protest is planned in Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the largest Balearic Island on Sunday evening.
Collboni announced last month that the city will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make the city liveable for residents.