Tourism Development Fund Celebrates Completion Of First Edition Of ‘Grow Tourism Incubator’ With 30 Startups

Tourism Development Fund Celebrates Completion of First Edition of ‘Grow Tourism Incubator’ with 30 Startups

Riyadh, June (پاکستان پوائنٹ نیوز ‎‎‎ 25 يونيو 2026ء) The event was attended by a distinguished group of investors, entrepreneurs, strategic partners, and representatives of government entities and the private sector.

The program is part of the TDF’s efforts to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the tourism sector by empowering startups and entrepreneurs and providing them with an integrated framework of specialized mentorship, business development, capacity building, and connections to investors and strategic partners.

This supports the readiness of their ventures for growth and expansion, while helping participating startups enhance their business models and tourism-related products and services, in alignment with the objectives of the National Tourism Strategy and Saudi Vision 2030.

The first edition of the program supported 30 startups over a period of 10 months, including 20 companies in the in-person track and 10 in the virtual track. Participating startups benefited from more than 230 business development sessions, over 20 specialized workshops, 35 training opportunities, and 30 service grants across a range of fields.

The program also included an international visit to H-FARM in Italy, providing participants with the opportunity to explore global best practices in entrepreneurship and helping enhance the readiness of their ventures for growth and expansion.