The first hotel for women was inaugurated in Saudi Arabia

The country’s first hotel, exclusively for women, has opened in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The regulations currently in force in the Kingdom establish that the woman (resident of the place or tourist) who is not accompanied by a guardian, who may be her husband, father or another of her affinities, does not have the right to stay in a hotel or reserve a room by itself. These rules do not apply to the new hotel for women.

The “Luthan”, as this hotel is called, includes 25 rooms and several halls for conferences and receptions. It was built at the initiative of some Saudi businesswomen and was intended to make their lives and travel around the country easier.

Participating in the opening ceremony of the hotel, Prince Sultan bin Salman, who is the head of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Tourism Committee, said that he hoped that hotels of this type would soon be built in the other cities of the country and that he would certainly , would contribute to the development of entrepreneurial activity of Saudi women.

Saudi Arabia is one of the most severe Muslim countries. Unlike other Islamic countries, women in this country are not allowed to drive a car. They are also prohibited from participating in the elections. However, in recent years, Saudi women have been participating more actively in the Kingdom’s social life.

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