Every year since 2019, after Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry allowed non-religious reasons to visit, millions of diverse races of tourists flock to the country. The SA Ministry of Investment in Jeddah reported that in the first 2 quarters of 2022 alone, international tourists had spent as much as US$7.2 billion or 27 billion riyals, because the number of tourists had surged to 46 million. One of the main reasons that has been attracting international tourists is the month-long Taif Season celebration held in May. The month-long event is highlighted by the Taif Rose Festival.
The 2022 tourism records show that the second commemoration of the Taif Season, had drawn visitors from different sectors of Saudi society, including those who came to visit during the blessed Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
What Exactly is the Annual Taif Rose Festival
The Taif Rose Festival is best described as an intense olfactory, audio and visual experience of the rose blooms in the mountain resort city of Taif. Although it was launched last year as a tourist attraction and celebration for all types of tourists visiting SA, Arab News reports say the Taif Rose season and annual music festivals have been carrying on for the past 17 years.
As a matter of fact, Taif tour guides, businesses, stage and concert performers and event organizers have had lucrative opportunities from the Taif events being held each year. Now that Saudi Arabia is letting in tourists from all walks of life, many anticipate positive reactions in having different kinds of sightseeing adventures and festivities. The Taif Rose season is about the cultivation and harvesting of rose blooms during the past 9 centuries. Owners of Taif villa rentals make sure their properties are in excellent condition, hiring only the best شركات التنظيف بجدة (cleaning companies in Jeddah.) Apparently they have to have more chances of getting in front of clients who want their rented spaces immaculately clean.
This year’s Taif Rose Festival will see more theatres and concert venues. Most event organizers have set up villas to use as workshops for young creative talents, to provide and promote information about Taif’s perfume-making industry.
In sending out a general invite, the Ministry of Culture tweeted that the country is welcoming visitors to witness the beauty of roses in the Taif Rose Festival and at the same time the creativity of art. As it is, Taif’s “Taif Rose Basket” has achieved the Guinness World record for being the largest, beating the “Singapore Rose Basket.” While the latter measures only 9.47 meters long, 6 meters wide and 1.2 meters tall, the “Taif Rose Basket” stands at 1,297 meters tall, 12.129 meters long, and 7.98 meters wide.