The following words and phrases - wherever they appear in this Regulation - shall have the meanings specified next to each, unless the context of the text indicates otherwise:
Law: Tourism Law.
Regulation: Regulation for the Management of Tourism Hospitality Facilities.
Ministry: Ministry of Tourism.
Minister: Minister of Tourism.
Management of Tourism Hospitality Facilities: Providing supporting services to the operator of the tourism hospitality facility and the private tourism hospitality facility, based on specialized technical expertise in facility management and services, and skills that align with the type and classification of the facility.
License: A document issued by the Ministry that enables its holder to engage in the activity of managing tourism hospitality facilities.
Licensee: Any legal entity that has obtained a license from the Ministry in accordance with the Law and Regulation.
Hospitality Management Office: The place through which the licensee conducts the activity of managing tourism hospitality facilities.
Head Office: The tourism hospitality management office through which the licensee's branch office is managed and organized.
Branch Office: A tourism hospitality management office that is administratively and organizationally subordinate to the head office.
Tourism Hospitality Facility: Any place that provides accommodation services to tourists for a fee, operating either permanently or temporarily. 
Private Tourism Hospitality Facility: A furnished and independent real estate unit owned by an individual and licensed by the Ministry, providing daily accommodation services to tourists for a fee.
Procedural Guidelines: A document that includes instructions, guidelines, standards, or others to determine the detailed procedures complementing the Regulation in accordance with the provisions of the Law and its regulations.
Official Address: The address registered in the license, or the national address, or the contact means of the activity practitioner - in all its forms - obtained from the Ministry.

The Regulation organizes the practice of managing tourism hospitality facilities, specifies the procedures for obtaining the necessary License to practice it, along with its controls and conditions, and outlines the ongoing Obligations of the licensee and the general provisions.

The practice of managing tourism hospitality facilities is not permitted without obtaining a license, or after its expiration, cancellation, or during the period of its suspension. ​
 

The classification of hospitality facility management activities is as follows:

1. Category (A): For the management of all types of tourist hospitality facilities and private tourist hospitality facilities.
2. Category (B): For the management of tourist hospitality facilities rated (4) stars and below, and all other unclassified grades and types, as well as private tourist hospitality facilities.
3. Category (C): For the management of tourist hospitality facilities rated (3) stars and below, first class and below, and all other unclassified types, as well as private tourist hospitality facilities.
4. Category (D): For the management of first-class tourist hospitality facilities and below, and all other unclassified types, as well as private tourist hospitality facilities.

To obtain a license for the management of tourism hospitality facilities, the following experience is required:
1. Category (A): Four years of experience in operating a five-star tourism hospitality facility or in its management. 
2. Category (B): Four years of experience in operating a four-star tourism hospitality facility or in its management. 
3. Category (C): Three years of experience in operating a three-star tourism hospitality facility or in its management. 
4. Category (D): Two years of experience in operating classified types and other unclassified types or in their management.

• Subject to the provisions of Article (5), the following is required when submitting a claim for a license from the Ministry:

• 1. A valid commercial registration that includes the activity of managing tourism hospitality facilities.

• 2. A valid license from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs or the relevant authority, as applicable.

• 3. Proof of the required experience according to the requested category, certified by the relevant authority if obtained outside the Kingdom.

• 4. The documents and papers related to the management mechanisms of tourism hospitality facilities as determined by the Ministry.

• 5. The official data of the applicant, and those representing them in dealings with the Ministry regarding the activity - if any - and the office's data.

• 6. Proof of the right to use the trademark (if any).

• The applicant must fill out the form for the license claim prepared by the Ministry.

It is the responsibility of the Ministry, after the conditions stated in Article (6) of the Regulation are met by the applicant for the License, and upon payment of the financial fee according to the attached financial fee schedule of this Regulation, to issue the License.

• 1. The license must contain the licensee's information, its category, the date of issuance and expiration, and any other information specified by the Ministry.

• 2. The duration of the license shall not exceed (3) years, and it is renewable.