Umm Al-Qura University, represented by the Department of Tourism and Hospitality - in the School of Business and Economics - participated in the second annual meeting of the [Initiative to Improve the Quality of Tourism Education in 2023], and the Tourism and Hotel Management Program was awarded among other distinguished academic programs in the field of tourism education for its distinguished outcomes locally and globally.The award was presented after the program passed a series of reviews, visits, and meetings with students, faculty members, employers, and alumni to review the educational quality of the department. 
Accordingly, the School of Business and Economics, represented by the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, extends its sincere thanks to the university administration team for their unlimited support, represented by its President, His Excellency Professor Dr. Muadi Muhammad Al-Madhab. It also thanks the Institute of Research and Consulting Studies at the University, represented by its Dean, His Excellency Dr. Muhammad Nayef Al-Sharif. For their role in enriching the programs of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, it also extends sincere thanks to His Excellency the former Dean of the School of Business Administration, His Excellency Dr. Nayef Abdul-Wahab Alawi, and to the academic members of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, headed by Her Excellency the Head of the Department, Dr. Fatima Samir Al-Maghrabi; for their efforts in building an educational environment with international standards that led the department to achieve this honourable distinction.