CAIRO: Chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities Prince Sultan bin Salman yesterday launched a training program to nationalize 8,500 jobs in travel and tourism this year. The program, carried out in association with the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), offers 3,000 jobs for Saudis as receptionists in furnished apartments, 4,000 jobs as receptionists in hotels and resorts and 1,500 reservation and ticketing jobs at travel and tourism agencies. Prince Sultan launched the program while visiting HRDF's headquarters in Riyadh. “This training program is very important to nationalize tourism jobs in an organized manner,” he said. He highlighted the potential of the travel and tourism sector in creating more jobs for young Saudi men and women. “This sector can provide suitable jobs to people with different educational and age levels.” BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/hVy18 Tags: Nationalizes, Saudi Arabia, Tourism Jobs Section: Business, Latest News, Saudi Arabia