- What
- Tourism fund: MSME loans via partner banks and lenders, plus a non-financial accelerator.
- Who
- Micro, small and medium enterprises in Saudi tourism.
Checked · October 2026 · tdf.gov.sa/en · How we check ↗
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Tourism Development Fund (TDF) is a government fund — MSME financing via partner banks and finance companies in Saudi Arabia. Saudi government fund for the tourism sector. Its Tourism Empowerment Program finances micro, small and medium tourism enterprises through partner commercial banks (Banks Program) and SAMA-licensed finance companies (NBFI Program) — working capital and other financing with competitive pricing and flexible repayments. Its Grow Tourism accelerator and incubator are non-financial.
- Amount
- Not published
- Terms
- Loans — no equity
- Eligibility
- Micro, small and medium enterprises in the tourism sector
- Sectors
- Tourism
- Benefits
- Competitive pricing
- flexible repayments
- relationship with financial institutions
- non-financial Grow Tourism accelerator
- Status
- Active — financing through partner banks; Grow Tourism Accelerator 6th edition started 13 April 2026 (non-financial) (checked October 2026)
What the source says
“The Tourism Empowerment Program is designed to support and empower establishments within the tourism sector by collaborating with various partners to offer a comprehensive range of financing solutions. These solutions cater specifically to the needs of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises with the fo”
“The Banks Program is a partnership between the Tourism Development Fund and The Commercial banks. The program offers competitive financing solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across the tourism sector.”
“The program aims to provide support to micro, small, and medium enterprises in the tourism sector by offering suitable financing solutions, such as working capital and capital expenditures.”
“The program offers competitive financing solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across the tourism sector.”
“Competitive pricing. Flexible repayments. Building a relationship with the financial institutions.”
“Scheduled to commence on April 13, 2026, the four-month accelerator program offers an intensive development journey focused on non-financial support.”
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| Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism Development Fund (TDF)Tourism fund: MSME loans via partner banks and lenders, plus a non-financial accelerator. | not published | Loans | Active |
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| MCIT — Ministry of CommunicationsAccess to CODE programmes: Tech Founders, incubation and CODE Nine 66. | not published | Not published | Active |
| MISA — Ministry of InvestmentInvestor registration, entrepreneur registration and RHQ programme access. | not published | No equity | Active |
| Premium Residency — Entrepreneur TrackResidency for founders with a round of SAR 400K+ (20% share) or SAR 15M+ (10% share). | not published | No equity | Active |
| SAMA FinTech SandboxRegulatory permission to test fintech and insurtech products. | not published | No equity | Active |
| SHIFT Innovation Center RiyadhInnovation hub with the Digi X-Lab data and AI facility. | not published | No equity | Active |
| Cloud Computing SEZOECD-aligned special tax treatment; data centres can be built and run anywhere in the Kingdom. | not published | No equity | Active |
| MEWAMentorship, access to funding and technical assistance. | not published | Not published | Closed |
| Monsha'atLoan guarantees and programme support for SMEs. | not published | Not published | Active |
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Questions founders ask
What does Tourism Development Fund (TDF) offer?
Tourism fund: MSME loans via partner banks and lenders, plus a non-financial accelerator.
Does Tourism Development Fund (TDF) take equity?
Loans — pricing not published.
How do I apply?
No application form is published. Its website is the way in.
Sources
Primary source · tdf.gov.sa/en · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/tdf-sa · Checked October 2026