The Turkish travel and tourism sector, after a challenging period in 2015 and 2016, took steps to develop alternative tourism and increased its share in the halal tourism market by 20 percent in 2017.
Turkey’s tourism sector representatives have said that the country currently holds a 2 percent share in the $226 billion global halal tourism market but looks to raise that share to 10 percent....
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has extended the deadline for the registration and payment of 2018 Hajj fares by intending pilgrims in the country.
Alhaji Sulaiman Usman, Director, Planning, Research, Statistics, Information and Library Services, announced this in a letter to all Chairmen and Secretaries of States Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies and Commissions, dated May...
The goal of the strategic parnership is arranging and organizing the transport of pilgrims as they visit holy sites.
The software — to be installed in 17 thousand transport buses — will be used by the syndicate’s operation center to redirect buses on routes and maps.
RIYADH: A collaboration between the General Syndicate of Cars, the Saudi Hajj and Umrah ministry, Samsung and other...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is poised to establish Malaysia as the pilgrimage hub for Hajj and Umrah in the region, riding on the success of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
Its managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali said KLIA has gained traction for Umrah traffic from pilgrims in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and China.
“Right now, the hub is...
The World Hajj and Umrah Conventions 2018, targeting 30 million visitors to Saudi Arabia each year.
Safabooking.com as a representative of Umrah industry players in Indonesia welcomed the optimist target.
The convention, held at The Crystal, Royal Victoria London, UK, was attended by government representatives from the 10 most populous Muslim countries on 30 April to 1 May 2018. Participants...
The Makkah Economic Forum (MEF) has lined up a series of highly engaging activities spread across the entire year to involve the private sector as an active partner in the region’s development programs and help realize the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
The comprehensive activities, which begin tomorrow, May 9, will help identify the current challenges and opportunities in the market and...
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has launched an initiative to make Saudi Arabia the preferred destination for Muslim tourists from all around the world.
According to SCTH spokesman Saud Al-Mogbil, all the initiatives of the National Transformation Program 2020 demand a model of private/public sector partnership (PPP).
“SCTH is building a productive PPP initiative...
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the registration dates for citizens and expats in Saudi Arabia who wish to perform Hajj this year.
The ministry said local Hajj companies will begin to register domestic pilgrims soon, Saudi Press Agency reported.
Pilgrims will be given an opportunity to choose services and prices that suit them.
The ministry divided the process into two...
ArabNews – JEDDAH: The Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten, affirmed that work continues in accordance with the ambitious Vision 2030, which aims to provide pilgrims with high-quality services.
He pointed out that the plan is being carried out with the participation of 82 government entities, with the aim of providing electronic services for pilgrims, most notably...
Travel Weekly – A 143% increase in Hajj travel-related fraud was reported to police in 2017 on the previous year’s figures.
Hotspots for recorded offending were London, the West Midlands and Manchester, with a total of 17 reported incidents, according to Action Fraud, the police national fraud reporting centre.
Reports show that victims can lose anything from £1,000 to £33,000 with the...