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...
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...
Apr 30 – 15 days ahead of Ramadan, representatives of more than 1 Million Pilgrims convene in London, demonstrating the global achievements advancements made in growing a $16 Billion dollar Hajj and Umrah industry at social, commercial and educational levels.
Government Representative from 10 of the most populous Muslim countries, senior decision makers from 250 leading Hajj and Umrah...
The Telegraph – Right. Right. No, right – not left!” I yelled. Too late. Me and Mum – who has the upper body strength of a hamster – let the mangroves swallow our boat. The soft crunch of branches prickled against the silence. We stopped. Then swivelled our arms and twisted our brains, trying to remember how to row the oars backwards. Eventually we made it out of the morass of twigs and...
Albawabah News – The Arab Tourism and Travel Forum, which is being held in Dubai this week, has conducted an opinion poll of some 35,000 Muslims of different nationalities on the concept of “Halal tourism”.
Omar Ahmed, CEO & Founder of Sociable Earth, said: “We have come to realize that there is a need to understand the requirements of Muslim travelers and we are...
If you haven’t taken advantage of the great Hawaiian airfare war yet, it’s not too late. Just this week, Thrifty Traveler Premium spotted another round of steeply discounted flights to Hawaii, this time with ticket prices starting at $312 round-trip.
The most inexpensive route is on flights from western Canada — but travelers all along the West Coast can find tickets in the...
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance has launched an application for smartphones in Arabic and English for the 12th batch of the guests being hosted by the Program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The Technical Committee Head, Eng. Khaled Al Thunayan explained that the application was released to speed up the process of serving...
Arab News – Saudi telecom giant Mobily, in coordination with the governorate of the Makkah region, is sponsoring a national media campaign for the awareness of Hajj pilgrims.
Prince Abdullah bin Bandar, deputy governor of Makkah region, and Maziad Alharbi, chief technology officer of Mobily, recently signed a strategic partnership agreement to this regard in Jeddah.
Mobily sponsors the...
The Jakarta Post – Less than a year since a huge scandal involving the deposited money of would-be umrah (minor haj) pilgrims shocked the nation, we have recently witnessed a similar scam — with much higher sums of money embezzled. Last August, Rp 1 trillion (US$72,650,000) from aspiring pilgrims was found to have been misappropriated by First Travel, a Jakarta-based haj and umrah travel...