Tourism companies meet with "Central" and "Aviation" to start documenting Umrah contracts

Tourism companies are meeting with the Central Bank and the Ministry of Aviation to expedite the start of the documentation of Umrah contracts for the current season. Muslims brothers and sisters now available Umrah Package December 2017.

"A series of meetings will be held from next week with the administrative authority (the Ministry of Tourism), the Central Bank and the Ministry of Civil Aviation to find practical and realistic solutions," Sheriff Said, head of the religious tourism committee, told the bourse. The success of the season, as will be the development of a package of procedures and technical controls to achieve protection and regulation of the market and control the preparation and protection of pilgrims and tour operators.

He explained that rules and mechanisms should be set up to regulate the work so as to ensure the preservation of the right of citizens and the interests of tourism companies at the same time.

Said that the Chamber started to address the tourism companies to speed up interaction with them to develop these controls and technical rules and provide the Chamber with all the proposals and views on the controls and procedures that achieve the objectives sought by the tourism companies during the five days of its history.

The number of pilgrims is expected to decline by at least 60% during the current season compared to last season, due to the rise in prices after the floating of the pound and the rise in aviation prices.

He explained that prices will see a rise of 45% a minimum compared to last season, pointing out that the first trip to Umrah may be on the birthday of the Prophet.

Members of the Board of Directors of the Steering Committee of the Chamber of Companies and Travel and Tourism Agencies agreed to start working on Umrah as soon as possible in order to respect the desire of companies wishing to implement the programs.