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Emirates boosts flights for busy Umrah seasonEmirates will be boosting its flights to Jeddah during the busy Umrah season. The airline will operate 24 extra flights, adding more than 10,000 additional seats between Dubai and Jeddah from June 12 to 24. The additional flights More… |
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Mobily launches new Internet packagesEtihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading telecom provider in Saudi Arabia, has launched its new Hajj and Umrah packages featuring data as well as international calls up to 600 minutes to coincide with the start of Ramadan. The new Mobi More… |
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Elaf Group concludes Hajj, Umrah marketing toursElaf Group, a leading tourism and hospitality group in Saudi Arabia, has successfully concluded its global Hajj and Umrah marketing tours. Elaf recently participated in the 19th International Forum for Religious Tourism in Egypt; More… |
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Makkah real estate sentiment gets a lift in H1The overall sentiment in the Makkah real estate market was boosted during the first half (H1) of 2017 as the government lifted the quota on Hajj pilgrims despite ongoing major infrastructural work on the Holy Mosque, a report said. More… |
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Saudi Arabia says Qatar pilgrims can visitIn light of the current political situation with Doha, the government of Saudi Arabia has extended its welcome to pilgrims from Qatar and has expressed its keenness to enable them to perform Umrah, said a report. The Ministry reaf More… |
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Over 5m Umrah pilgrims pass through Jeddah airportJeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) has witnessed over 5 million Umrah pilgrims arrive and depart since the beginning of the Umrah season on November 1, said a report A total of 2,588,357 pilgrims arrived and More… |
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Elaf Group offers attractive Umrah packagesThe Elaf Group, a leading provider of tourism and hospitality services, has launched attractive Umrah packages for all its properties in Holy City of Makkah. In addition, it has also announced affordable travel packages for its ho More… |
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Saudi Arabia posts significant growth in tourismSaudi Arabia's tourism sector has seen growth spikes during the last Haj and Umrah seasons, according to Elaf Group, a leading provider of travel, tourism and hospitality services. This was evident in the increase of occupancy More… |
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Saudi hotels to benefit from pilgrim rushSaudi Arabia's hospitality sector is expected to perform significantly well this year with close to 7 million Umrah pilgrims anticipated to visit, The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced. Hospitality experts and local tra More… |
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Umrah pilgrim numbers drop 10pcMakkah has registered a 10 per cent drop in the number pilgrims performing Umrah this season, receiving 1.8 million pilgrims compared to two million during the same period last year, said a report. According to Abdullah Ghadi, deputy he More… |
