By Akram Medhat
A responsible source at the Ministry of Tourism revealed that the ministry's two missions in Mecca and Medina, responsible for inspecting pilgrims' housing and authenticating contracts, will travel the day after tomorrow, Thursday, July 25, corresponding to 4 Dhu al-Qadah 1438 AH, in preparation for the executive steps of the Hajj season.
The source added, in a special statement to "Travel Yalla News", that the inspection committees are supervised by the head of the tourism companies sector and are made up of Ministry of Tourism officials, the Secretary General of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, Osama Emara, and the religious tourism committee, and that the committee's work will last for one month.
The ministry's mission will inspect the pilgrims' accommodation in the hotels announced by tourism companies in their programs and check their compliance with the standards set out in this year's tourist Hajj regulations. If they do not conform to the regulations, they are rejected, which happens in very rare cases, or the situation is rectified after review by the Supreme Hajj Committee and alternative solutions are found, such as reducing the program's price and refunding a set amount to the pilgrim.
