The portal's executive adviser: Continuous follow-up of pilgrims and companies, and easy travel from all airports and ports of exit
Ahmed Ibrahim, head of the Religious Tourism Committee at the Chamber of Tourism Companies and executive adviser and official spokesman of the Egyptian Umrah Portal, said that since the new portal was launched on November 25 until yesterday, December 9, about 60,000 barcodes have been issued for Egyptian Umrah pilgrims, stressing that work on the portal is proceeding at a steady, firm pace without any problems.
He added that passport departments at the various Egyptian airports and ports of exit are dealing smoothly and easily with pilgrims' passports and completing their travel procedures, with each pilgrim having his own barcode, which is a basic condition for travel under the Prime Minister's decree establishing the Umrah portal.
Ibrahim added that there has been great cooperation from all bodies since the establishment of the Egyptian Umrah Portal to make the experience a success, and it has indeed achieved great success so far thanks to this cooperation, which has formed a wonderful system of teamwork, noting that there is continuous follow-up with tourism companies to intervene immediately to resolve any problem facing them or the pilgrims.
He pointed out that on the first day of travel some pilgrims were turned back because they did not have the barcode assigned to them by the Umrah portal, perhaps because they were unaware of the new travel procedures through the portal under the Prime Minister's decree, but this has not happened again, and all pilgrims now head to the airports after making sure that the tourism companies operating their trips have issued each of them their barcode from the Umrah portal.
On another note, the executive adviser of the Egyptian Umrah Portal announced that barcodes have been issued through it for some citizens holding tourist visas, as the Prime Minister's decree stipulates that holders of Umrah, tourist, festival, events and hospitality visas must all be processed through the portal and only through tourism companies. He praised the great organization of Umrah trips achieved by the portal, in addition to its important role in combating brokers, guaranteeing the rights of citizens and companies alike, and ensuring the comfort and safety of all Egyptians.
