The Chamber of Tourism Companies has launched its media campaign to raise awareness of and introduce the new Egyptian Umrah Portal under the slogan "Your Umrah Starts Here", as all Umrah trips will be organized through the portal, which is scheduled to be launched within days.
The first messages of the "Your Umrah Starts Here" campaign aim to make citizens wishing to perform Umrah aware that the Umrah Portal's electronic platform is the only body for organizing trips through tourism companies, under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism.
To watch the "Your Umrah Starts Here" campaign video, click here
The campaign includes videos that introduce citizens to how the Umrah Portal works and the need to deal directly with the tourism companies registered on it, stressing the importance of pilgrims obtaining the barcode that guarantees the validity of their travel procedures to Saudi Arabia, not dealing with brokers, and the need to travel through the portal.
Through its messages, the campaign offers a set of tips, most importantly that pilgrims obtain the "barcode", which confirms the validity of the visa, the soundness of the Umrah program and the completion of bookings for travel, transportation and accommodation hotels in Saudi Arabia. The "barcode" allows the responsible authorities to review the trip details and follow the pilgrim from the time the trip is booked until travel and safe return, and to intervene immediately to resolve any problems they face. The campaign also explains to pilgrims that they can follow the details of their trip and obtain the barcode that allows them to travel through airports and land ports.
To watch the awareness campaign video for the Egyptian Umrah Portal, click here
The launch of the campaign comes in light of Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly's instructions on the need to raise citizens' awareness of the new portal, the directives of Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Tourism, to ensure the best services are provided to Umrah pilgrims in a way that guarantees the protection of their rights at home and abroad, and the initiative of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, headed by Hossam El-Shaer, to organize the campaign to ensure the success of the season and safeguard citizens' rights and the interests of serious companies.
