Basel El-Sisi, vice chairman of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, stated that the Egyptian Umrah Portal is scheduled to launch officially on November 20, announcing the actual start of the 1441 AH Umrah season, so that all visitors to the portal can learn the details of their trips, in addition to the completion of all tourism companies' registration of their programs on it.
In exclusive statements to Travel Yalla News, El-Sisi revealed that the trial operation of the Umrah portal will be on November 5, adding that companies can enter all the data of their Umrah pilgrim clients and complete their travel procedures starting November 10, so that the program system is complete before the first Umrah trips of the Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid) season set off.
El-Sisi pointed out that the number of companies that have authenticated their contracts so far has exceeded 1,000, which indicates how competitive the coming season will be, since the Chamber of Tourism Companies announced the opening of registration for Egyptian and Saudi companies and the authentication of contracts to work in the new 1441 AH Umrah season, from October 13 of this month until November 14.
It is worth noting that the Cabinet decision to establish the Egyptian Umrah Portal was issued at the end of last July, after the Cabinet, headed by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, approved a draft decision to establish an electronic portal named the "Egyptian Umrah Portal," with the Ministry of Tourism in charge of its management, supervision and oversight, as part of keeping pace with technological development regarding Umrah procedures.
