Camp inspection committee continues its work to complete preparations well before pilgrims move to the holy sites
Samia Samy: A marked leap this year in the level of services provided inside tourism pilgrims' camps across all categories
As part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' ongoing preparations for the 1446 AH (2025) Hajj season, particularly regarding the procedures for moving Egyptian tourism pilgrims to the holy sites, the official Egyptian Tourism Hajj mission currently in Saudi Arabia, headed by Samia Samy, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Companies Affairs, Head of the Egyptian Tourism Hajj Affairs Office and Head of the Higher Committee for Hajj and Umrah, is continuing, in cooperation with the Chamber of Travel and Tourism Companies and Agencies, its field inspection tours of tourism pilgrims' camps in Mina and Arafat.
These tours aim to review the readiness of the camps before they are handed over and to ensure that they meet all the service and living requirements that guarantee the comfort of the Guests of Al-Rahman. The camps allocated to the three tourism Hajj categories, namely 5-star, economy and overland, were visited.
For her part, Samia Samy affirmed that there is a marked leap this year in the level of services provided inside tourism pilgrims' camps across all categories, which comes as part of the ministry's keenness and the directives of Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, to enhance the quality of services provided to these pilgrims and achieve the highest standards of care and attention to ensure a distinguished experience befitting tourism pilgrims.
She explained that the tourism camps inspection committee is monitoring preparation work around the clock, conducting daily reviews during these days and submitting periodic reports to follow up on the progress of work and address any shortcomings well before pilgrims move to the holy sites.
Through these inspection tours, the ministry is keen to follow up on and ensure the provision of all basic equipment, such as comfortable beds (sofa beds), sufficient space for each pilgrim, air conditioning, clean drinking water sources and suitable toilets, in addition to designated prayer areas and places for distributing 3 main meals daily (breakfast, lunch and dinner), supported by a variety of drinks, juices and ice cream, to meet pilgrims' needs amid high temperatures.
