Chamber of Tourism Companies: Approval to include events, tourism and festival trips on the portal
The Chamber of Travel and Tourism Companies and Agencies announced the opening of registration for Egyptian and Saudi companies, and the authentication of contracts, to work in the new Umrah season of 1441 AH, starting Sunday, October 13 this month, until Thursday, November 14 next month, in preparation for the launch of the Umrah electronic portal in the coming days, and in light of the Umrah regulations approved by the Minister of Tourism and the decisions issued by the ministry and the chamber in this regard.
The chamber also stated that approval had been given to include events, festival and tourism trips on the Umrah electronic portal, as an organizational barcode will be issued for these trips through the portal.
The chamber urged tourism companies to adhere to not organizing or taking part in sending citizens to perform Umrah or visits until the Umrah season begins and the portal's operations are activated in accordance with the regulations and decisions approved by the state and the Ministry of Tourism, as violating this entails the penalty prescribed by law.
