The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities today announced the results of the public electronic lottery for tourist Hajj for this year's 1447 AH-2026 season, held at the ministry's headquarters in the New Capital, in accordance with the controls, rules and procedures regulating tourist Hajj approved by Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. The lottery was conducted electronically through the Unified Egyptian Hajj Portal.
In attendance were a number of members of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah, as well as representatives of the ministry's Central Administration of Tourism Companies, the Egyptian Tourism Federation, the Chamber of Travel and Tourism Companies and Agencies, and the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Administrative Affairs Sector.
For her part, Samia Samy, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Companies Affairs and Head of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah, explained that the number of applicants for the tourist Hajj lottery this season reached 114,604 citizens, an increase of 97% over last season. Of these, 51,028 applicants were male (45%) and 63,577 (55%) were female. A total of 87,241 citizens applied for economy tourist Hajj, or 76% of all applicants; 15,326 applied for overland Hajj, or 13%; 9,173 applied for five-star Hajj, or 8%; and 2,864 applied for five-star Hajj – Kidana Towers, or 3% of all applicants.
Samia Samy affirmed that this unprecedented number of applicants for the tourist Hajj lottery reflects citizens' confidence in the tourist Hajj system, particularly in light of the distinguished implementation and organization of tourist Hajj programs by tourism companies last season.
She noted that a total of 1,743 tourism companies submitted their requests to organize tourist Hajj this season and entered their applications on the Unified Hajj Portal, including 1,253 companies that submitted applications for the economy level, 221 for overland Hajj, 207 for the five-star level, and 62 for the five-star – Kidana Towers level.
She pointed out that, out of the Egyptian state's keenness and in light of the directives of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities on the need to take into account the various segments of society and enhance citizens' chances of obtaining tourist Hajj visas, the largest share of visas was allocated to the economy and overland levels.
A total of 17,060 visas were allocated to the economy level and 5,700 to the overland level, while 5,000 visas were allocated to the five-star level, in addition to 2,740 visas for the five-star – Kidana Towers level.
She referred to the five-star – Kidana Towers program, introduced for the first time this year, under which tourist Hajj pilgrims can stay in towers instead of tents in Mina, with an integrated package of hotel amenities. The Kidana Towers area is also one of the closest areas to the holy sites, which enhances the pilgrim's experience and strikes the desired balance between luxury service and efficient organization.
Tourism companies that entered the data of tourist Hajj applicants can retrieve the electronic lottery results through the Unified Egyptian Hajj Portal using their login credentials, while citizens can check the electronic lottery results with their national ID number on the website:
https://www.hij.moi.gov.eg/
Following the electronic lottery, entities (partnerships) between tourism companies for all levels are scheduled to be registered until November 10, with tourism companies to finish linking service packages and documenting housing contracts, in compliance with the procedures stipulated in the Saudi electronic track, by January 15, 2026 at the latest.
In a related context, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities commends the tangible role played by the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Administrative Affairs Sector, in the success of the Egyptian Hajj system, through the integration and interconnection achieved on the Unified Egyptian Hajj Portal, in light of Law No. 84 of 2022.
