Tourist companies in Egypt have begun to implement a series of procedures and regulations to ease the Umrah season, which in Egypt is called the Prophet’s Birthday Umra for Egyptian pilgrims.
Osama Ammar, secretary general of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, said a number of measures have been implemented to facilitate pilgrimages during the Umrah season.
He added that the rules provide for the allocation of a smart watch for each pilgrim, which includes the agreed program data, stressing that the smart watch will be delivered to travel companies in accordance with a number of the following procedures.
Authorizing a representative to receive a smart watch with the number of pilgrims registered on the Umrah portal.
Download the program to your phone, and register user data through the company.
The company undertakes to deliver smart watches to all pilgrims, process the data and record it on the watch.
And Egyptian travel companies have begun promoting Umra al-Mawlid trips for the current season, starting yesterday from Cairo International Airport, with programs selected between 4 and 5 stars, as decided by the Egyptian Cabinet and the Ministry of Tourism, to start flights from the first October of this year.
EgyptAir previously announced prices for Umrah tickets on the Prophet’s Birthday for this year, which range from LE 5,900 to LE 6,650 including taxes and fees.
EgyptAir aims to have a good umrah season, according to pilot Amr Aboul-Enein, head of EgyptAir’s holding company: “We put the needs of umrah passengers at the top of our priorities and provide capacity that matches the passenger counter at good prices and with outstanding service.”
Notably, the Kingdom has set the 29th of Dhu al-Qa’ad as the last date for Umrah visas, and the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has stressed that Umrah permission must be issued from the Nisk app.
She highlighted the importance of having a valid visa to enter Saudi Arabia (Umrah, tourism, visiting), to register on the Nsk app, explaining that those arriving for Umrah are not required to present a negative approved PCR result. pre-arrival inspection in Saudi Arabia.