المملكة: The Minister of Tourism inspects the readiness of hospitality facilities and hostels for pilgrims in Mecca

Check Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khatib is ready Hospitality facilities and temporary hostels intended for Pilgrims during the Hajj season of 1447 AH, and he looked at the level of services provided to the guests of God in their places of residence.
The tour included hospitality facilities and temporary inns in Mecca, where he looked at the progress of operational work and the readiness of the facilities and services provided to pilgrims, which contributes to enhancing the quality of service within the accommodation facilities.

The readiness of trained tourism cadres

During the tour, Al-Khatib met with the cadres. trained tourists to serve the guests of God, and was informed of their readiness and role in providing services to pilgrims, which reflects the impact of the training and qualification programs implemented by the Ministry to empower national competencies in the tourism sector.
He also visited the branch of the Ministry of Tourism in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, which contributes to strengthening the Ministry’s field presence throughout the year, bringing its services closer to investors and operators, and supporting follow-up and oversight work during the season on hospitality facilities and temporary hostels designated for housing. Pilgrims.
Al-Khatib met at the headquarters of the Makkah Chamber with investors and operators of hospitality facilities and temporary inns to discuss the sector’s readiness for the Hajj season 1447 AH, discuss ways to raise the quality of services provided to the guests of God, and enhance coordination and integration in everything related to pilgrims’ housing services.

A Rich Hospitality Experience

The Minister of Tourism stressed to investors and operators the necessity of providing a hospitality experience. It enriches the journey of pilgrims to the Holy House of God, and rises to the national responsibility of caring for the guests of the Most Gracious and enabling them to perform their rituals in comfort and tranquility.
During the meeting, the Minister of Tourism announced the achievement of the goal of increasing the bed capacity of the hospitality sector in Mecca, confirming the success of the initiatives implemented by the Ministry in this regard, including the launch of a license service. "Temporary hostels" To accommodate pilgrims, and serve to increase the capacity of hospitality facilities in Mecca.

566 thousand beds

This year, the Ministry of Tourism assumes responsibility for complete supervision of the pilgrims’ housing sector in Mecca, as it launched a license service. "Temporary hostels" Dedicated to housing pilgrims, which contributed to adding more than 566,000 beds to the pilgrims’ hospitality sector in Mecca, within an organized framework and clear standards that raise the quality of services provided to the guests of God, and diversify their housing options.

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