You will have to shell out money to go to Mecca-Medina in Ramadan
Saudi Arabia News: The month of Ramadan is going on. During this period, the number of devotees going to Mecca and Medina has increased significantly. For this reason, there has been a major change in the prices of tour packages by tour and travel operators. The prices of tour packages have been doubled by Umrah travel agencies and tour operators. Here, in view of the possibility of huge crowd during the last 10 days of Ramzan during Qiyam Al Lail i.e. the night vigil prayer, the per capita fare has been increased three times. There has also been a significant increase in the fares for booking flights from Riyadh to Jeddah.
According to the report of Arab News, the fare for individual tour bus packages by Umrah travel operators in Riyadh, which is 110 Saudi Riyals i.e. 30 dollars on normal days, has been doubled to 200 Saudi Riyals in view of the crowd of pilgrims during the days of Ramadan. Has been done. That means the fare has doubled on normal days.
Prices may increase further in the future
Not only this, there is a possibility of further increase in this fare in the coming time. Tour operators in the Hai al-Wizarat district say fares are likely to rise further to between SR250 and SR300 during Qiyam al-Lail. Tour operator Al-Fajr says the increase in Umrah package prices is due to the huge influx of pilgrims during Ramadan. The reason for increase in its prices is also being said to be the increase in VAT rates by 15 percent. The number of Umrah travel operators in the capital is around 100, mostly located in Al-Wizarat and Batha districts.
Prices increase every year during Ramadan
According to reports, an increase in the prices of Umrah packages is seen every year during Ramzan. There was no increase in the fare for this package due to the Corona epidemic. Now after the removal of Covid 19 restrictions, the number of pilgrims has started increasing. There is huge demand for flights. Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah are full.
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