Vice President of National Committee for Hajj and Umrah Abdullah Omar Kadi said that transforming Arbab Al-Tawaif Establishments to shareholder companies would enhance services provided to pilgrims and ensure shareholder rights.
This step would achieve social integration of beneficiaries and shareholders, Kadi added, noting that pilgrims would receive quality services and privileges.
He stressed that the committee’s role was no longer restricted to the Umrah and Hajj companies of internal pilgrims, but another special committee will be formed to cater to external pilgrims.
These firms will be partners in this decision, he affirmed.
Meanwhile, Hajj and Umrah Committee member Mansour Abu Khanjar spoke about the importance of developing the internal pilgrims sector.
He stressed the need for more flexibility when it comes to transferring visas and the lending system and shifting them to a completely electronic platform.
He also highlighted the role foreign companies have played, in cooperation with Saudi firms, in providing cooling services at pilgrims’ camps.
He added that the coming period will witness reinforcing the privacy of every pilgrim by providing them with their own private chambers, each boasting a television that would broadcast pilgrimage guides and emergency alerts.
