Visit Makkah & Madinah Greatest Joy Ever

In my first visit to Makkah, and after making Umrah, I had that feeling of "MISSION COMPLETED", or in womens' words," it is shopping time!" Well, I was wrong. There were so many things that should have been done.

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If you think of all the virtues of Umrah and Hajj combined together, and compare it to the virtue of praying in al-Masjid al-Haraam , which -according to prophet Muhammad may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him-" is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere ", you will certainly feel bad for every five minutes you wasted in this place not praying. One Hundred thousand, we are talking here about five zeroes, for each and every prayer.

Saudi Arabia increase 16,000 new hotel rooms

Arab News said a new report published by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) for The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2015 reveals that the major cities of Saudi Arabia — Riyadh and Jeddah — are forecast to see an increase of 16,000 new hotel rooms by 2018. 

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Of these, over 50 percent will be part of new five-star hotel developments, as international hotel brands put in place ambitious expansion plans. 

Sees huge potential Made in Makkah initiative

Arab News said Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), lent his total support to the “Made in Makkah” project which was floated by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, through a partnership between the SCTA and the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).

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During his visit to the Makkah Pavilion at the Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Market (STTIM) in Riyadh, Prince Sultan said: “The ‘Made in Makkah’ project is an initiative to develop local tourism sector and stimulate investments.”