Umrah for 2012 Allowed Only for Return Ticket Holders

According to new plan issued by Saudi authorities for umrah in 2012, only those pilgrims will be allowed to enter into the Saudi Kingdom for performing umrah who will have valid (confirmed) return tickets with them.

Saudi Hajj and umrah ministry has recently announced a plan to handle and manage hajj and umrah season for 2012 starting from 25^th January. It is being expected that a record number of pilgrims so far will perform hajj and umrah in 2012 so it is a big challenge for Saudi authorities to handle such a large number of foreign pilgrims from all over the world.

All these steps have been taken by Saudi authorities to ensure that umrah and hajj pilgrims may perform their umrah and hajj with quite convenience and without any trouble and also they avail maximum facilities offered by Saudi Government to pilgrims.

Saudi hajj ministry has also issued some instructions for umrah pilgrims as well to not to stop at bus stops, air ports and hotel floors to avoid any rush at the occasion of hajj and umrah.

It is also worth mentioning here that Saudi ministry of hajj plays no role in arranging facilities for umrah zaireen like accommodation and travel to ensure that only quality services be provided to pilgrims but for the time being, umrah packages are provided by private travel services companies. However, Saudi Government will monitor standard of services provided by urea packages providers to ensure quality of their services.

A well-known umrah packages blog had first issued news about plan issued by Saudi Government for umrah travelers and umrah services providers.