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Introduction

This Guide aims to explain the conditions and instructions connected which tourist companies, travel agents and the like must observe when making travel arrangements for pilgrims visiting the Holy Places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This Guide is intended for those who are engaged in the business of organizating pilgrimage groups from countries in Europe, North America, South America and Australia.

The Guide contains an explanation of all the steps which must be taken by the travel company’s representative before his arrival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and during his sojourn therein, for completion of the formalities of registration, qualification and the execution of contracts, and, upon his return to his country, for completion of the steps pertaining to the transportation of the pilgrims and the dates designated for each stage, This Guide also designates the authorities and sectors with which the tourist companies will be dealing in respect of the organization of the arrival of pilgrims, and the role and duties of each party.

This Guide presents, in a simple way, the manner and processes designated for providing two types of services that are available to tourist companies and travel agents and the like, in respect to the organization of the arrival of pilgrims. These services are as follows:

· The service for activating the organizer’s allocated number of pilgrims.

· The service for applying for an increase in the organizer’s allocated number of pilgrims.