Saudia offers Umrah packages for pilgrims
Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, is offering packages for pilgrims across the globe to ensure a sacred and enriching spiritual travel journey for Umrah. Guests can prepare for their pilgrimage by booking flights, accommodation, and transport all together using Saudia’s dedicated online platform, umrahbysaudia.com. This online platform provides personalised guest support throughout the booking process and during the pilgrimage, ensuring a smooth and memorable experience for every guest.
Saudia is committed to delivering a seamless booking and Umrah experience, offering excellent rates and the utmost security, with all packages sold with full ATOL protection. Travellers can choose from a selection of handpicked hotels with proximity to the haramain and use Saudia’s Umrah guide which includes all necessary information about arrival regulations, packing guides, transportation recommendations, key nearby facilities, Umrah rituals, and other essential details for a memorable, easy, and spiritual Umrah.
Updates for 2024:
- Saudia Hajj and Umrah company – at the beginning of the year, Saudia announced the newest of their 13 subsidiaries within the aviation sector, the Saudia Hajj and Umrah company, which aims to strategically focus on expanding operations, services, and products for pilgrims from across the globe. Initiatives include expanding the frequency of flights and seat capacity, including dedicated Hajj and Umrah flights, and a comprehensive project to modernise and develop the aircraft fleet. The company has also recently obtained a license from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to serve 10,000 pilgrims
- ProtecTasbih – Saudia, in collaboration with creative agency partners, has launched the world’s first sanitising prayer beads, available on board for all Saudia guests to ensure a safer pilgrimage journey. ProtecTasbih offer a dual function, seamlessly combining the spiritual practice of tasbih with the added benefit of hand sanitisation. This innovative creation redefines the traditional prayer beads, reflecting a harmonious blend of cultural reverence and modern health consciousness
- Launch of dedicated Umrah website in the American and Canadian markets – during the 2023 World Travel Market in London, Saudia also announced the launch of its dedicated Umrah website in North America, marking an important milestone for Muslim pilgrims residing in both the United States and Canada
Example packages:
Saudia offers a seven-night stay at Elaf Bakkah Hotel from SAR 5,385 per person based on one adult in a double room. This package includes flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, departing 1 September 2024.
Saudia offers a seven-night stay at Park Inn By Radisson, Makkah Al Naseem from SAR 5,942 per person based on one adult in a standard room. This package includes flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, departing 1 September 2024.
Saudia offers a seven-night stay at Makkah Al Aziziah from SAR 6,112 per person based on one adult in a standard room. This package includes flights from Frankfurt Airport to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, departing 1 September 2024.
Saudia offers a seven-night stay at Le Meridien Towers Makkah from SAR 5,370 per person based on one adult in a twin room. This package includes flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, departing 1 September 2024.
