Skip to main content
Travelnews - Home Page
  • Facebook
  • Search

User Account Menu

  • Subscribe
  • Subscribe
  • News
  • Features
  • Travelinfo
  • Columns
  • Community
  • Sponsored
  • Interest
    • Africa & Indian Ocean Islands
    • Air Services
    • Country/Game Lodges & Tented Camps
    • Cruising
    • Daily Updates
    • Eco & Adventure Travel
    • Europe, UK & Middle East
    • Far East & Australia
    • Global Markets & Trends
    • Health and Safety & Security
    • Hotels, Resorts, Casinos & Guesthouses
    • HR, Training & Workshops
    • Meeting Venues, Conferences & Incentives
    • N & S America
    • Road & Rail
    • Technology
    • TNW Archive
    • Tour Operating
    • Tourism Organisations
    • Trade fairs & Marketing
    • Travel Trade Business Issues
    • Vehicle Hire
    • Visa & Insurance
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Send Us News

Saudi Arabia opens Umrah to all visa types

8 Oct 2025
Comments | 0
  • Share to Facebook
  • Share to LinkedIn
  • Share to E-mail
  • Print this page

All visa types are now eligible to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia as part of ongoing efforts to streamline procedures and expand access.

The Makkah Region announced on social media platform X that all visa holders, including work, transit, personal and family, and electronic tourist visas, amongst others, are now eligible to perform Umrah.

Sign up to our mailing list and get daily news headlines and weekly features directly to your inbox free.
  • Compulsory insurance drives up travel expenses

    23 Feb 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Latest Changes on Travelinfo (20Nov'24)

    20 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Data storage costs challenge budgets

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Discovery partners with US airline

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Global events will boost tourism in 2025

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Cruise hot tub health warning by CDC

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Proflight inks interline agreement with Turkish Airlines

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Feature: Corporate travel fuels Flight Centre growth

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Venice tax continues into 2025

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Contiki opens trips to Borneo

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Latest Changes on Travelinfo (19Nov'24)

    19 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • Training gap impacts incentives industry

    18 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0
  • EZ Shuttle to offer global chauffeur services

    18 Nov 2024
    Comments | 0

Pagination

Load More

Feature Click to view

KwaZulu-Natal February 2026

View PDF

MICE February 2026

View PDF

Poll

Travelinfo Jobs
  • Administrative Assistant
    Travel With Flair (TWF) • Gauteng • Pretoria
  • Travel Consultant
    Professional Career Services • Gauteng • Pretoria
  • Travel Planner
    Lee Botti & Associates • Western Cape • Cape Town
  • Senior Groups Consultant
    Lee Botti & Associates • Gauteng • Johannesburg North
  • Junior Bookkeeper
    Lee Botti & Associates • Gauteng • Tshwane

Footer

  • © Now Media
  • Privacy Policy
  • Travel News on Facebook
  • eTNW Twitter
  • Travel News RSS
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Send Us News