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Makkah Al-Mukarramah has been ranked among the fastest growing cities in the hotel and tourism sector worldwide, having witnessed the highest growth rate in the number of five-star hotels in its history over the past two years, and the largest increase in hotel rooms in its history, as it has brought together all the internationally renowned hotel brands, with various star ratings and hotel units, which has enabled it to generate significant profit returns.<\/p>\n
Mecca is the most expensive investment sector in the world<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0The Kingdom Vision 2030 enhances the private sector\u2019s interest in the luxury hotel industry by the government\u2019s move to increase the number of Umrah visas, which requires an increase in the capacity of hotels and residential units, especially in the areas surrounding the Grand Mosque in Mecca or the Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina. This has a positive impact on the financial returns of the hotel sector; Mecca is considered the most expensive real estate investment worldwide, with the price per square meter in some plots surrounding the Grand Mosque reaching one million riyals, and the gradual granting of Umrah visas over the coming years, in line with the completion of the massive expansion of the Grand Mosque to reach 30 million Umrah pilgrims annually, which means the demand for more accommodation projects to build thousands of hotel rooms to accommodate these large numbers.<\/p>\n Two billion Muslims hope to visit the holy sites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In the presence of more than two billion Muslims worldwide who hope to visit the Holy City of Mecca and Medina, Abdulrahman Al-Sanai, Vice President of the National Tourism Committee of the Saudi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasized that Mecca and Medina enjoy the largest factor of attraction globally. Al-Sanai added that the accommodation sector in the Holy City, represented by hotels and residential apartments, achieves good rates of occupancy exceeding 70% annually in the available capacity in the Holy City, which is the best rate among areas for hotels and hotel apartments. Moreover, the average price for rooms is the highest; the peak season is during Ramadan, followed by the Hajj season, and some rooms are sold in the month of Shawwal. The last days of Ramadan come with a fourfold increase in its average price compared to its usual rate; likewise, rooms in the low season drop to less than a quarter of their real price; and in recent years, despite expansion projects for the Holy Mosque, multiple government projects linked to expansion continue to grow, yet large hotels continue to grow and operate by major international companies.<\/p>\n Occupancy rate of 100% for hotels <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In a similar context, Ismail Sree, General Manager of Conrad Hotel Mecca Inn Makkah, blessed with many advantages, including great job opportunities in the hotel sector. Sree believes that there has been a significant change in the accommodation sector in Makkah. For example, at Conrad Mecca, we have achieved a staff turnover of 38%, including department managers and deputy managers, and we have also achieved a change in the work culture and professionalism, and in delivering it in a team spirit.<\/p>\n Suri explained that the peak season period of this year's Ramadan, especially the last ten days, achieved 100% room occupancy without any marketing efforts, and of course there are periods of stagnation, but they are relatively few, not exceeding an average of 40% usually, and the Gulf region in particular and the Saudis in general are the most visited to Mecca and demand for high-end hotel services, and of course they do not need a visa to visit the Kingdom.<\/p>\n 2532 licensed establishments in Mecca<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n According to recent statistics from the Mas Tourism Information Center, the number of licensed hotels and hotel apartments in Mecca from the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage is 2,532 establishments.<\/p>\n It is noteworthy that the number of visas issued to pilgrims this year reached six million two hundred and eighty thousand Umrah visas from the Kingdom\u2019s various consulates and representative offices in different countries around the world as of the month of Ramadan of this year. The pilgrims from the Egyptian nationality are among the most numerous in receiving Umrah visas in the Muslim world, followed by Pakistan and then Turkey.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> Minutes<\/span><\/span> Makkah has been categorized as one of the fastest growing cities in the world in the hotel and tourism sector, as it witnessed during the past two years the highest growth rate in the number of five-star hotels in its history, and the largest increase in hotel rooms in its history, as it gathered all internationally renowned hotel brands and various stars and classifications of hotels and hotel units, which made it reap profitable returns ... 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