Makkah Notebook (2)

Last week, I recounted how the leadership of Nigerian tour operators travelled to Makkah to select the Saudi service providers for Hajj 2027, and how, on Saturday, 26 September, we met Jabal Omar Development Company and Manasek Mashaer Company. I had taken the story to the point where two providers had been seen and two remained. We resume with Sunday’s visits.
 
Sunday, 27 September: Ithraa Al-Jood and Rawaf Mina
We began at Ithraa Al-Jood, our appointment fixed for eleven o’clock, and were warmly received by the Chief Executive, Dr Adnan, and their consultant, Mr Zuheir Banjabi. To those of us who have spent more than twenty years in this field, both are household names. The meeti...