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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aina J Khan Community affairs correspondent

British Muslim travel agencies in uproar over Saudi hajj changes

Prospective pilgrims begin their worship in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Prospective pilgrims begin their worship in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty

British Muslim travel companies have said they face going out of business, with travellers potentially losing thousands of pounds, after Saudi Arabia launched a new system for applying for the hajj pilgrimage.

The Saudi government announced this month that pilgrims from Europe, the US and Australia could no longer book through travel agencies and would instead have to apply through a lottery system.

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