As uncertainty disrupts travel across the region, Saudi Arabia has stepped forward with a large-scale hospitality effort in Makkah. The Makkah Chamber of Commerce has allocated 2,500 fully equipped hotel rooms to host citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries stranded at airports across the Kingdom, following a directive from King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
The decision comes after the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques approved the hosting of all stranded GCC nationals and ordered that their comfort be ensured until conditions allow for their safe return home. The directive calls for facilitating all necessary procedures to host and honour citizens of GCC states, while providing them with full support and hospitality throughout their stay in Saudi Arabia.
