The number of pilgrims dropped this year 5% Y-o-Y to 1.86 million, including c1.3 million coming from abroad, according to Saudi authorities. The number of visitors from abroad fell 6% Y-o-Y while the number of domestic visitors is down 3% Y-o-Y. The number of visitors from abroad has fallen by c20%, the number from within the kingdom has fallen by c50%, and overall Hajj-related business was down by half compared to peak figures, Head of the Kingdom's National Committee for Hajj and Umrah, Marwan Abbas Shaaban, said. (Reuters, CDSI)
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