Saudi: 330 Hotels And Furnished Apartments Shut Down In Mecca And Medina

Tourism authorities in Saudi Arabia have shut down a total of 330 hotels and furnished apartments over violations in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, two major destinations for Muslim worshippers.

The closures followed inspection tours made by the kingdom’s Ministry of Tourism of hospitality facilities in both cities.

Inspections in Mecca resulted in detecting more than 2,000 infringements and the shutdown of 280 facilities for having pursued the business before obtaining the licences required for operation.

Meanwhile, 1,200 violations were detected in Medina and 50 hospitality facilities were shut down pending obtaining licences.

The ministry urged all tourism service providers to comply with related regulations and quality standards.

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