E-bracelets for Haj, Umrah pilgrims

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By Web Report

Published: Wed 22 Jun 2016, 4:10 PM

Last updated: Wed 22 Jun 2016, 9:01 PM

To ensure better safety and ease for the pilgrims, an electronic bracelet has been launched by the Ministry of Haj and Umrah.
The bracelet will store personal information of each pilgrim which shall include visa number, passport number and address.
Additionally, it shall include data on pilgrims' licensed services provider, accommodation in Makkah and Madinah and telephone numbers.
Arab news quoted Eisa Mohammad Rawas, undersecretary for Umrah,

"The new device would allow better service provision by government and private sector bodies including for those who are lost, elderly and do not speak Arabic."

Rawas said the ministry consulted with travel agents and Umrah companies here and abroad before designing the bracelets.

The information can be accessed using a smartphone by employees of the ministry, and security and services bodies. It is inexpensive, lightweight, and water and scratch resistant, he said.