At the end of the Hajj season, the Umrah package has been cut by 25% due to extreme heat.
Many people are postponing the Umrah program until September when the weather will be milder due to the extreme heat.
Due to the postponement of the Umrah package for many people, the total value of the package is being reduced by 25%. According to the details, the Umrah season has started. Due to low demand, Umrah packages are being offered with extraordinary discounts.
Umrah packages are 25% cheaper at this time compared to colder months. Talking to the Dubai newspaper Khaleej Times, Umrah agents said that people are avoiding coming to Umrah due to the extreme heat.
Due to the extreme heat during Hajj, more than 1500 people have died, and people from many countries are avoiding coming for Umrah. Umrah agent Qaiser Mehmood says that every year the number of people who come for Umrah decreases significantly in hot summer.
Although the residents of UAE are used to the heat, they are also postponing Umrah. Pakistan and other countries do not experience intense heat like Saudi Arabia, so people there are also postponing the Umrah program.
It should be remembered that during Hajj this year, the temperature of Makkah and its surrounding areas went up to 50 degrees Celsius.
Millions of pilgrims had to walk without shade in the scorching heat and did not get adequate rest, due to which the elderly, weak, and sick people could not go. In cold months, the Umrah package from UAE costs 3200 dirhams by air and 1600 dirhams by bus. Starting from dirhams.
Currently, the four-day Umrah package starts at AED 2,500 by air and AED 1,100 by bus.
Shihab Faraz of Rehan Al Jazeera Tourism told Khaleej Times that Umrah packages in the last decade of Ramadan were 6,000 and 2,500 dirhams respectively. Umrah agents who provide accommodation in good hotels near Masjid al-Haram and Masjid-e-Nabawi are still charging more.
