After our stay at the Hilton Convention Hotel Makkah, we moved to the Conrad Makkah Hotel. I had heard good things about the hotel and also on TripAdvisor the reviews were good so I was really looking forward to staying there. Upon arrival, I went to the desk to check in. The manager asked me my name and said, “Mrs Nikolova we have been waiting for you please come to the VIP desk.” This was …
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My Dream Umrah trip from Qatar to Saudi Arabia; Umrah Visa Denied
So this happened today! We were planning an amazing Umrah with friends for the last 10 nights of Ramadan. We have people coming from 4 countries to Saudi and the one who organised it and helped (aka me) will sadly be missing out. :( We applied for our visas for Umrah 2 weeks ago. As it is the standard procedure. We paid 900QAR which is £200 for both visas. As residents in Qatar we can …
Tips on how to read and understand your Umrah visa
Recently they had been few cases brought to my attention about people being refused entry to Saudi because ground staff miss-interpreted the validity of their visas. This has also happened even with people reading their visa and assuming they will have 30 days in the country or getting confused on when their visa expires. Since I always try to make sure we get the most up to date and accurate …
What to do if you ever need an emergency visa for Saudi Arabia | MuslimTravelGirl
This is the second time that I came across a family friend needing an emergency visa for Saudi Arabia. In both cases their parents were on Umrah and they fell sick and had to be taken to hospital. These events are extremely stressful and I pray this doesn't happen too often, but as life has it, it might be the case. Last week our friend called in distress, since his dad is in hospital in Saudi …
Umrah this winter – The cheapest way to book Crowne Plaza Madinah
I have mentioned a dozen of times how great the IHG promotions are and I have always encouraged my readers to collect some of their points via their promotions. Well it is time now to cash out on these promotions! So I hope you have been listening! IHG group, (the mother of Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza etc) are running their PointBreaks promotion again (5,000 points per …
Didn’t see this coming! Umrah in Ramadan Overview
Didn't see this coming! Umrah in Ramadan Overview Muslim friendly Zurich: An evening in Zurich & what to do on a short layover Hotel Review: Raddison Blu Zurich Airport Etihad Business Class Studio Dreamliner 787 Zurich – Abu Dhabi Review Etihad Airways Arrivals Lounge Abu Dhabi Review Aloft Hotel Abu Dhabi Gulf Air Nightmare Gulf Air A320 / A321 Abu Dhabi / Bahrain / Jeddah …