Friday, May 17, 2019
SMART BRACELETS WILL BE GIVEN TO UMRAH PILGRIMS WITH GPS TECHNOLOGY UPON THEIR ARRIVAL IN SAUDI ARABIA
The National Committee of Hajj and Umrah will provide smart bracelets to Umrah pilgrims with a GPS tracker upon their arrival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Trending : Leading countries in performing Umrah this season
The aim of this initiative is to help Hajj and Umrah pilgrims with ease as their bracelets will contain their personal data including name, accommodation and maps. Recommend : Mataf area is only for Tawaf except 5 obligatory prayers
- The CEO of the National Committee of Hajj and Umrah said the smart bracelets will have all the pilgrim data and a GPS to take them to their accommodations, hospitals, health centers and other important places of Makkah and Madinah.
- The smart bracelets are water resistant, it will help pilgrims directly to communicate with emergency numbers in Saudi Arabia including a help desk with various languages.
- The company is also looking to rope with a transport company to collect pilgrims luggage upon their arrival and deliver them direct to their accommodation. See Also : Asian pilgrim caught at Jeddah's airport for trying to smuggle drugs in stomach
- Not only that, The committee is looking to establish a shareholding company for Umrah service and to upgrade the extended services to the pilgrims.
