Indonesia ministry of religious affairs developing online umrah marketplace
JAKARTA - Indonesia’s ministry of religious affairs is developing an online umrah marketplace to provide would-be pilgrims with a safer, more secure booking process.
The ministry’s secretary-general Nur Syam told Salaam Gateway the authority has been working with 14 umrah travel agencies (PPIU) to develop and test the system.
"Umrah pilgrims can freely choose the desired PPIU, as well as umrah package," said Nur Syam, who said the platform will launch around next year’s haj season.
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