The Elaf Group, a SEDCO Holding Group company and a leading provider of travel, tourism and hospitality services, has launched attractive Umrah packages for all its properties in Holy City of Makkah to enable a growing number of religious travelers to take advantage of the pleasant weather to perform the pilgrimage. In addition, it has also announced affordable travel packages for its hotels in Jeddah for families to enjoy leisure and shopping break in the port city of Jeddah. The announcement is aimed at further strengthening the Elaf Group's presence in Saudi Arabia's booming tourism industry. Saudi Arabia is working to broaden its travel, tourism and hospitality industries to generate more revenue and employment and increase their GDP contributions from 5.4 percent to 5.7 percent by 2020 in support of the country's diversification from oil and gas to a non-oil economy. Ziyad Bin Mahfouz, CEO, Elaf Group, said: "The Elaf Group strives hard to offer great value propositions to its clients by regularly introducing cost-efficient hotel packages. Our most recent launch of affordable and attractive packages for our hotels in Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah are designed to enable our guests to perform Umrah and enjoy their holiday or business trip in Jeddah. Aside from their highly convenient locations, our hotels are committed to innovate their services in line with changing market needs to offer high-quality services and world-class amenities." The Elaf Group remains one of the leading providers in the Middle East's travel and tourism sector. It particularly specializes in offering religious tourism services and facilitating Haj and Umrah for all pilgrims through key partnerships with notable hospitality organizations worldwide to ensure that its distinguished clientele enjoy unparalleled services. — SG
