Jakarta (ANTARA) – BPKH Restricted, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Hajj Monetary Administration Company, has signed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia Railway, operator of the Haramain Excessive-Pace Railway, to reinforce journey providers for Indonesian Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and strengthen the pilgrimage economic system.
BPKH Restricted Director Sidiq Haryono stated right here Thursday that the collaboration goals to supply extra providers for Indonesian pilgrims whereas bettering the journey ecosystem each in Indonesia and overseas.
He described the settlement as a strategic transfer to increase BPKH Restricted’s digital providers by an On-line Journey Agent (OTA) platform built-in with Indonesia’s Hajj and Umrah ecosystem.
As an official OTA, BPKH Restricted can market all services and products of Saudi Arabia Railway, together with direct ticket gross sales to journey companies (B2B) and particular person clients (B2C).
“For the preliminary stage, we’re specializing in the B2B system since most Indonesian Umrah pilgrims journey in teams by companies. This cooperation permits brokers to entry tickets straight at extra aggressive costs,” Sidiq stated.
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BPKH Restricted plans to launch the service quickly, providing promotional fares to journey companies.
“We have now ready a particular price of 199 riyals for the Makkah-Madinah route, down from the earlier B2B public worth of about 246 riyals, giving a reduction of greater than 47 riyals per ticket,” he added.
The partnership will run for 5 years, with hopes that the high-speed prepare service will even help particular Hajj pilgrims, whereas common pilgrims proceed to make use of intercity buses in Saudi Arabia.
“Beginning this month, Indonesian journey companies can ebook Haramain Excessive-Pace Railway tickets by us. We anticipate this collaboration to make pilgrimage journeys quicker and extra handy for Indonesian Muslims,” Sidiq stated.
He famous the settlement additionally offers alternatives to increase the Hajj and Umrah economic system inside a long-term funding framework, with improved connectivity between holy cities providing pilgrims quicker, extra snug, and environment friendly journey providers.
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