Agoda ndi Saudi Arabia Unduna wa Hajj ndi Umrah asayina Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yochirikiza masomphenya a Ufumu wa 2030 kuti achulukitse oyendayenda opitilira 30 miliyoni pogwiritsa ntchito ukadaulo wa Agoda ndi ukatswiri woyendera, kuthekera kotsatsa, zida zanzeru ndi zida.
Mgwirizanowu udasainidwa ndi HE Dr Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, Nduna ya Hajj ndi Umrah, Saudi Arabia, pamaso pa Damien Pfirsch, VP - Strategic Partnerships & Programs, Agoda, pamwambo wovomerezeka ku ofesi ya Unduna wa Haji ndi Umrah.
Alendo a ku Umrah opita ku Ufumu tsopano atha kukaona malo odzipatulira a Agoda kuti akapeze mahotela osankhidwa omwe atsimikiziridwa ndi Unduna wa Hajj ndi Umrah kwa alendo a Umrah ndi oyendayenda oyendayenda, komanso malo osungiramo malo ambiri. Amwendamnjira atha kupeza mosavuta malo angapo ogona ndikusungitsa mosamala kudzera pa portal ya zilankhulo zambiri komanso ndalama zambiri. Pansi pa MoU, woyamba kusainidwa ndi Unduna wa Hajj ndi Umrah ndi OTA yapadziko lonse lapansi, maphwandowo adzafufuza momwe adzafotokozeranso tsogolo la oyendayenda ochokera padziko lonse lapansi kupita ku Ufumu, akugwira ntchito mogwirizana kuti athandizire kumanga ntchito zamtsogolo, kuphatikizapo kuyenda kwa alendo ndi malo ogona. MoU idzathandizira chidziwitso cha Unduna wa Haji ndi Umrah ndikumvetsetsa zosowa za oyendayenda kumizinda yopatulika ndi ukatswiri waukadaulo wa Agoda, kuti athandize ogwira nawo ntchito, kuti athe kufufuza njira zogwiritsira ntchito ukadaulo wowongolera kuchuluka komwe kukuyembekezeredwa kwa alendo ku Ufumu. ndikupangitsa kusungitsa malo ogona kuti athe kupezeka, kosavuta, mwachangu komanso motetezeka.
Malinga ndi Saudi Vision 2030 yomwe idalengezedwa mu 2016, zaka khumi zapitazi zawona kuchuluka kwa alendo a Umrah ndi apaulendo olowa mdziko muno kuchokera kunja. Maulendo apachaka amatenga gawo lalikulu pantchito zokopa alendo ku Saudi Arabia, pomwe boma likufuna kukulitsa gawoli mpaka alendo 15 miliyoni a Hajj ndi Umrah pachaka pofika 2020, ndi 30 miliyoni pofika 2030.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- The MoU will leverage the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah's knowledge and understanding of the pilgrim's needs to the holy cities and Agoda's technology expertise, to enable the partners, so that they can explore ways to use technology to manage the anticipated increase in guests to the Kingdom and make accommodation reservations more accessible, easier, faster and secure.
- Under the MoU, the first to be signed by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah with a global OTA, the parties will explore how together they will redefine the future of travel for pilgrims from across the world to the Kingdom, working in collaboration to help to build future services, including guest flow and booking accommodation.
- Umrah guests to the Kingdom can now visit a dedicated Agoda portal to access select hotels that have been certified by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for Umrah visitors and pilgrims bookings, as well as the wider reservation site.
