Saudi: 59 Hotels Shut in Medina Over Violations

Saudi: 59 Hotels Shut in Medina Over Violations

As part of an inspection campaign to verify hospitality facilities’ compliance with rules, 59 hotels were recently shut down in the Saudi city of Medina due to violations. The closures will remain in effect until those facilities rectify their status and obtain licences required for operation, Saudi newspaper Okaz said.  The Ministry of Tourism warned …

The post Saudi: 59 Hotels Shut in Medina Over Violations appeared first on Gulf Insider.As part of an inspection campaign to verify hospitality facilities’ compliance with rules, 59 hotels were recently shut down in the Saudi city of Medina due to violations.

The closures will remain in effect until those facilities rectify their status and obtain licences required for operation, Saudi newspaper Okaz said. 

The Ministry of Tourism warned against running hospitality places without licences. The breach is punishable by shutdown or a fine of SR1 million or both penalties.

The inspections were mounted by the Ministry of Tourism in Medina where 1,251 different violations were detected as part of the “Our Guests Top Priorities” campaign with the aim of regulating the sector and upgrading services rendered to guests.

The latest closures come in the run-up to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, usually a peak season for worshippers