JEDDAH: Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal stressed the importance of upgrading services for Haj and Umrah pilgrims at Central Haj Committee meeting in Jeddah yesterday.

The prince also underscored the need to improve the performance of people who work in pilgrim-related industries, particularly in light of the growing number of pilgrims during Shaaban and Ramadan. Huge numbers of domestic pilgrims and visitors are also currently visiting the holy cities due to the summer vacation.