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Saudi visa will attract more Indonesians if integrated with umrah - halal travel experts


Photo for illustrative purposes only: Indonesian pilgrims take photos with camels at a camel farm in Mecca October 29, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

JAKARTA - Saudi Arabia’s plan to issue tourist visas this year will not increase the number of Indonesian visitors to the kingdom unless they are integrated with the umrah, say Indonesia’s hajj, umrah and halal travel experts.

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Pilgrimage
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