Tag: Hajj
Health warning for returning Hajj pilgrims
People returning to Birmingham from the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been advised to be aware of the symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
Ramadan: Halal meat and Hajj fraud advice
Jacqui Kennedy, Director of Regulation and Enforcement, looks at the risks Muslims may face from unscrupulous businesses as they observe Ramadan. With Ramadan beginning tomorrow (18 June 2015), this blog contains tips on ensuring halal meat is what it claims to be and how to stay safe if booking a trip to Mecca for the […]
Three people arrested as part of fraud operation
Detectives from the City of London Police, working with Birmingham Trading Standards, arrested three people after executing warrants at a travel agents in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester today (20 April). The suspects are believed to have been selling Hajj and Umrah travel packages falsely claiming they are protected by the Air Travel Operators Licence (ATOL). The […]
Hajj tour operator ordered to pay £70,235
A Birmingham-based Hajj travel company has today (8 April 2015) been ordered to pay £70,235 at Birmingham Crown Court. Umrah & Hajj Specialist Ltd, based on Coventry Road, Small Heath, pleaded guilty to five offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008) and one under the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations […]
Rogue Hajj tour operator ordered to pay £39,669
A rogue Hajj travel company has today been ordered to pay £39,669 at Birmingham Crown Court. Educational Hajj & Umrah Limited of Pershore Road, Edgbaston, admitted offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008) and the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations (1992). The company has been ordered to pay £22,150 in […]
Internet travel firm ordered to pay £9,606
Birmingham City Council successfully prosecuted an internet travel firm offering trips to Hajj and Umrah, for misleading customers after claiming it had ATOL membership and its own hotel today (28 August 2014). Al Kabir Travel and Tours Limited, which pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court to four offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading […]
Two arrested and £400k seized in Hajj fraud investigation
Two men were arrested and an estimated £400,000 was seized at travel agencies in East London yesterday (August 20) as part of an ongoing investigation into Hajj fraud. The investigation by Birmingham City Council Trading Standards and City of London Police, saw searches on two travel agencies suspected of selling Hajj packages with false or […]
Important health advice for Hajj pilgrims
Birmingham Muslims planning to travel to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage have been urged to check the latest health advice before making the journey. Further advice has been issued in the light of the on-going cases of Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) in the Kingdom of […]
