At its close, the UK’s first Hajj and Umrah Roadshow series of events welcomed approximately 1100 attendees.  Each of the events saw many people specifically visiting to help with their pilgrimage plans.  Special guests included those from the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), the Department of Health including The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC).

The Roadshow was organised for future pilgrims to make Hajj and Umrah a more easy process. The show gave the Muslim public the opportunity to plan and prepare for their trip more thoroughly, a one-stop-shop to meet the many needs when going for pilgrimage. Bringing together travel companies with the required credentials to sell specialised group packages and other products and services including guidebooks, and clothing also present were organisations targeting other pilgrimage needs such as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) promoting their personal food import campaign.

Importantly as part of the Roadshow, the event consisted of a set of talks covering the varying aspects of pilgrimage including the practicalities of Hajj and Umrah, talks by medical professionals on health awareness and a presentation on safety during Hajj by The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. The purpose of the talks was to educate the future pilgrims on health, safety and practical issues, leaving them time to put all their energy into worship without having to waste time dealing with avoidable issues.

“This is the first time that such an event has taken place in the UK, we are pleased that in its early days over 1000 people saw its importance and attended. The Roadshow Team would like to thank everyone involved in the 2007 series of events including sponsors’, MyAdhan.com. We would like to thank our exhibitors for their support and belief and importantly all those who visited the event throughout the four cities in the UK.”  Zinat Hassan, Event Director