King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Adulaziz Al Saud, invited 5,000 guests from 83 countries to Makkah for the Hajj pilgrimage, where they were hosted at the newly opened Millennium and Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem. The specially invited guests include family members of victims of the Al Noor Mosque terrorist shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The guests stayed for two weeks in August at the two hotels for the Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabi, the holiest city for Muslims. It is also one of the five pillars of Islam.

Millennium and Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing Mr Haitham Effat said, “We are extremely proud of marking our first hajj season with such a significant number of pilgrims. We would like to extend our deep thanks and gratitude to the custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, for his generosity and restless efforts towards servicing the visitors of the two holy mosques.”

Some fun numbers behind the stay:

• 5,000 guests from 83 different countries stayed at the hotels
• To prepare, the hotels added an additional 1,582 beds to their rooms
• A total of 16,700 eggs and 5,000kg of rice were cooked
• The F&B team washed 30,000 plates every day