01 — Local economy
Business in Mecca
Pilgrims performing Hajj and Umrah drive nearly every business: hotels and serviced apartments around the Grand Mosque, Hajj service companies, caterers, bus operators, and shops selling dates, prayer goods and perfume. The Haramain High Speed Railway links the city with Jeddah and Madinah, and redevelopment projects such as Jabal Omar keep construction and real-estate firms busy year-round.
Also known as Makkah and Makkah al-Mukarramah.
Where software helps: Hotels and pilgrim-service operators face extreme peaks around Hajj and Ramadan, handling block allocations for overseas agents, packages sold through Nusuk, multi-currency deposits and ZATCA-compliant invoicing.