The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities has said that all hotels in the Kingdom must allow women without mahrams who produce their ID cards to stay, in accordance with the orders of Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister. Prince Sultan Bin Salman, chairman of SCTA, told Okaz/Saudi Gazette in a statement that any hotel that refuses to abide by these orders will be given a notice the first time. If the violation is repeated, the hotel will be shut down and struck from the SCTA's list of recognized hotels. Like men, women also have to travel on business trips to other regions, he said. He said another factor to be borne in mind is that hotels are now equipped and prepared for security and service. __
