Around 52 hotels in central Makkah which have been warned for failing to meet licensing and safety regulations could be shut down. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities began inspections of hotels and furnished apartments Wednesday, which led to warnings to 52 sites, all located in the vicinity of the Holy Haram, and a committee has been tasked with ensuring compliance with Civil Defense regulations. “The committee will be checking the validity of licenses given to hotels in the governorate as well as construction licenses,” said head of the committee Khaled Al-Zainy. Construction licenses show that buildings were purpose-built hotels required to meet set specifications. “The committee will most probably close down locations which have not obtained licenses as they pose an immediate danger to hotel guests,” Al
