JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \u2014 The tangled case of alleged fraud and\nembezzlement of Umrah pilgrimage funds involving Hanania Travel has now\nbeen reported to the police.<\/p>\n
Thousands of prospective pilgrims from various departure groups\nfailed to depart for the Holy Land, left with no choice but to suffer\nthe bitter taste of their savings vanishing without a trace.<\/p>\n
The company\u2019s CEO, Ahmad Syah Farhan, was officially reported to the\nIntegrated Police Service Centre (SPKT) of the Jakarta Metropolitan\nPolice on Thursday (28 May 2026) evening, with estimated total losses\nfor pilgrims reaching a staggering Rp 60 billion.<\/p>\n
Marketing strategies such as word-of-mouth, positive reviews from\nrelatives, and social media influencer promotions successfully attracted\nthousands of prospective pilgrims.<\/p>\n
Joko, 47, a representative of the pilgrims, stated that the Umrah\npackages were competitively priced at between Rp 30 million and Rp 35\nmillion per package, plus a one-day Dubai transit tour.<\/p>\n
Many victims of the alleged fraud had previously travelled with\nHanania Travel for a second time.<\/p>\n
Mareta, a pilgrim scheduled to depart in the Syawal group, said she\nhad conducted thorough research and trusted Hanania Travel due to its\nconvincing track record.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlus, in December they said if I paid early, I\u2019d get a Rp 1 million\ndiscount per person. So I was tempted and paid quickly, totalling Rp 115\nmillion for my family,\u201d Mareta explained.<\/p>\n
On 18 March, eight days before the first group\u2019s departure, the\ntravel agency unilaterally cancelled the trip.<\/p>\n
Mareta recounted that Hanania Travel claimed the flights were\nimpossible due to force majeure caused by the war in Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey said it was force majeure because of the Iran war and Middle\nEast conditions. Since most of us transit through Dubai, they said we\ncouldn\u2019t go,\u201d Mareta said.<\/p>\n
The travel agency even claimed their funds were used to cover 300\npilgrims stranded in Jeddah for 12 days and unable to return due to the\nconflict.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hanania-travel-scandal-thousands-fail-to-go-on-umrah-as-rp-60-billion-vanishes-without-trace-1780019750", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }