Progress? for Women Traveling in Saudi

Women in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel without a male guardian, according to a government decision that comes as the country faces increasing criticism for its severe restrictions on women. The ministry issued a circular to hotels asking them to accept lone women — as long as their information is sent to a local police station. The decision was adopted after a study conducted by the Interior Ministry, the Supreme Commission of Tourism and the religious police authority known as the Commission for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. Ohhhh, thank you very much.