Category: Travel & Tourism
Eid Holiday boosts spending, consumption indicating economic recovery
JAKARTA: It was a beautiful day when Belibis Island in Solok City, West Sumatra Province, was thronged by some three thousand tourists enjoying holidays with…
Malaysia remains top choice for halal tourism
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has maintained its top spot as the preferred halal tourist destination in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2022 and also…
A Guide to Halal Tourism
LONDON: Last week Europe’s first conference on halal tourism took place in Granada, Spain. The brainchild of CM Media, the Halal Tourism Conference 2014 saw…
Indonesia focuses on Halal travel
JAKARTA: With Hajj trips off the menu this year, Indonesian tour firms seek to make domestic offerings more Muslim-friendly. Indonesia is gradually getting back to…
Spain has great potential for halal tourism
TEHRAN: Spain’s rich cultural heritage attracts Muslims tourists and this can lead to development of Halal tourism in the European country, says a Spanish professor….
Aceh continues to develop world class Halal tourism
JAKARTA: After winning the prizes in the National Halal Tourism Competition (KPHN), the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh continues to develop its halal tourism in an…
‘Halal tourism’ on the rise, with apps and curtained pool decks
WELLINGTON: A rental company in Orlando, Florida is offering “halal vacation homes” with curtained pool decks and rooms with prayer mats and copies of the…
Indonesia Wants to Make Halal Tourism a Thing
JAKARTA: In recent years halal tourism has grown substantially and occupies an important segment of international tourism. Statistical data shows that the value of the…
From Kenya to Cape Town, the new growth industry in Africa is Muslim tourism
JOHANNESBURG: Islamic Travels and Tours is a boutique agency tailored to attend to the complete needs of the Muslim traveler in South Africa. In addition…
How Turkey plans to boost halal tourism
ISTANBUL: The second international halal tourism conference took place in Konya, Turkey, May 3-5. The first conference was held in Spain in 2014. The choice…