halaltrip.com launched its French, German and Turkish edition. “From the beginning internationalization was our big goal and we are happy to launch the first translations within such a short period of time. We hopefully can continue this way and to launch our services in Arabic and other languages soon!” says Karim Saad, founder of halaltrip.com.
An emerging market in halal tourism is capitalising on the rising number of Muslim travellers. The global halal food market has been estimated at more than US$500 billion (Dh1.8 trillion), while demand for halal products tops $2 trillion. And the global population of Muslims continues to grow: a study last year from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in the US put the number at 1.57 billion, or 23 per cent of the world’s population.
Newly elected MAHO President YBhg Dato’ Sri Abdul Aziz Abd Rahman added that both associations since last year have been actively involved and working closely with JAKIM addressing and ironing out relevant administrative and processing issues pertaining to Halal certification for hotel restaurants.
Crescentrating.com, the world leader in providing “Halal Friendly” rating for travel & tourism services and facilities, and Irhal.com, the leading online Islamic travel portal in the Middle East, today announced a strategic alliance.
National carrier Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) could benefit from marketing themselves as a “halal-friendly airline” because they already have the necessary framework in place, a halal expert said.
Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of new travel company Crescentrating.com talks about his ‘halal-friendly’ rating system designed for Muslim travellers.
UAE based City Seasons Group of Hotels has been recognised by Crescentrating which supports halal friendly travel & tourism and awarded a Crescentrating rating of five for its halal friendly services and facilities.
BRUNEI should use the creativity it tapped into to develop the Brunei Halal Brand to develop the Sultanate’s tourism sector, a tourism expert yesterday said.
Andrew Jones, guardian of the Sanctuary Resort, a website which creates sustainable tourism packages and projects across the world, and speaker at yesterday’s International Halal Products Expo [...]
The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will be conducting spot checks on hotels nationwide to ensure authenticity of halal certification.
Its director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz said the step was necessary to safeguard the interests of Muslim guests at the hotels, local and foreigners alike, besides protecting the good reputation [...]
WITH the International Halal Market Conference IHMC 2010 coming up, industry experts and businessmen are wondering what to expect from this year’s summit on June 5-6. Hajj Abdalhamid David Evans, managing director and senior analyst of Imarat Consultants, official event manager of the IHMC 2010, said that although food and its processes are an integral part of the global Halal sector, there are still other Halal industries that can be tapped into, foremost of which are Halal tourism and Islamic finance.
In addition to the “Amazing Thailand, Amazing Value” marketing pitch, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is further sharpening the focus to include what are being tagged as the “3 Gs” — Good Health, Good Food, and Good Price. All three were on full display at Arabian Travel Market 2010 in Dubai.
Here is a video clip from the BBC about the increasing focus on Muslim travelers and the potential new market that this represents.
Crescentrating, one of the world’s first companies to fully-focus on promoting Halal-friendly travel and tourism services made its Middle East debut at Arabian Travel Market 2010 this week, as it looks to capitalise on the burgeoning Islamic travel sector.
There are two portacabins, complete with wudhu facilities, available for prayer for Muslim travellers. One on the M6 at Junction 10a, the other on the M1 at Junctions 11 & 12. Another bonus for the Halal traveller!
Islamic tourism is on the rise, leading a new generation of entrepreneurs across the region to create a range of services aimed at Muslims with the travel bug.
