Category: Travel & Hospitality
Sri Lanka pushes halal credentials
Sri
Lanka’s major holiday destinations will now offer halal food, in a bid
to cater for a recent influx of tourists from the Middle East.
Sarawak To Enhance Local Expertise In Tourism, Halal Hub
Sarawak will enhance the expertise of its human resources
in the tourism sector and halal hub to further stimulate the state’s
economy.
Nanning Invite To Build Hotel For Muslims
Malaysian entrepreneurs were
Tuesday invited to develop in Nanning, China, a special hotel catering
for Muslims. The invitation was extended by Nanning Muslim Association president Ma An Lu when he called at the menteri besar’s office here.
Korea Aims to Attract Muslim Tourists
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has offered about 40 travel agents
and guides a lecture on Islamic culture and introduced a Halal food
lunchbox and tour programs tailor-made for Muslims in a bid to attract
more Muslim tourists here.
Halal certs not simply issued
Opinion: I feel that the writer of the letter “Halal cert and hotels” (The Star, June 30) is biased, not to mention playing the blame game.Why
blame the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) for slow
issuance of the Halal certificate? Did the writer bother to find out
what these “petty and less important” issues are?
Halal Certification: Getting Approvals is such a Hassle
The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (Maho), the Malaysian
Association of Hotels and the Malaysia Budget Hotels Association have
made great efforts to encourage member hotels to apply for halal
certification for hotel kitchens to provide halal food at designated
restaurants.
Arabia tourist land to boost Malaysian economy
The
developer of Asia’s first “Arabia land” for tourists said Sunday his
new leisure project aims to offer up to a thousand local jobs by next
March. Up to 850 jobs will be available to locals of the state of Melaka,
where Sheikh Saleh al-Mansour’s first Arab City in Asia is scheduled to
finish contruction early next year, according to the Malaysian-based
Asia Daily News.
M’sian Halal Exports To OIC Members To Rise To US$900 Mln This Year
‘Malaysian exports of
halal food products to the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC)
member countries, is estimated to rise to US$900 million this year,
with increasing demand,’ the Minister of International Trade and Industry
Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said today in his Keynote Address at the World Halal Forum 2009.
Arab investors to build ‘Arab cities’ in Malaysia
Arab investors will spend $303 million on
building two “Arab Cities” to lure Arab tourists to the historic
Malaysian town of Malacca, the Star daily said Wednesday.
Philippines push ‘halal tourism’ to attract Middle East visitors
In
the spirit of President Arroyo’s Memorandum Order No. 201 to upgrade
the country’s halal industry, the Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) headed
by Executive Director Datu Ali B. Sangki and the Department of Tourism
(DoT) have joined hands in promoting “halal tourism” to attract Muslim
visitors from the Middle East and other countries.
Malaysia Still Behind In Medical Tourism, Says NCCIM
Although Malaysia is an Islamic
country, tourists from the Middle East make Thailand and Singapore
their choice of destination over Malaysia when it comes to getting
medical treatment.
Demand for Shariah-compliant hotels rising
The
concept of Shariah-compliant hotels, which was announced a couple of
years ago, has yet to catch on, especially in the four- and five-star
categories, said a senior hotel executive.
Dr Barbara Urasch,
Vice-President, Venatol, a hotel management firm that is planning
Shariah-compliant hotels in Europe, said: “Many of the hotel just do
not serve alcohol, they are not Shariah-compliant. There is a demand
for Shariah-compliant four- and five-star hotels not just in the region
but worldwide. Currently, there are no such hotels in this category.”
Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia in tourism pact
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand will launch a joint tourism package
to bring quick money into crisis-hit economies, a Thai minister said
yesterday.
The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) yesterday declared an “IMT-GT Celebration Year” for the package. It
was inspired by the success of 2008’s “Visit IMT-GT Year”. The three
countries will jointly promote tourism, said PM’s Office Minister
Virachai Virameteekul.
Malaysian tourism industry achieves exemplary growth
Malaysia recorded a 5.1 per cent increase in tourist arrivals to
22,052,488 last year compared to 20,972,822 in 2007, Tourism Minister
Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today.
“Despite the current global economic meltdown,
the Malaysian tourism industry has managed to achieve exemplary growth
due to intensification of the ministry’s promotional efforts,” she told
reporters on the second day of the 29th Asean Tourism Forum in Hanoi. She said that Malaysia had attracted 2,428,605 tourists from Indonesia, 1,493,789 from Thailand and 1,172,154 from Brunei.
Brunei To Join Forum To Bolster Asean Tourism
Bandar Seri
Begawan – Brunei Tourism along with other key players of the
local tourism industry will soon be departing for Hanoi, Vietnam to
participate in the 28th Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) 2009.
Halal Tourism Gaining Popularity ?in Middle East
DUBAI — A fresh concept in exhibitions and travel — Halal Tourism — is gaining ground in the region.
United Airlines’ inaugural flight between Washington Dulles and Dubai begins Sunday
CHICAGO, IL – United Airlines launches the first-ever nonstop service
on Sunday, October 26 between Washington, D.C., and Dubai. With the
inaugural flight, United becomes the only carrier to offer daily
nonstop service between these important centers of government and
commerce.
Introducing Brunei to foreign investors
The Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) Brunei yesterday held “Business Investment Seminar and
Business Networking” at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Nanning, China to
promote business and investment opportunities in tourism, agribusiness, halal industry, and information and
communication technology (ICT) among foreign investors.
Brunei ideal for halal tourism
ISLAMIC
tourism or halal tourism was a concept that was discussed during the
recently concluded International Halal Conference held here. How
feasible is the concept for Brunei? Hajj Abdulhamid Evans, managing
director and senior analyst at Imarat Consultants, a consulting firm
specialising in the halal market, told The Brunei Times that there is
no reason why Brunei cannot apply it to boost tourism since it already
has the values and ingredients in place.
Summer outbound travel from UAE surges 20 per cent
Those interested in capturing the tourists looking for Halal destinations should read this article to keep abreast of where the UAE residents are heading to take their holidays this summer. It is a market that cannot be ignored and when they come they bring the whole family and stay a while. If I was living in the UAE I sure would be heading for greener landscapes and fresh air during the summer months!
