Category: Travel & Tourism
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…
This holiday season, go for a Halal-themed tour package
NEW DELHI:On holiday with his wife last summer in Singapore, Atiq Khan would keep looking for Indian and Pakistani restaurants. “You could be sure they…
Islamic tourism has great potential in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT: The names of Imam Al-Bukhari, Imam At-Termezi, Imam Al-Maturudi, Baha-ud-din Naqshband Bukhari, Al-Zamakhshari are well-known across the Muslim world, from the area that is…
Travel experts forecast high growth of halal tourism
HONOLULU: Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group and by 2030 will make up an estimated 25 percent of the world’s population. Furthermore, in some…