ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION: More than 1.5 million tourists visited Sri Lanka in 2014. JEDDAH: FADIA JIFFRY Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has just experienced its best ever year, recording over 1.5 million tourist arrivals in 2014, according to government data. With numbers continuing to set records for 68 straight months in December 2014, totaling a 1,527,153 tourists, the island saw a 19.8 …
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Sultanate of Oman, one of the most astonishing tourist destinations in the Middle East region, has to tap the immense potential of ‘halal tourism’, which is one of the fastest growing tourism category the world over. Many destinations across the world have already taken measures to lure the surging Muslim travel propensity by ensuring exclusive services and facilities that can …
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Muslim or halal travel is becoming a big business, and countries beyond the Muslim world have begun to develop strategies to attract these typically high-spending travelers from around the world. These include catering to their halal food habits, prayers habits and other modesty requirements that come with the religion. According to Thomson Reuters’ first “State of the Global Islamic Economy …
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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is reported to have said that Muslims are not to undertake journeys except to three mosques: Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, the Prophet's mosque in Medina and Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. This hadith amongst others illustrates the importance of visiting Jerusalem and its holy precincts and so the question remains: why are so few …
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No bacon for breakfast, a room for prayers and Quran on your bedside table: A hotel in Moscow has launched a special “halal” service as Russia tries to attract visitors from the Muslim world. “Around 70 per cent of our guests are from overseas and 13 per cent of these or some 5,000 people come from Muslim countries, especially Iran,” …
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The first-ever Halal Tourism Conference (HTC) is set to take place on September 22 and 23 in Granada, Spain. At the event, hospitality and travel professionals will examine how to better attract Muslim tourists, especially those of the high-income variety. Here is the lowdown on Halal tourism. What is Halal tourism? The phrase was coined to refer to the specific …
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