Halal Tourism

Cape Town: a Ramadan tourist destination : By: OnIslam & News Agencies

CAPE TOWN – As a summer Ramadan approaches in the midst of scorching sun, tourism companies in the Cape Town has been expanding Muslim-friendly establishments to attract Muslim tourists seeking to spend Ramadan and enjoy the city’s cooler temperatures. “Cape Town is blessed to be a city with a lot of Mosques – the Bo Kaap has nine Mosques alone, and …

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Malaysia’s halal tourism attracts Muslims from all over the world

By-IBRAHIM NAFFEE Malaysia attracted over 170,000 visitors from the Gulf countries in 2013, and has been rated the world’s top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey released last year. According to figures, Malaysia received 102,365 tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2012. The total number of tourists from the UAE was 18,233 during this period.  During the first half of 2013 …

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Halal-friendly tourism: Sri Lanka rated fourth best among non-Islamic states

Multicultural Sri Lanka has been ranked as the world’s fourth best non-Islamic destination for Halal-friendly travel. Sri Lanka’s ranking is as per a compilation by Halal website Crescentrating which has listed top 10 destinations among Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) as well as non-OIC states. Bosnia and Herzegovina top the latter category followed by Singapore, South Africa and Sri Lanka. …

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Halal tourism goes mainstream, BY KARIM SAAD

Despite the worldwide recession, Muslims in greater numbers are searching for Muslim-friendly hotels and resorts to spend their money on, leaving hotels from Muslim and Western countries alike scrambling to earn their business. Apart from the worldwide economic crisis the so-called Halal tourism is on the rise. The World Travel Market Report in 2007 forecasted a massive growth for this …

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