Press releases from CrescentRating and our research in the media.
Vietnam.vn
CrescentRating's founder and CEO presented international expertise on halal tourism development at a conference in Hue City alongside experts from Malaysia, Singapore and Islamic scholars.
Astro AwaniMalay
South China Morning Post
Business Times
The Standard
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HalalTrip.com is the world’s first full-fledged travel booking site that specializes in catering to the needs of the Muslim traveler.
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A new ground-breaking study shows that Muslim tourists represent a major market and highlights how catering to Muslim travelers can be beneficial.
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Are you looking for accurate inflight prayer times? Crescentrating's Air Travel Prayer Time Calculator helps Muslim travelers find prayer times on the go.
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CrescentRating has announced the top 10 Halal-friendly airports amongst OIC and non-OIC countries for Muslim travellers.
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Crescentrating and Agency for Halal Quality Certification join hands to uncover the beauty of Bosnia & Herzegovina through a photography contest.
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CrescentRating has announced its rankings for the best 10 Halal-friendly shopping destinations for Muslim travellers in the year 2012.
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Turizm GazetesiTurkish
The article reports on trends in halal tourism, citing CrescentRating's Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2025 produced with Mastercard as a source for data on Muslim traveler behavior.
Tourism JournalTurkish
CrescentRating's Global Muslim Travel Index 2026 report, produced with Mastercard, shows that 80% of Muslim tourists use artificial intelligence in their travel planning.
AnadoluTurkish
Halal tourism projected to contribute $300 billion to world economy in 2020 - Anadolu Agency
stuff.com
MasterCard ve CrescentRating işbirliğiyle “Müslümanların Seyahat Tercihleri Endeksi” raporu yayımlandı. Raporda dikkat çeken ülkelerden biri de Türkiye oldu.
Uzmanpara.com
MasterCard ve CrescentRating, Müslüman turistlerin seyahat tercihlerini araştıran yıllık raporu yayımladı. 130 hedef ülkede yiyeceklerin İslami değerlere uygunluğu, ibadet imkanlarının bulunması gibi birçok kriterin değerlendirildiği
Sozcu.comTurkish
Müslümanların tatilde en çok gittği ülkeler açıklandı MasterCard ve CrescentRating, Müslüman turistlerin seyahat tercihlerini araştıran yıllık raporu yayımladı. “Müslümanların Seyahat Tercihleri Endeksi” raporunda, Müslüman tatilcilerin en çok tercih ettiği üç ülke Malezya, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri ve Türkiye oldu.
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CrescentRating (Crescentrating Pte. Ltd.) is the leading authority on Halal travel and tourism. The company uses insights, industry intelligence, lifestyle, behavior and research on the needs of the Muslim traveler to deliver authoritative guidance on all aspects of Halal travel to organizations across the globe. Founded in 2008, CrescentRating services are used by every tier of the tourism industry, from government bodies and tourism agencies to hospitality service providers, to better serve the needs of the Muslim traveler. CrescentRating’s products and services include rating & accreditation, research & consultancy, training, and certification (CR Academy), industry reports, Halal-In-Travel conferences, HalalChefWorld program, destination marketing and content provisioning.
Fazal Bahardeen
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, CrescentRating
Based in Singapore
Fazal Bahardeen is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of CrescentRating. He pioneered the field of Halal travel research and accreditation, and remains the principal author of the methodologies — ACES, RIDA and the Accessible Travel Framework — that underpin how the industry now measures Muslim-friendly readiness.
Raudha Zaini
Chief Operating Officer, CrescentRating
Based in Singapore
Raudha Zaini is Chief Operating Officer at CrescentRating, responsible for the operational infrastructure that keeps research, events, accreditation and platform programs running across global markets.
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