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PPhilippines Accelerates Plans to Develop Halal Tourism

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PPhilippines Accelerates Plans to Develop Halal Tourism

The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) has unveiled a series of initiatives as part of a major drive to create a long-term infrastructure across the country to diversify its visitor arrivals by attracting Muslim visitors - especially from the neighbouring ASEAN region and the Middle East.

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Malaysia again ranks first in halal tourism amid industry recovery

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Malaysia again ranks first in halal tourism amid industry recovery (opens in a new tab)

Malaysia has maintained its position as the top travel destination for the world’s Muslims. The country once again took the top spot in the newly released MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2022. The news comes amid a full recovery in the Malaysian tourism market. Malaysia’s Tourism Minister Nancy Shukri said about 1 million travellers had arrived in the country since the border reopened on April 1, noting that the figure meant the country had reached its “Malaysian real”. half of the Asia 2022” campaign goal. In the rest of the time, 2 million tourists visited…

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Pariwisata Indonesia Naik Level, SMSI Apresiasi Menparekraf · Faktabanten.co.id

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Pariwisata Indonesia Naik Level, SMSI Apresiasi Menparekraf · Faktabanten.co.id (opens in a new tab)

JAKARTA – Ketua Bidang Luar Negeri Serikat Media Siber Indonesia (SMSI) Aat Surya Safaat mengapresiasi kinerja Menteri Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno dan jajaran Kemenparekraf yang berhasil menaikkan peringkat pariwisata Indonesia secara signifikan. “Kami mengapresiasi dan mengucapkan selamat kepada Menparekraf. Peringkat pariwisata Indonesia kini berada di posisi 32 dari sebelumnya ranking 44. […]

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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.

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    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.

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    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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