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CrescentRating has launched a new Halal travel glossary providing access to a wealth of Muslim-friendly terminology used in the Muslim travel market.

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Malaysia remains top choice for halal tourism

The Malaysian Reserve

Malaysia remains top choice for halal tourism (opens in a new tab)

MALAYSIA has maintained its top spot as the preferred halal tourist destination in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2022 and also won the “Top Muslim-Friendly Destination of the Year (OIC)” at the Halal in Travel Awards.The country is known for its accessibility to a wide range of halal food, pristine beaches, diverse culture and incredible shopping experience as well as offering a wide range of Muslim-friendly tour packages for tourists to enjoy its history, mosque architecture, heritage, gastronomy, nature, arts and culture.

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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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  • Portrait of Raudha Zaini

    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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