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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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Мекка далеко — Узбекистан рядом: как страна привлекает паломников из ближнего зарубежья

Sputnik УзбекистанRussian

Мекка далеко — Узбекистан рядом: как страна привлекает паломников из ближнего зарубежья (opens in a new tab)

ТАШКЕНТ, 17 июн – Sputnik. Узбекистан возлагает большие надежды на сферу туризма – с начала года страну уже посетило более миллиона человек. По прогнозам Министерства туризма республики, до конца года количество туристов может дойти до 4,5 млн человек.

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Узбекистан вошел в десятку лучших направлений для мусульманского туризма Полная версия на сайте ИА IslamNews:https://islamnews.ru/2022/6/16/uzbekistan-voshel-v-desyatku-luchshikh-napravleniy-dlya-musulmanskogo-turizma

islamnovostiRussian

Узбекистан вошел в десятку лучших направлений для мусульманского туризма Полная версия на сайте ИА IslamNews:https://islamnews.ru/2022/6/16/uzbekistan-voshel-v-desyatku-luchshikh-napravleniy-dlya-musulmanskogo-turizma (opens in a new tab)

В Сингапуре завершился международный саммит саммит Halal In Travel – Global Summit 2022, посвященный восстановлению и развитию мусульманского туристического рынка, сообщает UzNews. Полная версия на сайте ИА IslamNews:https://islamnews.ru/2022/6/16/uzbekistan-voshel-v-desyatku-luchshikh-napravleniy-dlya-musulmanskogo-turizma

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Saudi Arabia ranks second in the global Muslim travel index

Arab News

Saudi Arabia ranks second in the global Muslim travel index (opens in a new tab)

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has grabbed the second spot in the top halal travel destinations in the world, as the Kingdom continues its steady journey to emerge as a global tourism hub by 2030, which also includes increasing the number of pilgrims to Makkah and Madinah. In the list of top “Muslim-Friendly Destinations of the Year in OIC,” compiled by Mastercard-CrescentRating’s Global Muslim Travel Index 2022, Malaysia maintained its top spot, followed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Indonesia share the second spot.

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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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