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12 Jan 2018

Why South Africa is laying a welcome mat for Muslim visitors

Muslim travelers are spending big and South Africa is offering a uniquely bespoke approach to attracting them to its tourist attractions.

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21 Dec 2017

How Taiwan is going ‘halal’ to woo Middle East tourists

Taiwan, one of the four ‘Asian tigers’ with a per capita income of nearly $40,000, has pulled out all the stops to woo tourists from Gulf countries. There is a daily direct flight from Dubai to Taipei, capital of Taiwan, which offers a whole...

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18 Dec 2017

Indonesia Second Favorite Destination for Muslim Millennial Travelers: Mastercard Report

Indonesia is Muslim millennials' second-favorite holiday destination based on a recent report from Mastercard-Halal Trip Muslim Millennial Travel Report.

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06 Dec 2017

Muslim arrivals in Japan to cross one million mark

Japan is set to welcome over one million Muslim visitors in 2018, according to the inaugural Mastercard-CrescentRating Japan Muslim Travel Index (JMTI) 2017.

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28 Nov 2017

Indonesia Aims To Attract More Muslim Visitors In 'Halal' Tourism Push

On Gili Trawangan, an islet off the coast of Indonesia's verdant Lombok island, tanned and pinkish Westerners in bathing suits mingle in the same restaurant as a group of hijab-wearing women from Malaysia on a corporate retreat. There is a large...

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22 Nov 2017

Asian countries top new list of favorite vacation destinations for Muslim millennials

A recent report on the travel habits and preferences of Muslim millennials shows that several Asian nations are their favorite destinations.

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17 Nov 2017

Indonesia is second favorite destination among millennial Muslims

According to the result of Mastercard-Halal Trip Muslim Millennial Travel Report, Indonesia is the second favorite destination among millennial Muslims, with Malaysia crowned as the winner.

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15 Nov 2017

Wooing Muslim travellers

LOCATED on the south-western side of Taiwan island, the city of Kaohsiung has enjoyed a recent upswing in the number of Muslim tourists, particularly from East Asia, over the past several years. This is due to various initiatives and efforts by ...

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15 Nov 2017

Move to Muslim-friendly tourism

In a survey published in the Muslim Travel Shopping Index 2015, more than 80% of the respondents mentioned that the availability of halaal food options is “very important” when choosing a holiday destination. This information has prompted th...

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13 Nov 2017

What Muslim millennial travelers want

Affordable, authentic, accessible. These three As sum up the travel experience that Muslim millennial travelers want, says a recent report by global payments and technology company MasterCard and Muslim- and Halal-focused travel platform HalalT...

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09 Nov 2017

Hong Kong Live woos muslim tourists from Malaysia

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is targeting to expand Malaysian tourists arrivals in the country particularly among the Muslims community.

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06 Nov 2017

Indonesia eyes more Muslim tourists with halal tourism

According to the ministry’s head of family friendly tourism acceleration team Riyanto Sofyan, up to 10 programs are currently being prepared by the ministry to develop halal tourism in Indonesia with three of them are in the top priorities.

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06 Nov 2017

The real Muslim travel niche

Tourism suppliers should not write off Muslim millennial travellers. Raudha Zaini, who spearheads the Mastercard-CrescentRating research project which launched at the Halal-In-Travel Summit during ITB Asia, tells Yixin Ng why

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01 Nov 2017

3 As related to the Muslim Millennial travellers

Total expenditure for Muslim Millennial travellers (MMT) alone is expected to surpass US$100 billion by 2025, according to the Mastercard-HalalTrip Muslim Millennial Travel Report 2017 (MMTR 2017). This was based on a survey done with 372 indivi...

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31 Oct 2017

Young Muslims improve tourism sector

According to a studying made on Thursday, Islamic tourism will make the sector worth $300 billion, in accordance with young Muslims worldwide doubling their spending on travel in the coming years.

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31 Oct 2017

Muslim tourists projected to spend US$100b by 2025

SINGAPORE: Countries will need Muslim-friendly tourist industries if they want a slice of one of the world’s fastest-growing traveler markets.

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31 Oct 2017

Singapore a top travel spot for Muslim millennials

Singapore is the sixth most popular travel destination for Muslim millennials, according to findings of a study released yesterday.

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31 Oct 2017

Young Muslims Catch a $100 Billion Travel Bug

Countries will need Muslim-friendly tourist industries if they want a slice of one of the world’s fastest-growing traveler markets.

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31 Oct 2017

Halal travel boom: Islamic tourism tipped to be worth $300 billion

Young Muslims worldwide are expected to almost double their spending on travel in the coming years, driving a boom in Islamic tourism that will make the sector worth $300 billion, a study said Thursday.

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31 Oct 2017

Singapore is the 6th most popular travel destination for Muslim millennials: Study

SINGAPORE - Singapore is the sixth most popular travel destination for Muslim millennials, according to findings of a study released on Thursday (Oct 26).

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