Nurhafihz Noor
Head of Research and Training
Nurhafihz combines over +10 years of unique industry experience (public and private sectors) as well as academic experience in various industries of the Islamic Business ecosystem including Zakat, Wakaf, Islamic education, halal-food and halal-friendly tourism. He holds an MSc (Marketing), BBA (Marketing) from NUS, and is a Chartered Marketer (UK) and Chartered Islamic Marketer (IIMA).
Articles by Nurhafihz Noor
Apr 2019
Halal Travel Development Goals
CrescentRating's Halal Travel Development Goals provide an overarching framework that serves as a blueprint for the travel industry. Organizations and partners can use these goals to recognize their strategic role in the Halal space.
Jun 2018
Ministry Launches Indonesia Muslim Travel Index (IMTI) 2018 to Boost Halal Tourism
As part of the GMTI series report, the IMTI will benchmark and rank 10 key regions in Indonesia based on the CrescentRating ACES Model. The ACES model created and facilitated by CrescentRating provides a guided framework for destinations to better understand the key levers of Halal Travel - Access, Communications, Environment and Services.
Apr 2018
Sustainability in Halal Travel & the Introduction of the Growth & Innovation Model
The launch of the Mastercard-Crescentrating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) for the year 2018 saw the introduction of four new criteria and the update of three existing indicators into its ACES measurements (Access, Communications, Environment, Services).
Jan 2018
Muslim Millennials, Artificial Intelligence (AI), New Training Opportunities to Shape Halal Travel in 2018
Muslim Millennial Travelers will continue to be a key driving force shaping the Halal travel industry in 2018. This year's trend Halal Travel Frontier report covers all these topics and more. Check out now!
Jul 2016
The Story of Eid Around the World
Jun 2016
Impact of Ramadan on Southeast Asian Destinations
How does Ramadan affect travel in South-East Asian countries? Find out how countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand did on the MasterCard-CrescentRating Ramadan Travel Report 2016.
Jun 2016
Impact of Ramadan on Saudi Arabia Achieving Its Vision 2030
Find out the impact of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia and how it affects the Muslim travel market as whole. More details available on the MasterCard-CrescentRating Ramadan Travel Report 2016.
Jun 2016
Impact of Ramadan on GCC Destinations
Discover what impact Ramadan has on GCC Destinations with a deeper look at insights from MasterCard-CrescentRating Ramadan Travel Report 2016.
Jun 2016
Behind the Scenes: Art and Science of the Interactive Ramadan Destination Clock
Find out more about the MasterCard-CrescentRating Ramadan Travel Report with the Ramadan Destination Clock which lets destinations and travelers understand the report easily and in a more interactive manner.