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Mar 2024

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway: A Spectacular Journey Above Cape Town | Cape Town, South Africa

South Africa is home to several prominent landmarks and is well-known for its varied landscapes, lively culture, and extensive history. Amongst some of these landscapes, Table Mountain is arguably one of the most well-known n...read more
Dec 2019

Top Safe Destinations for Muslim Women Travelers

The annual Mastercard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index ranks 130 destinations on their Muslim-friendliness based on the GMTI ACES criteria. You may be interested in the article Safe Countries for Muslim Travelers...read more
| Business Development Executive Read more on..Destinations
Aug 2018

From Travelers To Consumers, Taiwan Forges Ahead In Its Halal Advancements

In the 2017 Mastercard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index, Taiwan ranked sixth among non-member countries of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in terms of meeting the needs of Muslim travelers. In 2...read more
| Marketing Manager of HalalTrip Read more on..Destinations
Jan 2016

HalalTrip unveils Muslim-friendly tour packages to 65 destinations

Online Muslim travel platform, HalalTrip, has today unveiled the industry’s most comprehensive tour packages to over 65 global destinations. HalalTrip has created a bespoke portfolio of Muslim friendly tour packages that i...read more
| Staff Writers Read more on..Destinations
Sep 2014

Halal Tourism in Maldives

Famed for its unrivaled beaches, Maldives has always been considered to be one of the world's best holiday destinations. Following a surge of interest shown in the destination by the Middle East, Maldives has been pitching it...read more
Aug 2014

Muslim Visitor Arrivals to Japan to reach 1 Million by 2020

Japan is becoming an increasingly popular destination amongst Muslim travellers. Trends and patterns over the years indicate that the demand for Muslim-friendly tourism in Japan in on the rise and steps are presently being ta...read more
Sep 2011

Restaurant Terasa is the first certified Halal restaurant in Balkans

The Agency for Halal Quality Certification organized on August 25, 2011, the ceremony of issuing the first Halal Certificate for services - preparing and serving food in a restaurant and outside restaurant. Restaurant "Terasa...read more
Aug 2011

Experience Ramadhan 2011 in Singapore with Royal Plaza on Scotts

Ramadhan occurs every 9th month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims direct the heart away from worldly activities to cleanse the inner soul and free it from harm. One of the practices is to refrain from eating and drinking d...read more
Aug 2010

Record-breaking Traffic Continues at Queen Alia International Airport

As the prime air transport gateway for Jordan, QAIA stands as one of the fastest-growing hubs in the Middle East, with sustained increases in passenger traffic year-over-year, with volumes for the first half of this year reac...read more
Aug 2010

Halalfire to help American Halal to promote ready-to-eat halal meals in the US

Halalfire plans to leverage a decade of interactivity with the members and aggregate data on zabihah.com, the world's largest guide to Halal restaurants and products. In addition, Halalfire's iPhone apps, downloaded over 30,0...read more
Aug 2010

Singapore sees 20% year-on year rise in medical tourists from Middle East since 2006

Common procedures and treatments undertaken by ME visitors include live donor liver transplants, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), heart procedures, stem cell transplantations, and cancer treatments. "Middle East populations...read more
Aug 2010

Al Turaif Quarter in Al Dirr'iya, Saudi approved as World Heritage Site

In pursuit of a Royal decree issued in 2006, SCTA was assigned to finalize the registration procedures for several Saudi sites in the international list of urban heritage. These sites were Madain Saleh - registered in 2008, A...read more
Nov 2009

Thailand Aims to Boost Facilities for Arab Muslim Visitors

The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) hopes the country’s tourist industry can enhance its halal-friendliness to cater to the growing number of arrivals of visitors from the Middle East. The ATTA has announced tha...read more
Oct 2009

Japanese Company Wants to Reassure Muslims

Japan may be a great tourist destination for many travelers, but getting by in the Land of the Rising Sun can be difficult for Muslims. The main reason is its lack of Halal-friendliness. Japan is largely Buddhist, and its to...read more

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