Alhamdulillah, Crescentrating picked up The Halal Journal award for "Travel & Hospitality 2010 " at the 5th World Halal Forum Gala Dinner last night, for its pioneering work in Halal Friendly Travel. The award was presented to Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of Crescentrating, by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Halal Journal Awards is an annual award to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement and innovation in the Halal industry and is recognized as the most prestigious global award in the industry.

The World Halal Forum was attended by around 900 delegates and leaders in industries, government, research organisations, universities and consumer associations. Nominations for the Halal Journal Awards came from all over the world including United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and more.

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Brisbane is located on the east coast of Australia, and is the capital city of Queensland. Another beautiful beachside city, Brisbane is also a neighbour to the Gold Coast and Surfer’s Paradise, which are beach-lover’s heavens.

Brisbane and the Gold Coast do not have as high Muslim populations as Sydney or Melbourne, however there are still a number of halal restaurants throughout the city and the region, as well as mosques and prayer rooms.

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Bangkok’s new international airport, known as Suvarnabhumi International Airport, is one of the most vibrant airports in Asia, serving millions of travelers each year. It is located in Samut Prakan province about 25km east of Bangkok.

Muslims who come to Thailand will really appreciate that two prayer rooms are provided for Muslim travelers at Suvarnabhumi Airport. One is located in the departure hall at the linking area between international passengers terminal 1 and 2 and the other one is in the departure hall of the domestic terminal.

There are not many Halal options available for the Muslim travelers at the airport. There is a stall selling halal food in the Thai food court located on Level 4 (Departures level) between the domestic and international concourses.

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