4. Faith based needs of Halal conscious travellers and the business opportunities it provides

Faith based values and needs are increasingly influential in the purchasing decisions of Muslim consumers. This is already reflected in the choices they make regarding food or conducting financial transactions.

Thanks for all the comments and feedback on my earlier two posts (Part 1 and Part 2). In Part 3 I am going to cover the area that matters most for destinations and travel service providers: numbers. 3. Halal Travel Market growth – the numbers don’t lie “Numbers don’t lie” may be…

Following on from my first post on why travel will be a key sector in the Halal market (Part 1), here is how the unique characteristics of this segment provides a sustainable growth segment for the travel industry.  2. The travel “genome” in the “DNA” of Muslims. When it comes to travel,…

The Global Islamic Economic Summit (GIES) 2013 is just around the corner. The much anticipated event will take place on the 25th-26th November 2013 at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE under the patronage of Vice President & Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin…

South Africa’s 1st Halaal Tourism Conference to be held on the 29 May 2013

The Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in partnership with Durban Tourism, will be hosting South Africa’s 1st Halaal Tourism Conference at the Elangeni Hotel, Durban on 29 May 2013.

FLAVOURS OF SIAM AT AQUAMARINE 1 to 31 March 2013 Singapore, February 2013 Savour your favourite Thai dishes at AquaMarine as we bring Guest Chef Aek Charttrakul and his team from Bangkok’s Suan Dusit International Culinary, only in the month of March. Be transported to the Land of Smiles as AquaMarie transforms into a…

Crescentrating has a new website with even more new features! Whilst becoming more user-friendly, we have also made it much easier to find halal restaurants, Hotels, Mosques etc..