The inaugural "Halal in Travel Awards" launched on the 1st of June 2022 by CrescentRating is a celebration of the travel industry players' efforts towards the growth of Halal travel. These awards span four categories and rec...read more
Foreword by Safdar Khan, Division President, South East Asia Mastercard for Global Muslim Travel Index 2022. A travel boom is on the horizon, after what has been a turbulent two years for the industry. Tourists are taki...read more
Foreword by Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of CrescentRating and HalalTrip for Global Muslim Travel Index 2022. Welcome to the Mastercard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel (GMTI) 2022 report. As we look forward to a new beginning ...read more
As we are nearing the end of Ramadan, the objectives of these sessions is to discuss what challenges and opportunities faced by eCommerce platforms during this month of fasting. During Ramadan and Eid Dialog 2022, we tal...read more
Introduction During Ramadan, individuals are observed going to the mosques regularly. They also do shopping related to EID; they mostly make cash payments and ensure that they give to charity as much as possible. Even they...read more
As we look forward to the Holy Month of Ramadan, the objectives of these sessions is to discuss how best we could serve Muslim consumers during this month of fasting, and the opportunities and challenges that hotels and the r...read more
In the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to nightfall. The motivation behind fasting isn't just to avoid food and drink but to develop discretion and expert appreciation by creating sympathy towards the less fortuna...read more
During the Ramadan and Eid Dialog 2022, we talked to Mehdi Zidani, the Private Sector Partnership Officer Islamic Philanthropy UNHCR about channeling zakat funds to refugees. Can you briefly explain what UNCHR’s Refu...read more
Ramadan can be a challenging time for Muslim employees since abstaining from food and water for an average of 12 hours tends to have an impact on productivity. There are those who strongly feel that all their efforts during a...read more
CrescrentRating and Mastercard are proud to present the 6th edition of the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI). As we tread the path towards full recovery with cautious optimism, we believe findings and the GMTI 2021 ranking...read more
CrescrentRating and Mastercard are proud to present the 6th edition of the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI). As we tread the path towards full recovery with cautious optimism, we believe findings and the GMTI 2021 ranki...read more
There have been global changes in all industries. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges to the tourism industry as well. The industry is in a deep crisis losing money and jobs. However, new opportunities appear. For...read more
As we navigate through the recovery phase of COVID-19, turning our focuses inward towards our domestic markets, the next iteration of our Mastercard-CrescentRating reports shifts its focus to the F&B industry and ways it can ...read more
Find all your favorite Home Based Businesses under one roof. HalalTrip recently unveiled a brand new directory-cum-search feature that is solely dedicated to the large number of Home Based Businesses that are currently in ope...read more
The Ramadan Destination Index (RDI) explores the effect of the changing seasons of Ramadan on places. This Index is the most intensive of its sort, giving places such as countries and organizations significant data on arrangi...read more
CrescrentRating and Mastercard are proud to present the results of the 6th edition of the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI). As we tread the path towards full recovery with cautious optimism, we believe the findings and th...read more
As we look forward to the opening of economies after two challenging years, directing our focused efforts on Halal dining, Mastercard-CrescentRating releases another food report focusing on the F&B industry in Indonesia. L...read more
Before delving deeper into the topic, there is a need to understand the term “Halal”. Halal means permitted, authorized, or lawful as per Islamic Sharia Law. Similarly, Halal food is the food that complies with this rule....read more