Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world to be ‘double landlocked’ (landlocked and totally surrounded by other landlocked countries). Liechtenstein is double landlocked by 2 countries whilst Uzbekistan is surrounded by 5!
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Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world to be ‘double landlocked’ (landlocked and totally surrounded by other landlocked countries). Liechtenstein is double landlocked by 2 countries whilst Uzbekistan is surrounded by 5!
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Tulisan ini akan mengulas perkembangan pemahaman Jepang terhadap Islam, peran media dalam membentuk stereotip, kondisi umat Islam di Jepang dewasa ini serta prospek perlakuan terhadap minoritas
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Oleh IGK Manila Wacana pariwisata halal di Indonesia menghangat kembali setelah pergantian Menteri Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif (Menparekraf) pada Desember 2020 lalu. Dalam wacana yang lebih berupa polemik tersebut bukan hanya ada istilah “w...
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Indonesia moved up to joint second with the United Arab Emirates in the Mastercard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index for 2018.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has taken the top spot in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) for the ninth year in a row, but for the first time it is sharing that position with Indonesia.
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GMTI 2019 introduces five ‘Halal Travel Development Goals’ for businesses to grow as the industry moves into what CrescentRating calls ‘Halal Travel 2.0’
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Thailand could be sitting on a halal tourism goldmine.
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Indonesia is gradually getting back to business with further relaxation of restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus, but tour operators, notably those that organise Hajj trips and minor pilgrimages (umrah) to Saudi Arabia, remain closed.
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Santri, students of Islamic boarding schools, across Indonesia are urged to pen and share stories of their travel experiences in various destinations to ...
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Travel industry players here and globally reveal their post-vaccine holiday plans.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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SINGAPORE, 22 October 2020: ITB Asia opened its doors, Wednesday, for the first-ever virtual trade show but how many trade visitors, buyers and sellers will visit the virtual space remains to be seen.
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ITB Asia today (21 October) opened its virtual doors for the first-ever online event. The three-day event will see almost 900 buyers and 400 exhibitors from across the globe attend.
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Azlan Othman As one of the hardest hit industries, travel and tourism stakeholders seek answers and solutions for the devastation they experienced amid COVID-19. The Mastercard-Crescentrating Travel Readiness Report (COVID-19 in Asean 2020) publ...
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The government’s New Southbound Policy last year boosted tourism and trade links with the countries covered by the policy, while education programs stagnated, statistics published by the Executive Yuan’s Office of Trade Negotiations showed.
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Outside of Indonesia, the number of Muslim-friendly travel sites targeting the global market that offer reviews, destination guides and new ways to access hotel and package deals has continued to grow.
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Muslim travellers are predicted to contribute US$300bn to the global economy in the next decade and the market has shifted from niche to a mainstream one, according to Mastercard and Crescent Rating.
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Singapore is stepping up its game for Muslim travellers with a mega campaign set to launch as early as next month.
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Muslim tourists, among the world’s top spenders, tend to skip the Philippines due to the dire lack of halal options, prompting the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to push for more
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An estimated 63 million Muslim women travellers spent over USD 80 billion on their journeys last year, a number only expected to grow as this demographic increases in size and influence over the global travel market.
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