Many Muslims are looking forward to exploring the world again. After spending two years in lockdowns, Muslim travelers are booking tickets and hitting the airports once more. Despite this good news, tourism players will ...read more
Consisting of 16 comprehensive pages in English, Malaga in collaboration with HalalTrip releases the first Halal Travel Guide in Spain. Madrid - 18/01/2023 - The mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, accompanied by the C...read more
Coming of age during a time of global turbulence and greater climate awareness, Muslim Gen Z travelers are prioritizing opportunities that reflect these experiences Singapore – January 17, 2023 – Two thirds of Muslim G...read more
Jakarta, 14th October 2022 - As Indonesia’s tourism economy continues to recover, Crescentrating and Perkumpulan Pariwisata Halal Indonesia (PPHI) today announced the partnership to accelerate the revival by capitalizing on...read more
Jakarta, 21 September 2022 – Komite Nasional Ekonomi dan Keuangan Syariah (KNEKS) opened its door for the Islamic Digital Day 2022 which carries the theme of "Towards Resilience and Sustainable Tourism". The Minister of Tou...read more
Access is a powerful catalyst for tourism development. This metric takes into account land interconnection, air connectivity, visa requirements, and departure point transportation infrastructure. As per GMTI 2022, this year's...read more
We identified Halal Travel 2.0 in the GMTI 2019 report, which is now facilitated by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) in the GMTI 2022 report. Technology, soci...read more
As the pandemic's effects have lessened, the tourism industry is starting to regain its bearings and has made significant strides in recent months. Excited tourists who had been restricted to their homes for the previous two ...read more
Halal Food Accessibility and Technologies in Singapore As we navigate through the recovery phase of COVID-19, turning our focus inward towards our domestic markets, the next iteration of our Mastercard-CrescentRating repor...read more
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
