The Middle East is a loosely defined geographic region with most of the countries belonging to western Asia with the exception of Egypt, which is part of Africa, and the north western part of Turkey which is part of Europe...read more
Muslim travelers around the world represent a major marketing opportunity, and are an important segment in the travel, hospitality and tourism industry. With Muslim travelers spending over $120 billion on outbound travel i...read more
The Muslim traveler is an important part of the travel industry, which until recently has not been taken seriously. Most Muslims have had to take care of their requirements or compromise on certain aspects of their holiday ...read more
The Muslim travel industry and the halal food industry are two industries which are growing at a rapid rate. With the increasing demand for better Muslim travel facilities and halal food products many countries are making a h...read more
More and more Muslims around the world are now venturing out of their comfort zones and traveling to popular countries that tend to offer a small number of Halal-friendly facilities, or even to ones that offer none at a...read more
In recent years, Facebook has become more than just a means of keeping in touch with loved ones. It is now bringing together people from all around the world who share similar interests, in this case, cooking. The Facebook pa...read more
Crescentrating today released its 2014 Ranking of Halal Friendly Holiday Destinations. Now in the 4th year, this year's ranking tracks 60 destinations. The Muslim Travel market segment was estimated to be worth US $140B in 20...read more
Top Halal-friendly holiday destinations for 2014! For the 4th year, we are excited to announce Crescentrating's 2014 ranking of Halal friendly holiday destinations. As it has been for the last 4 years, the destinations have b...read more
Singapore – Grand BlueWave Hotel Shah Alam (GBWHSA), a five star hotel located in Selangor, Malaysia has been granted the highest Halal Friendly Hotel rating of 7 by Crescentrating. It is the first hotel to get the highest...read more
Crescentrating just announced its Top 10 Halal Friendly Holiday Destinations for 2012. This year's top 10 destinations were split into two categories; Top 10 among the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries an...read more
HalalTrip.com will help Muslim travelers in planning and booking their trips. This user-friendly site makes it easy for Muslim Travelers to match their lifestyle with hotels, flights and tour packages. SINGAPORE, Decembe...read more
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. The same Ha...read more
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. Halal Travel Market...read more
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. The trave...read more
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 &...read more
CrescentRating has revealed its pick of 8 destinations to spend your Ramadhan holidays in 2013! Ramadhan is a month of fasting, prayers, charity and bonding. For those who are planning to spend the Ramadhan away from home, ...read more
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 Conferen...read more
Crescentrating's Halal Friendly Travel (CRaHFT) Score for Holiday Destinations, is based on how Halal friendly the destination is for Muslim holiday visitors. The main critera for the scores are based on how good a holiday de...read more
Relax, unwind, spend quality time and explore a new place with your brand new better half; that’s what most newlyweds would like to do! Why not spend some time together in exploring your own city? You will be surprised how...read more
Crescentrating's Halal Friendly Travel (CRaHFT) Ranking 2013 Top Halal Food Facebook pages & Blogs/Sites for 2013 With Facebook pages becoming major recipe pages, this year, we decided to split the Halal Food Facebook/B...read more