With the world’s borders slowly opening back up and travel restrictions becoming more lenient, it’s time for tourism players and stakeholders to begin the recovery process from the onslaught of the pandemic. Travelers see...read more
The Keynote Speech by Keith Tan, the Chief Executive of the Singapore Tourism Board, at the Halal In Travel Global Summit 2021. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Keith Tan, and I'm the Chief Executive of the Singapore ...read more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, local and international air travel slowed down significantly. However, now that the borders are reopening and international travel is opening back up, airlines are responsible for adapting their...read more
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism and travel industry. With the closure of borders, suspension of airlines, and various travel bans, the stakeholders in the business of hospitality have ha...read more
Even as Covid-19 gradually eases from a pandemic to an endemic, questions still abound on how to navigate Muslim travel in the new normal. More than a year since the pandemic hit, countries worldwide are gearing up for t...read more
Before the COVID-19 virus spread globally and halted international travels, Mosque tours proved valuable in bridging diverse communities. For the 2021 Halal in Travel Global Summit, CrescentRating hosted a conference highl...read more
The impact of COVID-19 on the MICE industry is nothing short of catastrophic. But in its wake, the pandemic left valuable lessons that served as opportunities in reinventing and improving events in a post-pandemic era. A...read more
The arrival and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in Southeast Asia gave hope that the pandemic may come to an end sooner than what was earlier projected. But despite this, uncertainties continue to prevail on how to navigat...read more
The Muslim population of the world is growing rapidly; therefore, several countries are seeing an increase in Muslim visitors. For a lot of Muslims, travelling is about learning new cultures and traditions; to sum it up, it�...read more
When you run a website/app, you watch your traffic like an investor keeping track of a stock portfolio. On the first day of this year’s Ramadan, we were doing exactly that. That is when we realised something unusual was hap...read more
Muslim-friendly tourism is currently growing in non-Muslim countries. It is an attempt to make the tourism experience enjoyable to Muslim travelers and allowing them to perform religious duties. The competition among non-Musl...read more
The Muslim Business Traveler Insights 2016 (MBTI) is a report presented by CrescentRating and Mastercard that focuses on the travel patterns and preferences of the average Muslim business traveler. The MBTI 2016 report goes t...read more
When referring to the research presented in the Muslim Business Traveler Insights 2016 (MBTI 2016) report by CrescentRating and Mastercard, the travel patterns of the average Muslim business traveler is similar to that of reg...read more
Just like any business traveler flying to different destinations for business purposes – the average Muslim business traveler will also have their own travelling preferences. The travel patterns and behaviour of the average...read more
It is common for any frequent business traveler to spend a portion of their time in airports – and for the average Muslim business traveler, it is no different. However, the Muslim Business Traveler Insights 2016 (MBTI 201...read more
Travel planning by a Muslim business traveler comprises a number of different aspects. An important factor of the average Muslim business traveler's planning is locating suitable accommodation to cater to their needs. Halal ...read more
Muslim Business Traveler Insights 2016 released by CrescentRating and Mastercard – the first-ever detailed report examining the travel trends and attitudes of a sub-segment of the growing Muslim travel market – focuses on...read more
Youth travel is an important segment in the Muslim Travel Market. The global Muslim population is projected to rapidly grow largely because of its standing as the youngest population of all major religious group, with an aver...read more
There is now a growing interest in Halal tourism from the perspectives of both industry and academic research. Many stress the fact that any strategy to develop or market Halal tourism products and services must be guided by ...read more
The marketing of Halal tourism can be complex due to the fact that non-Muslim tourists and Muslim tourists react differently to it. The basic premise is non-Muslims perceive destinations in some Islamic countries as different...read more