Get your establishment audited and ratedagainst the globally recognized standard for Muslim-friendly travel.
CrescentRating assesses hotels, restaurants, attractions and transport hubs against a published standard, and issues a Crescent Rating that travelers, booking platforms and corporate buyers already recognize.
The Hotel scale, CR1 to CR7. Other categories are rated Gold, Silver or Bronze.
Twenty-four categories, from the front desk to the tour guide.
Where they stay
Overnight accommodation.
- Hotels — learn more
Rooms, F&B, prayer provision and staff readiness, across the full service spectrum.
How they travel
The vehicle, and the journey inside it.
- Trains — learn more
Rail services and their onboard catering, prayer provision and washroom facilities.
- Planes — enquire, no service page yet
In-flight provision — Halal catering, prayer information and cabin service.
- Transport Companies — learn more
Local bus, coach and limousine operators — the company and its fleet, rated as a service.
Where they pass through
Gateways — long dwell times, and no booking relationship with the traveler.
- Airport Terminals — learn more
Prayer facilities, ablution and Halal provision across the terminal footprint.
- Airport Lounges — learn more
Lounge catering, prayer space, and the provision offered to premium passengers.
- Cruise Terminals — learn more
The terminal a sailing departs from, where a passenger waits before boarding.
- Railway Stations — learn more
Stations and interchanges, assessed on facilities available to passing passengers.
- Bus and Coach Terminals — enquire, no service page yet
The road gateways a great deal of intra-region travel still runs through.
- Ferry Terminals and Ports — enquire, no service page yet
Ferry piers and passenger ports, including the short island crossings.
Where they eat
Standalone food service, outside a rated hotel.
- Restaurants — learn more
Sourcing, preparation, separation and certification, assessed kitchen-first.
Where they go
The reason for the trip.
- Attractions — learn more
Visitor attractions, assessed on facilities, prayer space and the food served on site.
- Activities and Experiences — learn more
Tours, operators and bookable experiences, including timing around prayer and fasting.
- Shopping Malls — learn more
Prayer rooms, ablution facilities, and the Halal provision of the food court.
- MICE Venues — learn more
Convention centers and event spaces hosting delegates who need provision on site.
- Sports Stadiums — enquire, no service page yet
Fixtures and tournaments, where a spectator is inside a secured perimeter for hours and cannot leave and return, so the provision has to be inside it.
- Beaches — learn more
Public and resort beaches as a destination in their own right, and their privacy.
Care and wellbeing
Where the visit itself is the treatment.
- Hospitals — learn more
Medical travel, rated on the facilities around treatment and never on clinical quality, which belongs to the regulator.
- Spas and Wellness Centres — enquire, no service page yet
Spas, hammams and wellness retreats, where the rating turns on same-gender therapists, private treatment rooms and segregated wet areas.
Who serves them
People, itineraries and businesses rather than premises — there is no site to visit.
- Tour Guides — enquire, no service page yet
The individual guiding the trip, rated as a person rather than as a premises.
- Tour Packages — learn more
The itinerary itself, so the rating travels with the product rather than an address.
- Travel Agents — learn more
The business and how it advises a Muslim traveler, not the office it advises from.
Do the short self-assessment first, if you would like to see where your establishment stands before you apply.
Answer a short set of questions about what your property already offers. In about two minutes you will see the level the CrescentRating Standards indicate, and the specific requirements standing between you and the next one.
- No account, no email address, no obligation
- Scored against the current published standard
- Every gap named, and what each one takes
Hotels, attractions, shopping malls and MICE venues today. Further categories are being added.
Assess
Answer what applies to your property. The questions adapt, so you are only asked what can still change the result.
Understand
See the indicative level, and the requirements between you and the next one — sorted by how much work each represents.
Accredit
Bring the result to our team, or begin a formal application. That is where this page picks the process back up.
The result is indicative and based on unverified self-declared information. It is not a Crescent Rating. A Crescent Rating is issued only after formal assessment by CrescentRating, which may include an audit.
Eight steps, three parties, one sequence.
Four are yours, three are ours, and the last belongs to all three of us — where the rating turns into demand.
- Establishment
Step 1: Sign up
Register and create an account with CrescentRating.
- Establishment
Step 2: Apply
Submit the application online, with the documentation the standard calls for.
Start a hotel application - CrescentRating
Step 3: Audit
We conduct an in-person or virtual audit of the establishment.
- CrescentRating
Step 4: Accredit
We review the audit report and accredit the establishment at its final level.
- Establishment
Step 5: Subscription fee
Settle the annual subscription for the rating service.
- CrescentRating
Step 6: Publish
Your establishment is listed on the member directories.
- Establishment
Step 7: Display
Download the rating collaterals and display them on site and in your channels.
- All three: Establishment, CrescentRating and HalalTrip
Step 8: Promote
Promotion begins — HalalTrip campaigns to travelers, CrescentRating to the trade, and you through your own channels.
Recognition a traveler can act on, and a specification you can build to.
Verified, not claimed
Your provision is assessed by a third party against a published standard. Travelers, booking platforms and corporate buyers get an answer they can act on, rather than a marketing claim they have to take on trust.
Found by travelers already searching
A Crescent Rating lists your establishment in the CrescentRating member directory and puts it in front of the HalalTrip audience — demand that begins its search with the rating rather than with your brand name.
A specification, not a score
The assessment returns the requirements you meet and the ones you do not, named individually. Spend on facilities, training and F&B can then be argued for on evidence instead of on instinct.
One benchmark across a portfolio
The same standard applies in every market, so a group can compare properties across its estate on a like-for-like basis and set a floor that new openings are held to.
What rated establishments report.
+12%
Higher conversion on rated activities than on comparable unrated listings.
10–20%
More Muslim diners across a Ramadan buffet season.
+500
Additional Muslim guests within six months of being rated.
+3%
Growth in Muslim guest volume following accreditation.
Also rated: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong · Rosewood Hong Kong · Megaworld
How do we apply for a Crescent Rating?
Create an account with CrescentRating and submit the application for your category online. We then audit the establishment and accredit it at the level the standard supports.
How long does accreditation take?
Typically two to three weeks from application to accreditation. Two things set the pace, and you control both: how completely the application and its supporting documentation arrive, and how soon the audit can be scheduled at the establishment.
What does it cost?
Rating is an annual service fee rather than a one-off charge, and it varies by establishment type, size and market. The annual fees are given on each of the category pages.
What do we get for it?
An independent assessment against a published standard, the rating collaterals to display on site and in your own channels, a listing in the CrescentRating member directory, and a named list of the requirements you have yet to meet. Based on the subscription, it may also include promotion through HalalTrip.
Which types of establishment can be rated?
Twenty-four, in the seven families the CrescentRating standards are organized into: where a traveler stays, how they travel, where they pass through, where they eat, where they go, care and wellbeing, and the guides, packages and agents who serve them.
How long is a rating valid?
A Crescent Rating is valid for one year, and holds for that period while the establishment continues to meet the requirements it was assessed against.
Can we move up a level before renewal?
Yes. Once you have closed the requirements holding your level down, ask the rating team for a reassessment rather than waiting for the renewal date. A reassessment carries a fee, based on what needs to be re-evaluated. The self-assessment is a useful way to check whether the gap is genuinely closed first.
How does renewal work?
Renewal runs annually. You confirm what has changed at the establishment, and we reassess against the standard current at that point — which may have moved, since the standards are revised as the market does.
How do we get in touch?
Use the contact form and tell us the establishment type and the market. Enquiries about portfolios, national tourism boards and multi-property programs go to the same place.
Ready to get Crescent Rated?
Start with the two-minute self-assessment to see where you stand, or talk to the rating team about accrediting a property, a portfolio or a destination.