Jakarta -Indonesia won three awards in the Halal Travel Award 2015 in the United Arab Emirates. The awards are World’s Best Halal Tourism Destination (Lombok), World’s Best Halal Honeymoon Destination (Lombok) and World’s Best Family Friendly Hotel (Sofyan Hotel). “This is a victory for all of us and in the future, we have to be […]
Joe Farrugia (Labour MP)suggested today that Malta should promote Halal Tourism as a way to attract Muslim tourists. Speaking in parliament, he said that Malta needed to safeguard the markets it already had while seeking new ones, such as Halal Tourism. This would require separate swimming pools for men and women, particular catering and Halal […]
South Korea state food agency launched an app providing details of halal eateries in line with the government’s goal of attracting more Muslim tourists. Called “HALAL Korea”, the app provides the locations and other information of both restaurants and supermarkets. Additionally the app allows users to scan bar codes of food products to determine whether […]
This is the first time H&M, the world’s second largest retailer, has featured a Muslim model wearing a hijab in a video designed to encourage consumers to recycle their clothes. And it’s opened up the debate on Muslims in fashion. As expected, the video, released earlier this month and entitled “Close the Loop”, is a […]
Is something missing from your life? Impossible to put into words. Religion, faddy diets, exercise regimes, even science and the search for knowledge, none of these fill the void in your soul. One night in 2011 hell opened, chewed and swallowed me. From this came an understanding. On one hand it is mundane, some may […]
Abu Dhabi is poised to become the regional hub for the lucrative and growing halal travel sector delegates heard today at the opening of the first World Halal Travel Summit (WHTS2015), being staged in the UAE capital. That is the strong message delivered by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) Acting Director […]
