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Halal Tourism – The Uprising of a New Industry
We are long away from the time where everyone stayed in their country. Planes, cars and ships made it easy and affordable for people to travel from one country to another.
Last year, Muslims spent an estimated US$126.1 billion on international travel, making up 12.3% of all international travel, according to a report on Muslim travel released jointly by consultancy DinarStandard. The study also predicts that this number will be increasing in the next 4 years.
What is Halal tourism?
Halal tourism can be numerous things. For example Halal tourism is an alcohol free environment. It can be Muslim friendly entertainment. Halal foods. It is an immersive experience for the traveler in the local culture and food but respects Islamic beliefs.
Only Muslim countries?
While Muslims engaging in international travel hail from both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority countries, their top three destinations are Malaysia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. But not only Muslim countries are planning to provide halal tourism to Muslims. Japan for example saw that Muslims played a big role in the booming economy of the country.Japan has set as goal to provide a nice travel experience for Muslims in Japan
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