Importance of Halal Tourism in Today’s World

on Friday, September 6, 2013

The importance of Halal tourism in today’s world is rising step by step. It means presenting tour packages and destinations that are predominantly designed to provide for Muslim considerations and concentrate on Muslim needs. It is geared towards Muslim families who follow Sharia rules; therefore it’s a subcategory of religious tourism.

Halal tourism is important for Muslims because it is Muslim-friendly and provides kind services that comply with Islamic Laws such as; hotels that do not serve alcohols. Moreover, many international hotels serve halal food that is butchered in accordance with the instructions of Islamic Sharia and is free of any materials prohibited by Islam, for example; pork. With a vibrant touch of Muslim friendly environment, there are facilities for Muslim women, as well as, prayer rooms. Over all, those Halal hotels are appropriate for Muslims to visit.

Halal tourism is also a rising business that has the potential to turn into an enormous business.  This just adds to the importance of Halal tourism. Furthermore, it’s a type of religious tourism and is generally connected with Middle Eastern countries, more than ever, when it comes to Umrah and Hajj packages for pilgrims. This forte market puts forward a great prospective for Halal tourism services and products as it has a strapping inelastic demand and displays high flexibility. Muslims all around the world go for their devotion yearly to carry out Umrah and Hajj, which are pilgrimages to Medina and Mecca, even in times of uncertainty. Currently, it is a tendency for pilgrimage packages to comprise an extensive stay for journey further than Mecca and Medina, where these pious pilgrims lengthen their stay subsequent to performing their pilgrimage, to stopover at further religious places and learn further about the neighboring culture, or repeating the holy directions taken by the prophets.

One way to attract these Muslim tourists is by crafting tour packages that meet the terms with the Shari’ah rules which Muslim families stand for. An important point is that Muslim tourists should not be aimed the similar way as non-Muslim tourists. A main difference is to present activities that completely eliminate betting, drinking and all new party related actions. Visits to mosques and different Islamic oriented locations should also be comprised in the routes.

Countless hotels in destinations all the way through the world began offering attractive alternatives toward Halal tourism. Like, this past Ramadan festival a hotel in Australia promoted unswerving for Muslim tourists, offering the choice to pass Ramadan on the Gold Coast. In the same way, Thailand also started offering holiday choices that suits Muslims to draw in those Muslims tourists.

Halal tourism, with its marketing strategies and positive potentials, continues playing an important role in the tourism industry. Its importance will reach new heights.



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