Report: Halal Foods is Most Important Factor for Travelling Muslims

According to Women Tribe website, by 2020, 14 percent of all international trips will be undertaken by Muslims who will outpace the global average when it comes to travel growth.

And given that 67 percent of respondents in a survey that polled close to 1,000 Muslims said that the availability of halal foods was the most important consideration when booking their holiday, tour operators and tourism offices may do well to ramp up Muslim-friendly services, suggest the authors of the report.

According to DinarStandard, which specializes in emerging Muslim markets, the travel industry would do well to respond to Muslim travel needs given that by 2020, growth will have reached nearly five percent compared to the global figure of 3.8 percent. 

Half of the respondents polled were from Asia, 22 percent from the Middle East and Asia, and 15 percent from the Americas. After halal food and cooking, the second most important factor for Muslim travelers was price, followed by a ‘Muslim-friendly’ atmosphere.

That could mean everything from prayer rooms to special services for the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. The survey also showed that the preferred destinations among Muslim travelers are Malaysia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

The results mirror those released earlier this year by Singapore-based Muslim travel consultancy group Crescentrating, which listed Malaysia, Egypt, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as the world’s top Muslim-friendly holiday destinations.


Source: [http://womantribe.net/]

7th INTERNATIONAL HALAL SHOWCASE

The 7th Malaysia International Halal Showcase

23 - 27 June 2010

Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre (MECC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Inaugurated in 2004 with the sole aim of facilitating the sourcing and selling of quality halal consumables, products and services globally, this annual trade fair is in effect the largest congregation of halal industry players. As an international trade fair focusing on halal, MIHAS attracts a following of loyal visitors and exhibitors. MIHAS 2009 saw the active participation of 529 exhibitors from 30 countries and attracted a total of 34,051 visitors from 65 countries. Over 39% of these visitors are trade buyers and the who's who in the food and beverage industry from the ASEAN countries. It embraces the halal concept in all its dimensions from pharmaceuticals and herbal products, cosmetics and health care to Islamic investment, banking and takaful. Every year since its inception, MIHAS hosts over 500 buyers and matches them with participants of MIHAS from Malaysia. During MIHAS 2009, this programme resulted in immediate sales of over RM200.3 million with over RM1.86 billion under negotiation.

Visit MIHAS 2010 for:

A convenient and effective ONE STOP CENTRE for halal products and services

A showcase of a WIDE RANGE of halal products and services from at least 25 countries

An opportunity to ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS with the right people in the halal industry

An opportunity to get to know WHO'S WHO in the industry

An opportunity to COMPARE PRICES AND PERFORMANCE directly

The place to find out WHATS'S NEW in the halal market

A great way to CULTIVATE your business contacts and BUILD NETWORKS

A perfect venue to EXCHANGE experience and information on the halal market

MIHAS serves as the best entry point for the world market to penetrate into and flourish in the global Muslim the ASEAN markets. MIHAS is hosted by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and organised by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).

Acknowledgement / Credits

     

Floor plan:

http://www.halal.com.my/pdf/Mihas%202010%20Floorplan.pdf

MIHAS 2009:

http://www.halal.com.my/pdf/MIHAS2009_PostShowReport.pdf