An introduction to Muslim traveller needs as well as the business potential of halal tourism took centre stage at MITE 2025’s CrescentRating Certified: Muslim-Friendly Hotel Grading Seminar, held on April 25.
Daniswara Nugroho, head of business development and partnerships at CrescentRating, a Singapore-based research organisation specialising in halal travel, informed the audience that destination Macau is easily accessible to a sizeable segment of the world’s Muslim population. More than 30 per cent of the global Muslim population live within a six-hour flight time to Macau, while 60 per cent live within a 10-hour radius.
Furthermore, 70 per cent of global Muslims are under 40 years old, an age when they are at their most productive.
“They are in the workforce, they are very active, and possess disposable…
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