Increased imports of food, fashion, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics led to deficits
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Video: Halal Tourism, the present and the future
Hotelier Middle East explore Halal Tourism, how the industry is shaping up, what it has to offer to millennials and what the future looks like.
Elnur Seyidli
HalalBooking records highest ever monthly sales, despite ‘challenging trading conditions’
UK firm forecasts $35 million sales in 2019, marking 60% growth
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Salam Planet acquires Halal Dining Club to serve untapped billion-dollar Muslim market
Salam Planet, a Danish venture-backed lifestyle app for Muslims, has acquired UK-founded Halal Dining Club.
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Halal travel agency Rihaala launches in Dubai
The online booking portal will also specialise in customised Umrah travel
Dubai Tourism Vision 2020
Muslim travel industry forecast to create 1.2m jobs by 2020
New research says the GDP impact of Muslim travel in the Middle East is forecast to hit $36bn by 2020
Dubai Tourism Vision 2020
UAE spends $17.6bn on halal tourism, most in world
UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait named the top three spenders on halal tourism – report
Global Muslim Travel Index
Jetset Muslims drive new market for ‘halal skiing and cruise trips’
Morocco, the Gulf region, Spain and Malaysia are popular travel destinations for halal holidays
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Dubai launches incubator to boost ethical Islamic start-up firms
Dubai Airport Freezone Authority announces the launch of Goodforce Labs
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Muslim spending tops $2trn on halal economy
Report says F&B leads spending, followed by clothing, media and entertainment, travel and cosmetics in 2016
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Young Muslims to drive $300bn boom in Islamic travel: study
Spending on travel during 2016 for young Muslims was at around $55 billion
