Halal Tourism

Abstract

This chapter explores several aspects of halal tourism, including its shifting patterns, international developments, halal values, and facilities, especially in Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, and the UAE. It also looks into the issues of halal phobia and reputational risks. Halal tourism, or halal travel, is designed to cater for the needs primarily of millions of Muslims around the globe performing haj or Umrah, visiting the shrines in Mecca and Medina and those in Najaf and Karbala in Iraq. The industry has been making impressive progress in recent years, yet it may still be lagging behind in certain respects, and it has yet to realize its full potential.