HALAL AUTHORITIES AIMING AT TOURISM SECTOR This article mentions Singapore & China along with South Africa ‘not yet attracting’ halal tourism market BY NCE MKHIZE, MAY 30 2013 QUOTE: SOUTH Africa is ranked third among Muslim-friendly destinations after Singapore and Bosnia & Herzegovina respectively, but it is not attracting the large numbers of Muslims from around the world in the growing halal tourism market, it emerged on Wednesday. Halal tourism — a subcategory of religious tourism geared towards Muslim families adhering to strict sharia law — is estimated to grow to $200bn in 2020... He said countries such as Turkey, Malaysia, China and Germany were doing much to attract tourists in this segment and were making renovations and additions such as airport mosques, halal restaurants and halal-friendly hotels to accommodate mainly Middle Eastern tourists with petrodollars. bdlive.co.za/business/transport/2013/05/30/south-africa-not-yet-attracting-halal-tourism-market
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