CHINA - First Islamic hotel to be set up in China

The first Islamic hotel will be set up under the supervision of the UAE Lootah Group in Ningxia Province, China.

According to Al-Bayan newspaper, Hani Lashin, General Manager at Al Jawhara Hotels affiliated to Lootah Group said: “the Islamic hotel will be established as a part of the construction project of the World Muslim City in this province which will have five more hotels.” (source)

LIFESTYLE - Hotel Sofyan Shariah Jakarta: “Shariah” mark improved hotel’s occupancy

The second edition of Sharing magazine "Australian edtion 02/2010", contains this interesting article on Hotel Sofyan Shariah- Jakarta.

In the last ten years there have been many businesses in Indonesia which carries the “Shariah” label, and it has become a more commonly used term to label the business.  It started in the financial industry, with the addition of Shariah label such as Shariah banking, Shariah insurance, Shariah capital markets, Shariah leasing, etc. Along with the growth of the certification in Shariah compliance, the trend grows to many businesses outside the financial industry.