TAIWAN - HALAL - Yilan resort certified halal, hosts Islamic youth camp

The Shangrila Leisure Farm in Dongshan Township, Yilan County, received halal certification from the Chinese Muslim Association earlier this month, paving the way for the Taiwan Islamic Youth Camp now under way at the resort.

Shangrila was the only place of lodging certified as halal among a first group of 14 businesses designated as such in Taiwan, with all the others being restaurants. (source)

HALAL - Vietnam needs more Halal products

Ahmad Shanizam, Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Malaysia in HCMC, discusses the importance of the Halal market and Halal products (*) for helping attract Muslim tourists to Vietnam. The Saigon Times Daily interviewed the commissioner on the sidelines of the Halal Certification-Export Opportunities and Approaches for Vietnamese Entrepreneurs seminar recently organized in HCMC by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. (source)

TOURISM - Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center Goes 'Halal' Aston Denpasar Hotel First Major Bali Hotel to Obtain MUI 'Halal' Certification in Move to Serve Large Indonesian Domestic Travel Market.

(11/29/2010) Underlining the growing role of the Indonesian domestic market, now estimated to represent nearly 60% of all visitors to Bali, a leading four-star property in the capital city of Denpasar has obtained Halal Certification from the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI).

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TOURISM - A yearly event for Islamic tourism

THE success of the International Islamic Tourism Conference and Travel Mart (ITCM) 2010, has led the Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) of Malaysia, one of the organisers of the event, to continue to hold it as an annual event. "The ITC is committed and is prepared to provide this platform for all interested parties to participate on an annual basis, and we hope to make the ITCM the conduit for sustainable growth and development of Muslim or 'halal-friendly' travel," said Professor Dato Dr Abdul Kadir, professor of tourism management at Universiti Utara Malaysia, and a board member of the ITC, in his closing remarks.

In an exclusive interview with The Brunei Times, Professor Dato Dr Abdul said that the ITCM was aimed to become a platform, or meeting place, for people to come to "a specific venue, to talk about a theme of interest to everybody", and that was based on the response from those participating on the last day of the forum. He added that he foresees that the ITCM will become an annual event, "barring logistic problems".

LIFESTYLE - TOURISM - Sultanate to showcase Islamic tourism at Travel Mart 2010

SHEIKH Jamaluddin Sheikh Mohamed, director of the Brunei Tourism Board (BTB), said he will be using the upcoming International Islamic Conference and Travel Mart 2010 in Kuala Lumpur as an avenue to promote Brunei's Islamic holiday package.

LIFESTYLE - TOURISM and TRAVEL - Conference to promote Muslim travel and tourism

THE International Islamic Tourism Conference & Travel Mart (ITCM) will be held from October 28 till October 31 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.