Indonesia has launched a new interactive visitor guide as part of a major campaign to position itself as the worlds leading destination for Muslim tourists.
The publication has been compiled by the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and online travel platform HalalTrip.
The Muslim visitor guide has been created as a dedicated resource to showcase the destination, popularly known as the worlds largest archipelago, to tourists across the globe.
The 70-page guide - Many lands.Timeless culture One journey - aims to highlight Indonesia’s rich and diverse culture by referencing the best experiences, shopping, dining and prayer facilities and is available in English and Arabic.
The visitor guide is part of a long-term campaign by tourism officials to diversify their visitor arrivals to the Southeast Asian country which represents over 17,000 islands.
The Muslim travel market is now widely recognised as a key growth tourism sector projected to be worth US$200 billion by 2020. As a country with the worlds largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia is an attractive destination for Muslim tourists keen to explore one of the most unique places in Asia.
The Ministry of Tourism Indonesia said the new guide was an important step in its long-term strategy to welcome family visitors with diverse needs to the country.
Arief Yahya, Indonesia Tourism minister, said: ”We want to assure the comfort of these travellers by providing information about various tourism products and services in many destinations in Indonesia which comply with their needs and expectations to enhance their holiday experiences.
"It highlights the best Halal dining experiences in that region, hotel accommodation, places to pray and mosques within the Island.
A marketing campaign to promote the new guide has now been activated which includes copies of the publication distributed among travel agents while a downloadable format is available below.
In 2014, the Muslim travel market was worth US$145 billion with 108 million Muslim travellers representing 10 per cent of the entire travel economy.
Indonesia has launched a new interactive visitor guide as part of a major campaign to position itself as the worlds leading destination for Muslim tourists.
The publication has been compiled by the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and online travel platform HalalTrip.
The Muslim visitor guide has been created as a dedicated resource to showcase the destination, popularly known as the worlds largest archipelago, to tourists across the globe.
The 70-page guide - Many lands.Timeless culture One journey - aims to highlight Indonesia’s rich and diverse culture by referencing the best experiences, shopping, dining and prayer facilities and is available in English and Arabic.
The visitor guide is part of a long-term campaign by tourism officials to diversify their visitor arrivals to the Southeast Asian country which represents over 17,000 islands.
The Muslim travel market is now widely recognised as a key growth tourism sector projected to be worth US$200 billion by 2020. As a country with the worlds largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia is an attractive destination for Muslim tourists keen to explore one of the most unique places in Asia.
The Ministry of Tourism Indonesia said the new guide was an important step in its long-term strategy to welcome family visitors with diverse needs to the country.
Arief Yahya, Indonesia Tourism minister, said: ”We want to assure the comfort of these travellers by providing information about various tourism products and services in many destinations in Indonesia which comply with their needs and expectations to enhance their holiday experiences.
"It highlights the best Halal dining experiences in that region, hotel accommodation, places to pray and mosques within the Island.
A marketing campaign to promote the new guide has now been activated which includes copies of the publication distributed among travel agents while a downloadable format is available below.
In 2014, the Muslim travel market was worth US$145 billion with 108 million Muslim travellers representing 10 per cent of the entire travel economy.
Indonesia has launched a new interactive visitor guide as part of a major campaign to position itself as the worlds leading destination for Muslim tourists.