Malaysia top Muslim tourist destination
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The Muslim tourist sector is booming and Malaysia has been hailed in an independent study as a top destination for the multi-billion-dollar industry.
“Based on the number of trips, the top destinations for Muslim tourists are Malaysia, Turkey and the UAE.
“The next six markets are Singapore, Russia, China, France, Thailand, and Italy,” stated the Global Muslim Lifestyle Travel Market: Landscape & Consumer Needs Study survey conducted by United States-based marketing research firm DinarStandard.
It estimated that the Muslim tourism market is worth US$126.1 billion (Bt3.9 trillion) last year, or 12.3 per cent of the world's outbound tourism expenditure.
