Halal (Muslim-Friendly) Tourism Congress Taking Place in May 2024

The 3rd International Muslim-Friendly Tourism Congress is set to take place at Izmir Royal Teos Thermal Resort between 10-12 May 2024, with the contribution of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Tourism, Halal Accreditation Agency (HAK), Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD), International Halal Tourism Association (IHATO.

This event brings together academics, tourism experts, potential customers, and decision-makers working on Muslim-friendly tourism. 

The event will consist of one-day congress, one-day investment workshop and one-day trip. Attending this event will create chances to learn about the changing market trends and opportunities in the field of Muslim-friendly tourism and engage with experts and leaders in the field.

The event will bring together academics investigating Muslim-friendly tourism, tourism experts, potential customers and decision makers. Some of the benefits of the event, which will bring all stakeholders together, are as follows:

• Creation of a network between academics and enterprises
• Cooperation in marketing and advertisement of Muslim-friendly tourism.
• Development of new products, information exchange and improvements of services regarding Muslim travel markets.
• Effective planning of products and services.
• Identifying needs of Muslim Tourists.
• International opportunities in the areas of advertisement and branding of Muslim-friendly tourism markets and marketing of products and services.
• Sharing deep knowledge and projections in Muslim-friendly tourism markets with tourism enterprises, financial institutions, and certification organizations.

Participants from countries with significant Muslim populations such as Malaysia, UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Morocco, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Algeria, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, Japan, Spain, America, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Canada, Croatia, Sri Lanka, Russia and the Philippines are expected to attend.