Government developing sharia tourism concept to lure world's growing number of Muslim travelers. Ministry has teamed up with Indonesia's Ulema Council (MUI) in creating guidelines. Worldwide Muslim traveler spending projected to grow 4. Percent annually to $192 billion by 2020.
Government developing sharia tourism concept to lure world's growing number of Muslim travelers. Ministry has teamed up with Indonesia's Ulema Council (MUI) in creating guidelines. Worldwide Muslim traveler spending projected to grow 4. Percent annually to $192 billion by 2020.
Government developing sharia tourism concept to lure world's growing number of Muslim travelers. Ministry has teamed up with Indonesia's Ulema Council (MUI) in creating guidelines. Worldwide Muslim traveler spending projected to grow 4. Percent annually to $192 billion by 2020.
holidaymakers The government is developing a sharia tourism concept to lure the worlds growing number of Muslim travelers, especially from the Middle East, to visit Indonesia. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said that the government recently launched an initiative to develop sharia tourism and promote Indonesia as a Muslim-friendly tourism destination. We have recently finished the sharia tourism guidelines to pave the way for the development of this form of tourism in the country. We are collaborating with industry players who are willing to promote sharia tourism products, Mari said in an interview. The ministry has teamed up with Indonesias Ulema Council (MUI) in creating the guidelines and both parties are committed to developing the sharia concept in four products: hotels, restaurants, travel agents and spas. As the worlds largest Muslim country, we have strong potential to better develop this sector. We are going to continue to promote sharia tourism and provide assistance to players who wish to offer sharia products, she said. According to the Global Muslim Lifestyle Travel Market: Landscape & Consumer Needs study conducted in 47 countries by Singapore-based halal travel specialist Crescent Rating and US-based growth strategy and advisory firm DinarStandard, Muslim tourists globally represented a major niche market worth US$126.1 billion, excluding haj and umrah, in 2011. Worldwide Muslim traveler spending is projected to grow 4.8 percent annually to $192 billion by 2020, compared to the global average of 3.8 percent, showing great promise for the industry to capitalize on this market. Sharia tourism alone was not simply pilgrimages or religious tourism but rather travel that complied with Islamic law, such as the provision of cuisine and beverages that contain no pork or alcohol, the separation of men and women at tourist recreational areas such as swimming pools and spas and the availability of water spray or jet washers in toilets, she said. The ministrys meeting, incentives, convention, exhibition (MICE) and special interest tourism promotional director Rizki Handayani said that the government had picked 12 provinces that would serve as major sharia destinations: Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau, Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara and South Sulawesi. Infrastructure-wise, access to these destinations is easy and they have enough players who can cater to the needs of Muslim tourists. Each province also offers great attractions to tourists, from shopping to culture and heritage, Rizki said. She said that the ministry had prepared booklets and other promotional materials to promote the 12 destinations abroad starting next year. She expected that the diversification of tourism products, in this case through the sharia concept, would help the government achieve its target of attracting 10 million tourists in 2014. Separately, Riyanto Sofyan, the chairman of the Indonesian Sharia Hotel Association (Ahsin) who is also president commissioner of the countrys first sharia hotel chain, Sofyan Hotel, said that the number of hospitality players seeking halal certification was projected to grow as the government tried to leverage potential from sharia tourism. Halal means permissible under Islamic law. There will be 14 companies, including from the hotel industry, that will be certified halal by the MUI next year. This is good news for Muslim travelers because they are nowadays more concerned about needing to stay in sharia accommodation facilities, Riyanto said. He said that sharia hotels provided Muslim necessities like halal food, the kiblat sign (direction to Mecca), Qurans, prayer rugs, prayer time reminders, non-availability of adult TV channels and other amenities in their rooms. He said that today there were fewer than 100 hotels in the country that complied with Islamic law. Currently, Sofyan Hotel operates nine hotels from the budget level, under the Sofyan Inn brand, to three-and four-star accommodations under Sofyan Hotel and Sofyan Premier, respectively, in major cities across Java and Sumatra. 2
ARTINYA RI mempromosikan ramah Muslim tempat untuk memikat wisatawan Pemerintah sedang mengembangkan konsep syariah pariwisata untuk memikat semakin di dunia wisatawan muslim , terutama dari Timur Tengah , berkunjung ke Indonesia . Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif Menteri Mari Elka Pangestu mengatakan, pemerintah baru- baru ini meluncurkan sebuah inisiatif untuk mengembangkan pariwisata syariah dan mempromosikan Indonesia sebagai tujuan wisata ramah Muslim . " Kami baru saja selesai pedoman pariwisata syariah untuk membuka jalan bagi pengembangan bentuk pariwisata di negara tersebut . Kami bekerja sama dengan pelaku industri yang bersedia untuk mempromosikan produk pariwisata syariah , " kata Mari dalam sebuah wawancara . Kementerian telah bekerja sama dengan Majelis Ulama Indonesia, ( MUI ) dalam menciptakan pedoman dan kedua belah pihak berkomitmen untuk mengembangkan konsep syariah dalam empat produk : hotel , restoran , agen perjalanan dan spa . " Sebagai negara muslim terbesar di dunia , kita memiliki potensi yang kuat untuk lebih mengembangkan sektor ini . Kita akan terus mempromosikan pariwisata syariah dan memberikan bantuan kepada pemain yang ingin menawarkan produk syariah , " katanya . Menurut "Global Muslim Lifestyle Travel Market : Landscape & Konsumen Kebutuhan " studi yang dilakukan di 47 negara dengan berbasis di Singapura halal wisata spesialis Crescent Rating dan strategi pertumbuhan yang berbasis dan perusahaan penasehat DinarStandard , wisatawan muslim global diwakili ceruk pasar besar senilai US $ 126.100.000.000 , termasuk haji dan umrah , pada tahun 2011 . Pengeluaran wisatawan Muslim di seluruh dunia diproyeksikan tumbuh 4,8 persen per tahun untuk $ 192.000.000.000 pada tahun 2020 , dibandingkan dengan rata-rata global sebesar 3,8 persen , menunjukkan janji yang besar bagi industri untuk memanfaatkan pasar ini . Pariwisata Syariah saja bukan hanya ziarah atau wisata religi melainkan travel yang mematuhi hukum Islam , seperti penyediaan masakan dan minuman yang tidak mengandung babi atau alkohol , pemisahan pria dan wanita di tempat rekreasi wisata seperti kolam renang dan spa dan ketersediaan semprotan air atau jet cuci di toilet , katanya . Pertemuan kementerian , insentif , konvensi, pameran ( MICE ) dan minat khusus pariwisata promosi direktur Rizki Handayani mengatakan bahwa pemerintah telah memilih 12 provinsi yang akan menjadi tujuan syariah utama: Aceh , Sumatera Barat , Riau , Lampung , Banten , Jakarta , Barat Jawa , Jawa Tengah , Yogyakarta , Jawa Timur , Nusa Tenggara Barat dan Sulawesi Selatan . " Infrastruktur - bijaksana , akses ke tujuan ini mudah dan mereka memiliki cukup pemain yang dapat memenuhi kebutuhan wisatawan muslim . Setiap provinsi juga menawarkan atraksi besar untuk turis , dari belanja dengan budaya dan warisan , " kata Rizki . Dia mengatakan bahwa kementerian telah menyiapkan buku dan materi promosi lainnya untuk mempromosikan 12 destinasi di luar negeri mulai tahun depan Dia berharap bahwa diversifikasi produk wisata , dalam hal ini melalui konsep syariah , akan membantu pemerintah mencapai target menarik 10 juta wisatawan pada tahun 2014 . Secara terpisah , Riyanto Sofyan , ketua Asosiasi Hotel Syariah Indonesia ( Ahsin ) yang juga presiden komisaris pertama di negara syariah jaringan hotel , Hotel Sofyan , mengatakan bahwa jumlah pemain perhotelan mencari sertifikasi halal diproyeksikan tumbuh karena pemerintah mencoba memanfaatkan potensi dari pariwisata syariah . Halal berarti diperbolehkan menurut hukum Islam. " Akan ada 14 perusahaan , termasuk dari industri hotel , yang akan disertifikasi halal oleh MUI tahun depan . Ini adalah berita bagus bagi wisatawan Muslim karena mereka saat ini lebih peduli tentang perlu tinggal di fasilitas akomodasi syariah , " kata Riyanto . 3
Dia mengatakan bahwa hotel syariah menyediakan kebutuhan Muslim seperti makanan halal , tanda kiblat (arah ke Mekah ) , Al Quran , sajadah , waktu pengingat sholat , tidak tersedianya saluran TV dewasa dan fasilitas lainnya di kamar mereka . Dia mengatakan bahwa saat ini ada kurang dari 100 hotel di negara yang mematuhi hukum Islam . Saat ini , Sofyan Hotel mengoperasikan sembilan hotel dari tingkat anggaran , di bawah Sofyan Inn merek, untuk tiga dan akomodasi bintang empat di bawah Sofyan Hotel Sofyan dan Premier , masing-masing, di kota-kota besar di Jawa dan Sumatera .