By Akhyari Hananto
Indonesia has been named the sixth best Muslim-friendly holiday destination in the world, in a new survey released on Wednesday that listed Malaysia in the top position.
Sun Plaza, Medan, Indonesia
The world’s most populous Muslim nation tied with Morocco and Jordan with a score of 6.1 in a study conducted by Singapore-based Muslim travel consultancy Crescentrating — which ranked countries on how well they cater to the growing number of Muslim holiday makers seeking halal, or Islam-complaint, food and services.
It used criteria including the level of safety in a country, the ease of access to halal food and prayer facilities, and whether hotels cater to the needs of Muslim guests.
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On a scale of one to 10 in which 10 is the best score, Malaysia came out number one with a grade of 8.3 among 50 nations surveyed.
Egypt was in second place with 6.7, followed by the United Arab Emirates and Turkey both with 6.6. Saudi Arabia was in fourth place with a score of 6.4 and Singapore was fifth with 6.3. Indonesia, Morocco and Jordan scored 6.1 to tie in sixth place, trailed by seventh-place Brunei, Qatar, Tunisia and Oman, all with a score of 6.0.