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ITC INDUSTRY NEWS ITC/COMMS/04/IN/WITC2022   KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 OCTOBER 2022: Islamic Tourism has been identified as one of the key sectors to encourage economic activities, job creation and employment opportunities in the tourism industry, thanks to the burgeoning demands

ITC PRESS RELEASE ITC/COMMS/04/IN/ITC-TUI   KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 SEPTEMBER 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) and TUI International Holiday (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to strengthen Malaysia’s positioning as a Muslim-friendly holiday destination. The joint

ITC INDUSTRY NEWS ITC/COMMS/04/IN/ITC-PEARANDERSON   Korea, Taiwan, come top in report on online Muslim friendly travel content. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 OCTOBER, 2022: For the third consecutive edition, Asia Pacific (APAC) tourism boards have dominated the top 10 rankings of

ITC INDUSTRY NEWS ITC/COMMS/04/IN/ITC-MATTA   KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 SEPTEMBER 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) officially partnered with the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) today in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the government’s inbound tourism

ITC INDUSTRY NEWS ITC/COMMS/04/IN/WITC2022EXHIBITIONS   KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 OCTOBER 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) launched its first-ever exhibition at the 3rd World Islamic Tourism Conference (WITC) today.

ITC INDUSTRY NEWS ITC/COMMS/04/IN/PRE-WITC2022   3RD WORLD ISLAMIC TOURISM CONFERENCE (WITC) SHARPENS FOCUS ON MUSLIM TOURIST MARKET AS A GROWTH ENABLER PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 5 OCTOBER 2022: The 3rd World Islamic Tourism Conference will take place from 17 to 19 October

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 22 JULY 2022: An online course on “Strengthening Institutional Capacities in the Field of Halal Tourism Industry to Improve the Competitiveness of Tourism Destinations” was jointly organised by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 22 JULY 2022: Can Islamic Tourism be a viable strategy to ensure prosperity for communities, stakeholders and destinations who invest in the Muslim tourist market? This is the key question which Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) is addressing in

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 14 JULY 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre’s (ITC) Seminar Keusahawanan dan Kepimpinan Pelancongan Islam (Islamic Tourism Entrepreneurship and Leadership Seminar – ITELS) was held at Jen Hotel, Penang on 22-23 June, 2022 to showcase the vast dimension of Islamic

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 24 JUNE 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) on cooperation commitment to share the goal of developing talents, expanding knowledge and information of tourism within Malaysia’s

SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA, 14 JULY 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) presented the Islamic Tourism Centre, MasterCard and Crescentrating Seminar on the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2022 held at at Mardhiyyah Hotel and Suites, Shah Alam today. ITC hosted the

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 1 JUNE 2022: Malaysia has maintained its position as the preferred destination for Muslim travellers in the just released “MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2022” revealed during the Halal in Travel Global Summit (HITGS) 2022. The country

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 24 JUNE 2022: The inaugural Islamic Tourism Week was officially launched this morning by the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC), YB Dato Sri Hajah Nancy Haji Shukri at Zenith Hotel, Putrajaya. Islamic Tourism Week is

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 13 JUN 2021: On the heels of Malaysia being named Top Muslim-Friendly Destination of the Year by MasterCard-CrescentRating 2022 and to commemorate the reopening of borders and global Muslim tourist arrivals to Malaysia, Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC), an

Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) organises the Islamic Tourism Entrepreneurship and Leadership Seminar (ITELS) to be held in Penang on 22-23 June 2022 in conjunction with Islamic Tourism Week (ITW) PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 13 JUNE 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) is staging

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 31 MAY 2022: Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) partnered with Tourism Malaysia recently to advance tourism collaborations with Turkish tourism industry players and position Malaysia as an appealing Muslim-Friendly destination for Turkish tourists. The partnership saw a “Muslim-Friendly Malaysia”

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, 31 MAY 2022: With a combination of charming European landscape, halal food, significant history, mosque architecture, and natural attractions, Bosnia and Herzegovina could appeal strongly to Muslim travellers, observed Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) following its participation in the

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 16 MAY 2022: With travel bans being lifted worldwide following more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions arising post-pandemic include how will the industry players strategise to meet the needs of the market, what

PUTRAJAYA, 10 May 2022: With the reopening of borders following a lengthy travel restriction worldwide, Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) has re-activated its physical engagements with the tourism industry players globally to share insights and experience on Islamic Tourism as the