Posted: March 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
This summer is going to be a great one for each and every football passionate fan. South Africa will be the first ever African host of the biggest sports event of the world. In case you grab a ticket and plan your trip why not checking out the first ever fully Halal Hotel in Cape Town.
The southern city will host games like England vs. Algeria, Cameroon vs. Netherlands and even one semi-final. Coral International Cape Town is well located and offers services on a luxury level. The hotel does not serve alcohol on their premises, but offers Halal food and prayer facilities. If you decide to book please come back and submit your review on halaltrip.com.
Posted: March 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
halaltrip just recently launched to public and some bloggers and journalists are already covering our new project. Take a look at the first articles on our muslim-friendly hotel review site:
There is also some additional buzz on Twitter.
Did you find any article not mentioned above? We would be glad to hear from you! Many thanks to everyone for your support.
Posted: March 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Who travelled on the largest wooden ship around the globe? Who took the first pictures with the “camera obscura”? Who was a pioneer in the development of astrolabes? Who founded the first ever university? The Science Museum in London traces the almost forgotten story of the so called “Golden Age”, where female and male Muslim scholars were the most important driver of modern civilization.
The free exhibition, which runs from the 21 January to 30th June 2010, looks at the social, scientific and technological achievements that are credited to the Muslim world. So what about a weekend-trip to check out this amazing and mind-opening exhibition? Take a look at Muslim-friendly hotels in London, book your flight and enjoy a memorable city break.
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
We have worked really hard over the last 6 months on http://www.halaltrip.com but finally launched to public a couple days ago. Users can now easily rate hotels around the world helping to create the most transparent travel source for Muslims. Each hotel profile includes information about serving alcohol and Halal Food, the availability of ladies-only facilities like pools or prayer facilities. Some personal thoughts…
Summer 2009 – The idea of halaltrip came to my mind. Islamic Finance was still on everybody’s mind even during the world financial crisis. Muslims were setting up all over the globe so called Web 2.0 projects and internet penetration was growing dramatically in Muslim majority countries.
As I am a passionate traveler, I am using services like TripAdvisor or Booking.com to check reviews of hotels. So I thought where is all the information for Muslim-friendly hotels all over the globe. More than 1.5 billion people aren’t a niche to ignore, aren’t they?
Many nights later, after researching and drinking more than one cup of hot tea, I discovered that there are only just a few websites, which mainly target Muslim travelers.
A couple of weeks and thoughts later, I created some design proposals, purchased the domain and started to research for Muslim-friendly hotels worldwide. Right now I am just happy with launching the project to the public hoping to be a big success insha’Allah. Besides offering Muslims a transparent travel guide for their next stay, halaltrip also aims to make hotel owners and management staff aware of halal tourism and its potential.
If you still have any questions or just want to give some feedback don’t hesitate to drop a comment below!
Karim Saad, Founder of halaltrip
