5 Charts Showing the State of Shopping for Muslim Travelers


Skift Take

If this index says anything it's that Muslim travelers are most comfortable traveling and spending on shopping in countries in Asia and where Muslims hold the majority of the population.

Much of the global Muslim population comes from some of the world's faster growing economies primed for churning out more travelers with higher disposable incomes. That's the view of MasterCard and CrescentRating's new 2015 index on Muslim travel shopping released this week, which reports Muslim travelers spent $62 billion on shopping and dining last year. Singapore, partly for its abundance of halal dining options, and Dubai, are ranked as the top cities for Muslim travelers to visit. Half of the top 10 on the non-Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries l