Page 13 - Demo

11ASIAHALALDIRECTORY2023/2024modestfashionThiswasmostlyduetopositivegrowthinexportstoOICcountriesforpharmaceutical&cosmeticssectormedia&recreationandmodestfashionSingaporealsoscoredfavourablyintheawarenesssub-indicator,withmanyeducationalcoursesandeventscarriedoutacrossthesectorsSingaporesgeographicalpositionbeinglocatednearpredominantlyMuslimneighbouringcountriesoffersexcellentgrowthpotentialastheleadingdestinationforMuslim-friendlytravelAccordingtotheMastercardCrescentRatingGlobalMuslimTravelIndex(GMTI)2022internationalMuslimtravelerarrivalsareprojectedtoreach140millionin2023andgetbacktopre-pandemiclevels160millionin2024Thevisitorarrivalsareprojectedtoreach230millionwithanestimatedexpenditureofUS$225billionby2028EndorsingSingaporespositionasaMuslim-friendlydestinationtheMastercard-CrescentRatingGlobalMuslimTravelIndex(GMTI)2022rankedSingaporeastheonlynon-OICcountrytomake it to the top 20 of the GMTI rankingsandhasagainsolidifieditspositioninthetopofnon-OICdestinationsTherankingtakesintoconsiderationcriticalenablersfortourismdevelopmentsuchasaccessibilitycommunicationsenvironmentandavailabilityofservices2022RankChange Vs2021GMTI2022RankGMTI2022Score109Singapore622027Taiwan523128Thailand513-128UnitedKingdom515030HongKong506134Japan456034SouthAfrica458037Philippines438037UnitedStates4310240Australia4210640Spain4212-443France4112-443Germany4112143Ireland4115-246BosniaandHerzegovina4016349Georgia3916649Italy3916-349SouthKorea3916249Tanzania3920153Kenya38