Rabat - Morocco won the World’s Best Halal Culinary Destination Award at the World Travel Awards 2015 event, held in the United Arab Emirates between 19 and 12 October.
Organizers of the World Halal Travel Summit and Exhibition 2015 hailed the variety and authenticity of the Moroccan cuisine, naming it the World’s Best Halal Culinary Destination.
Taibi Khattab, director for Middle East and Asia, at Moroccan Tourism Office told Morocco’s national news agency MAP that the award is “an international recognition of the richness and the quality of the Moroccan cuisine.”
He went on to add that Morocco had tight competition with Malaysia, before winning the award with more than 14,000 votes.
Indonesia, on the other hand, won three awards in the Halal Travel Award 2015. The awards are World’s Best Halal Tourism Destination, World’s Best Halal Honeymoon Destination and World’s Best Family Friendly Hotel.
“We are extremely proud to announce the first ever recipients of World Halal Travel Awards,” Andy Buchanan, Event Director of WHTS15 said.
“From a strong mix of contenders in each category we have selected only the best nominees as finalists and we let the public vote for the best in each category,” he added.
“Each finalist represents growing interest and passion within the industry to promote and further the growth of Halal Tourism,” Andy Buchanan concluded.
Below is the complete list of winners of the World Halal Travel Awards 2015 by category:
World’s Best Halal Culinary Destination: Morocco
World’s Best Airline For Halal Travelers: Emirates Airlines
World’s Best Airport For Halal Travelers: Abu Dhabi International Airport (United Arab Emirates)
World’s Best Family Friendly Hotel: Sofyan Hotel Betawi, Jakarta, Indonesia
World’s Most Luxurious Family Friendly Hotel: Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
World’s Best Halal Apartment Hotel: Al Jawhara Hotel Apartments, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
World’s Best Family Friendly Beach Resort: Adenya Hotel & Resort, Antalya, Turkey
World’s Best Halal Tour Operator: Hala, (Etihad) Abu Dhabi
World’s Best Halal Travel Website or App: HalalBooking.com
World’s Best Halal Honeymoon Destination: Lombok, Indonesia
World’s Best Hajj & Umrah Operator: Labbaik Group
World’s Best Hajj & Umrah Hotel: Al Marwa Rayhaan By Rotana, Makkah
World’s Best Halal Tourism Destination: Lombok, Indonesia
World’s Best Halal Cultural Destination: Istanbul, Turkey
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