Halal accommodation website sets ambitious growth targets
HalalBooking.com, the global online platform for halal-friendly travel, is planning to significantly increase the number of hotels featured on its website in the next 18 months.
The London-based company currently has 300 hotels in more than 26 countries on its website, but is planning to grow this to more than 2,000 hotels by the end of 2017.
By the end of 2018 it has set a target of 10,000 hotels worldwide.
Hotels on the site offer halal-friendly services to appeal to Muslim tourists, such as halal food, alcohol-free areas and family-friendly or women-only facilities.
COO Enver Cebi said the growth would be possible following developments in the technology of the site.
"I am pleased to report that we have now completed the process of integration with all major channel managers such as RateTiger, TravelClick, SiteMinder and VerticalBooking, which allow hotels to update their prices and room availability automatically," he said.
"Our aim has always been to provide as much choice as possible to cater for the specific needs of Muslim travellers. This is a sector which has been gaining considerable interest from hotels, throughout the world, who are keen to woo this young, dynamic market by offering halal-friendly services and facilities."
The website said it is also in the process of completing a major upgrade of its Extranet system to make it easier for hotels to list their information on the site.
This will make it quicker to add new properties to help it achieve its ambitious growth targets.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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