Lombok, one of NTBs main islands, was adjudged the best halal tourism and honeymoon destination during the World Halal Travel Awards 2015 held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in October last year. The event was held in conjunction with the World Halal Travel Summit 2015. Lombok offers many empty and often isolated dream beaches, friendly and interesting people, tasty food and fantastic nature.

The NTB tourism office has improved  facilities and services for Muslim tourists, for instance, by providing halal food and easy access to facilities for Islamic prayers and other activities in accordance with the Islamic laws (Shariah).

Halal tourism not only attracts tourists from Muslim-majority countries but also from others. Foreign tourists visiting Lombok came from Australia, Malaysia, the Great Britain, France, Germany, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran, and Oman, among others.

The Indonesian tourism ministry, Arief Yahya,  aims to attract 5 million Muslim tourists from the Middle East and other parts of the world in the next three years, more than double the 2 million expected this year.

Source: tourismindonesia.com