Muslim History Tours: pioneering London minnow that took on global halal travel heavyweights
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At October’s inaugural World Halal Travel Awards in Abu Dhabi, nominees for companies based in the West were conspicuous by their absence.
In 14 categories at the awards, presented at the World Halal Travel Summit, only two finalists came from outside Asia and Africa, with one of them in the prestigious World’s Best Halal Tour Operator category.
Somehow, tiny little London-based Muslim History Tours, found itself up against established South African tour operator Centurion, and the multibillion dollar Etihad group (Hala).
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Tharik Hussain