UMM Lecturer Receives Higher Education Funding for Researching Halal Tourism

Author : Humas | Thursday, October 05, 2023 08:27 WIB

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Halal tourism become a new trend in the tourism industry. Developed countries such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have even prepared halal tourism models even though they are not Muslim-majority countries. It is a preparation to welcome foreign tourists from Muslim-majority countries, such as Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia including Indonesia.

This reality inspired a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Sholahuddin Al-Fatih to research and create a sustainable halal tourism model. During his research, he also collaborated with two lecturers from other institutions, They are Abdul Kadir Jaelani (UNS) and Ahmad Siboy (Unisma). Their research collaboration was successful in obtaining a Higher Education Ministry of Higher Education funding for 2023-2024.

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“Halal tourism is not about the religion, But on the aspects of hospitality, friendliness, the quality of facilities, and infrastructure that are well standardized," Fatih explained.

According to him, most people have misunderstood the concept of halal tourism and often associate it with religious issues. The sustainable halal tourism management model offered by Fatih and his colleagues is based on legal guarantees and their implementation.

"So far, this aspect is only regulated by tourism in law, as well as the Fatwa DSN of the Indonesian Ulema Council. But no legislation product concretely regulates halal tourism itself. Even though this is very important and strategic," said the law faculty lecturer.

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The research will last for two years, from 2023 to 2024. Three destinations will be examined, namely Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and Riau Islands. The results are published as books, scientific articles and halal tourism regulatory models. All of them are published and submitted to related parties, such as the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, the tourism department and the legislative institution. (*/wil/put)

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