Muslim Friendly Tourism:
Regulating Accommodation Establishments
In the OIC Member Countries
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An intra-the OIC committee should be formed with a core responsibility to
advocate for MFT - including MFT regulation - in international forums,
including meetings, conferences and tourism working groups.
 Form an alliance of countries interested in promoting MFT
An alliance of the OIC and the non-OIC countries that will benefit from
promoting their MFT services and facilities should be formed. They can
jointly promote their MFT products and services under a unified MFT/Halal
symbol.
Technical Cooperation
 Technical cooperation with international organizations
International organizations such as the UNWTO, OECD, ASEAN, ISO, HOTREC
are experienced in establishing tourism standards and enabling certifiers.
They should be consulted on best practices in developing a regional or
international standard, encouraging its adoption and monitoring
compliance. Once the MFT standard is released, the OIC countries can
cooperate on knowledge sharing on MFT regulation related issues.
 Form an alliance of countries interested in adopting MFT standards
Both the OIC and the non-OIC countries interested in adopting an
international MFT standard should form an alliance to share best practices,
brainstorm solutions for challenges, and provide input for future revisions of
the standard.
 Establish consulting services to assist the non-OIC countries in adopting a
standard
the OIC countries can form an organization that provides consulting services
for the non-OIC countries to assist them with implementing an MFT
standard or in developing their own standard if an existing one does match
their needs.