Jordan Takes Ninth Place in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2016

AMMAN, Jordan - March 23, 2016 - PRLog -- Jordan has become the ninth most popular destination in the global Muslim travel market on the list of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destinations, according to the most comprehensive research focusing on this fast-growing sector.

Malaysia held on to its pole position followed by UAE, Turkey, Indonesia and Qatar. Indonesia jumped two places to take the fourth spot in this year's ranking with Bahrain being the biggest mover climbing four spots to tenth position.

Singapore also retained its pole position for the non-OIC destinations, with Thailand, the UK, South Africa and Hong Kong making up the top five.

The study also revealed that in 2015, there were an estimated 117 million Muslim visitor arrivals globally, representing close to 10 percent of the entire travel market. This is forecasted to grow to 168 million visitors by 2020 equal to 11 percent of the market segment with a market value projected to exceed US$200 billion.

Asia and Europe were also revealed as the two leading regions in the world for attracting Muslim visitors - accounting for 87 percent of the entire market.