87

News

Denmark scores low for Muslim tourists

Christian Wenande
September 28th, 2016


This article is more than 8 years old.

Global Muslim Travel Index ranks Denmark 72nd in the world

Halal about that?

With more and more Muslim tourists getting out there to explore the far corners of the world, destinations in Europe are becoming increasingly popular. Denmark, however, is not among the most favourable locations.

The annual 2016 Global Muslim Travel Index (here in English) compiled by halal travel authority CrescentRating, in co-operation with Mastercard, reveals that Denmark ranked a lowly 72nd out of 130 nations.

Denmark scored highly in the ‘Safe Travel Environment’, ‘Communication’ and ‘Family Destination’ categories, but fared poorly in the ‘Dining Options’, Prayer Space Access’, ‘Awareness and Reach-out’ and ‘Airport Services’ categories.

Denmark can at least rest assured that it fared better on the list than its Nordic neighbours Sweden (ranked 75), Norway (77) and Finland (97).

READ MORE: Eight out of ten travellers say they are satisfied with Danish train service

Halal holiday
But it had nothing on Malaysia, which finished top of the index ranking, followed by the UAE, Turkey, Indonesia and Qatar. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Singapore, Morocco and Jordan completed the top 10.

The UK was the top western European nation on the list with a ranking of 21, followed by France (32), Spain (37), Belgium (39) and Germany (43).

It is anticipated there will be 168 million Muslim tourists worldwide in 2020.


Share

Most popular

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to receive The Daily Post

















Latest Podcast

A survey carried out by Megafon for TV2 has found that 71 percent of parents have handed over children to daycare in spite of them being sick.

Moreover, 21 percent of those surveyed admitted to medicating their kids with paracetamol, such as Panodil, before sending them to school.

The FOLA parents’ organisation is shocked by the findings.

“I think it is absolutely crazy. It simply cannot be that a child goes to school sick and plays with lots of other children. Then we are faced with the fact that they will infect the whole institution,” said FOLA chair Signe Nielsen.

Pill pushers
At the Børnehuset daycare institution in Silkeborg a meeting was called where parents were implored not to bring their sick children to school.

At Børnehuset there are fears that parents prefer to pack their kids off with a pill without informing teachers.

“We occasionally have children who that they have had a pill for breakfast,” said headteacher Susanne Bødker. “You might think that it is a Panodil more than a vitamin pill, if it is a child who has just been sick, for example.”

Parents sick and tired
Parents, when confronted, often cite pressure at work as a reason for not being able to stay at home with their children.

Many declare that they simply cannot take another day off, as they are afraid of being fired.

Allan Randrup Thomsen, a professor of virology at KU, has heavily criticised the parents’ actions, describing the current situation as a “vicious circle”.

“It promotes the spread of viruses, and it adds momentum to a cycle where parents are pressured by high levels of sick-leave. If they then choose to send the children to daycare while they are still recovering, they keep the epidemic going in daycares, and this in turn puts a greater burden on the parents.”