Jakarta will soon have a regulation toensure that tourism stays in line with religious tenets under a plannedgubernatorial decree on halal tourism. (Shutterstock.com/File)

Jakarta will soon have a regulation toensure that tourism stays in line with religious tenets under a plannedgubernatorial decree on halal tourism.

Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Unorevealed on Wednesday that the city administration was currently preparing thedecree, while aiming to create more jobs in the capital.

“The decree is nearly done. Today’sdiscussion is held to discuss what needs to be included in the decree,”Sandiaga said on the sidelines of a forum discussion group on halal tourism,which was held in City Hall on Wednesday.

The decree would regulate, among others,which destinations that could be categorized as halal, human resources andworking units in charge of developing halal tourism, Sandiaga explained.

International market research firmEuromonitor International said last year that halal tourism businesses hadgrown rapidly in recent years and the industry would likely experience a boom inthe coming years.

Meanwhile, Global Muslim Travel Index(GMTI) data shows a steady growth of Muslim tourists annually, from 171 millionin 2015 to 121 million in 2016.

Sandiaga aims to capitalize on the growinghalal tourism sector and attract 1 million Muslim tourists to Jakarta in thenext five years.

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