Taiwan participates in the assessment of the Crescent Rating system.

Crescent Rating is a globally recognized independent rating standard that allows hotels and service providers to rate themselves based on the services and facilities they provide for Muslim travelers.

The ratings are trusted by a growing number of Muslim leisure and business travelers, who rely on the ratings' recommendations to book hotels for themselves and their families.

The Crescent Rating system rates a hotel's overall halal-friendliness on a scale of one to seven, with one being the lowest and seven the highest.

'As one of the world's largest kitchens, the island has a well-deserved reputation, among which halal food is even more popular (Middle Eastern—Arab, Moroccan, Egyptian, Turkish, Thai and Indonesian dishes are all available).'

'So when you dine in Taiwan, you can always sit down and taste the familiar taste of home,' said tourism advocate Cheng Yieh Yen.

Hotels with one to three crescent marks are considered 'useful' to Muslim travelers.

They will be able to provide information about prayer times and direction, as well as information about nearby halal food and mosques.

Unless otherwise specified, the hotels listed on CrescentRating.com or HalalTrip.com do not provide halal food on their premises.

Hotels with four crescents can provide information about prayer times and direction, as well as information about nearby halal food and mosques. They will also have a certain level of halal food service, halal breakfast or room service. Or they may claim that all food in the hotel is halal, but it is not independently certified by a halal food certification body. Hotels with five crescents can provide information about prayer times and direction, as well as information about nearby halal food and mosques. They also have a halal-certified kitchen or restaurant.

Hotels with six or seven crescent ratings take into account the needs of a halal-conscious traveler for their services and facilities in most situations. Generally speaking, in addition to having other family-friendly facilities, they only provide halal food and beverages.

Attractive are Taiwan's Muslim-friendly leisure farms, which are enhanced by the support of the Taiwan Leisure Farms Development Association, the Council of Agriculture and the Tourism Bureau in transport and communications.

For example, a farm approved by the Chinese Muslim Association—120 hectares, with WiFi—connects to the Toucheng farm in Yilan County, and has a Muslim kitchen restaurant as well as a prayer room.

Their chefs have undergone special halal cooking training. Meat and seasonings can only be purchased from Muslim stores or institutions.

All bedrooms have prayer timetables and prayer direction markers. Visitors to the farm will not see any pigs being raised, unlike surrounding villages such as the non-Muslim Dusun/Rungus areas of Penampang, Ranau, Kudat or Tambunan rural, where pigs run around everywhere. Here there are ducks and water buffalo.

The largest Muslim population will continue to live in the Asia-Pacific region, defined as including South, Southeast, East and Central Asia.

FAQ

What is the Crescent Rating system?
Crescent Rating is a globally recognized independent rating standard that allows hotels and service providers to rate themselves based on the services and facilities they provide for Muslim travelers. It rates a hotel's overall halal-friendliness on a scale of one to seven, with one being the lowest and seven the highest, and is used as a booking reference by a growing number of Muslim leisure and business travelers. Taiwan participates in this rating system's assessment.
What is the difference in halal services among hotels of different crescent ratings?
1-3 crescents are considered 'useful' to Muslim travelers, providing prayer times and direction and information on nearby halal food and mosques, but not providing halal food on premises; 4 crescents have a certain level of halal food service (such as halal breakfast or room service), or claim all food is halal but not independently certified; 5 crescents have a halal-certified kitchen or restaurant; 6-7 crescents fully consider halal travelers' needs, generally providing only halal food and beverages along with family-friendly facilities.
What halal facilities do Taiwan's Muslim-friendly leisure farms have?
Taking the Toucheng farm in Yilan County (120 hectares, with WiFi), approved by the Chinese Muslim Association, as an example: it has a Muslim kitchen restaurant and a prayer room, its chefs have undergone special halal cooking training, meat and seasonings are purchased only from Muslim stores or institutions, all bedrooms have prayer timetables and prayer direction markers, and no pigs are raised on the farm.