Pushing Boundaries of Muslim-Friendly Tourism with Have Halal, Will Travel's Deep Dive 2025
Deep Dive 2025 - The Brave New World
Deep Dive – The Brave New World is a strategic thought-leadership initiative by The Right Company, developed in partnership with Have Halal, Will Travel, to help travel brands unlock growth in the rapidly evolving Muslim travel market.
Designed for senior decision-makers, the event explored how global shifts—from geopolitical tensions to AI-driven disruption—are reshaping Muslim travel, trade, and consumer sentiment. With travel demand moving decisively eastward, the sessions focused on how airlines, hotels, and destinations can recalibrate their strategies to stay relevant, resilient, and competitive.
A key highlight was the launch of the industry’s first sentiment-driven performance dashboard, developed with Isentia. Powered by social listening across platforms such as TikTok and XiaoHongShu, the dashboard ranks airlines, hotels, and destination marketing organisations (DMOs) based on real consumer narratives—revealing what Muslim travellers are actually thinking, feeling, and sharing in real time.
Together, these insights equip brands with a clearer understanding of emerging opportunities, shifting perceptions, and future demand drivers—enabling them to enter new markets with confidence and engage Muslim travellers with greater cultural relevance, authenticity, and impact.
Key Topics & Speakers
HHWT x Isentia 2025 Muslim Travel Pulse – Delivered by Prashant Saxena, VP of Revenue & Insights, SEA, Isentia
Panel 1 – Making Sense of The Muslim Travel Pulse – Moderated by Mikhail Melvin Goh, CEO, Have Halal, Will Travel; Panellists: Prashant Saxena, VP of Revenue & Insights, SEA, Isentia, Raja Mohamad, Founder, Five Pillar Pte Ltd.
Panel 2 – Zero-Click Future:
Winning the Muslim Travel Race in the AI-First Era – Moderated by James Sundram, Chief Consultant, The Right Company; Panellists – Vetri Mayandi, Chief Commercial Officer, GTRIIP, Murphy Choy, Lecturer – AI & Big Data, Curtin University Singapore
Panel 3 – Faith-Ready Infrastructure as the Next Tourism Standard – Moderated by Gracia Goh, Managing Director, The Right Company; Panellists – Sharifa Leung, General Manager, GBA Halal Certification Centre Ltd (Hong Kong), Dewi Suratty, Founder, Dawn Horizon
Panel 4 – Culture as Catalyst: Linking Trade, Tourism and Soft Power – Moderated by Mikhail Melvin Goh, CEO, Have Halal, Will Travel; Panellists – Q Akashah, Executive Director Islamic Marketing, Ogilvy Singapore, Khai Asyraf, Founder, The Gulf-ASEAN Exchange, Akiko Onishi, Senior Director, JFOODO