Manama has been ranked fifth among the top 10 destinations within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Muslims to travel to for shopping purposes, according to a new report.

Compiled by MasterCard and CrescentRating, the publication of the inaugural Muslim Travel Shopping Index 2015 (MTSI 2015) also ranked Bahrain’s capital city as the seventh top shopping destination for Muslim tourists globally, with a weighted score of 59.6 out of 100.

The MTSI 2015 analyses the trends and preferences of the Muslim traveller shopping market based on the performance of 40 main international shopping destinations against a number of set criteria.

Dubai in the UAE took the number one spot with a weighted score of 79.5 out of 100. Doha in Qatar was the third-ranked shopping destination in the Arab World according to the MTSI 2015 for destinations within the OIC, coming in at eight globally with a score of 59.5. Riyadh in Saudi Arabia followed closely as the fourth-ranked shopping destination in the Arab World with a global rating of ninth and a weighted score of 59.3. – TradeArabia News Service