KUALA LUMPUR – Capital A’s Muslim-friendly travel and lifestyle platform, Ikhlas, plans to tap the Indonesian market next year by expanding its umrah and halal travel packages.
Ikhlas chief executive officer (CEO) Ikhlas Kamarudin said the company foresees huge demand in Indonesia and expects to launch its product there by early May 2023.
“I feel that we need to get the product a bit (more) ready before we enter the Indonesian market. We’re almost there. By next year, hopefully right before Ramadan or maybe by Ramadan, we will launch our product there,” he told reporters at the launch of the Ikhlas platform here today.
He said the platform aims to have at least one million users within the first year of launching.
The Ikhlas platform offers convenience, affordability, and accessibility for Muslims to perform their religious obligations, as well as a shariah-compliant lifestyle.
Among the key highlights of Ikhlas’ offerings are the affordable and convenient Ikhlas Umrah packages in partnership with licensed umrah operator Ikhlas Com Travel and Umrah Sdn Bhd.
Ikhlas started business in April 2020 and took the opportunity of the downtime during the Covid-19 pandemic to accelerate its development to be airasia Super App’s full-fledged Muslim-friendly travel and lifestyle platform.
Spurred by the resumption of AirAsia X flights to Jeddah and many other destinations, Ikhlas is now able to offer many affordable umrah and other travel packages.
Other services available on the Ikhlas platform include digital access to faith-based practices such as qurban and zakat as well as other shariah-compliant lifestyle services including aqiqah, fidyah, and sadaqah.
Ikhlas also has various umrah packages with prices starting from RM5,990.
Umrah Lite, Umrah Jejak Rasul, and Umrah Hawa fly on AirAsia X flights from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah with departures starting from November 16, 2022.
The Umrah Lite package, priced at RM5,990 for nine days and seven nights, is scheduled to depart starting November 19, while the 12D/10N Umrah Jejak Rasul package (RM7,890) will depart from November 16, and the 13D/11N Umrah Hawa package (RM7,690) will start on December 21.
“Besides the ready-made umrah packages that we currently offer, we will also be introducing more flexible, do-it-yourself travel and umrah options, where travellers can customise their trips by selecting their flights, hotels, activities, and other add-ons that are curated specifically for Muslims,” the CEO said. – Bernama, October 20, 2022
