KUALA LUMPUR: Capital A’s Muslim-friendly travel and lifestyle platform, Ikhlas, plans to tap into the Indonesian market next year by expanding its umrah and halal travel packages.
Ikhlas chief executive officer Ikhlas Kamarudin said the company foresees a huge demand in Indonesia and expects to launch its product there by early May.
“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 yesterday.
Ikhlas aims to have at least one million users within the first year of launching.
It offers convenience, affordability and accessibility for Muslims to perform their religious obligations, as well as a syariah-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 syariah-compliant lifestyle services including aqiqah, fidyah and sadaqah. — Bernama
