Jakarta, June 28 -- The Tourism Ministry organized the International Islamic Expo (IIE) 2026 in Jakarta to promote Indonesia as a Muslim-friendly destination and strengthen collaboration on developing a competitive and sustainable ecosystem for the global halal industry.

"This event serves as momentum to strengthen partnerships, exchange ideas, and open new opportunities to collaborate on developing Muslim-friendly tourism and the global halal ecosystem," said Masruroh, expert staff member to the minister for digital transformation and tourism innovation.

In a statement cited here on Sunday, she noted that the international forum brought together tourism industry professionals, umrah and hajj travel agents, associations, investors, buye...