Bangladesh, July 19 -- Indonesia has reclaimed a top-tier position in the Mastercard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2026, climbing three spots to share the second-place ranking with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

The Southeast Asian nation posted a three-point score surge to reach 79 points, recovering from a fifth-place finish in the 2025 edition of the index.

Malaysia retained its position at the top of the 150-destination ranking with a score of 83, up four points from the previous year, while Saudi Arabia and Turkey each added one point to register 79, and Qatar held steady in fifth place with a score of 76.

The United Arab Emirates saw the sharpest decline among the top ten, dropping four spots to sixth place after lo...