Doha (IINA) : Qatar has once again been ranked among the top 10 most popular tourist destinations for Muslims around the world, according to a new report.

However, it dropped one place in this year’s Global Muslim Travel Index, switching with Saudi Arabia, where Muslims flock to perform Umrah, Doha News reported.

The index is compiled by Islamic travel company Crescentrating and credit card firm MasterCard. This year, they ranked 130 countries based on factors such as ease of travel for Muslims, access to halal restaurants and the provision of prayer rooms in airports, shopping malls and hotels.

Qatar was sixth out of 48 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states.

For the seventh year in a row, Malaysia took the top spot in 2017. The UAE came in second place, Indonesia in third and Turkey in fourth.

Meanwhile, Singapore topped a separate list of non-majority Muslim countries, followed by Thailand and the UK.

Despite slipping in the rankings, Qatar’s score has not changed much from last year.

Last month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said Qatar has the second most competitive economy in the Middle East when it comes to travel and tourism.

And travel website Frommer’s has recently listed Doha as one of its top global destinations for 2017. It highlighted Qatar’s luxury hotels, its Museum of Islamic Art and Souq Waqif as things to check out.

The designation came from a readers’ survey, which included complaints about the traffic and “rude” people in Doha.