British hotel booking platform Halalbooking has rolled out an Uzbek-language version of its website. According to a company press release received by the editorial office, Halalbooking has declared itself the first global hotel reservation platform to feature an Uzbek interface.
Uzbek becomes the platform's eighth language, alongside English, Arabic, Turkish, German, French, Russian, and Azerbaijani. Notably, Halalbooking’s Uzbek-language version uses a revised Latin alphabet, with the letters ö, ğ, ş and ç replacing the previous o‘, g‘, sh and ch. Company representatives noted that the initiative went far beyond translating over 450,000 words: Uzbek linguists had to develop specialized terminology for various booking stages, as several key concepts lacked established digital equivalents in the language.
Halalbooking caters to Muslim travelers and family vacationers, allowing users to filter accommodations based on halal dining options, alcohol-free rooms, women-only pools and spas, secluded villa pools, and connecting rooms for large families. According to company data, the catalog features approximately 500,000 hotels, villas, and resorts worldwide.
The company linked the Uzbek rollout to growing outbound travel demand from Uzbekistan to Turkey, the Gulf States, the Maldives, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the platform invites domestic hotels across Uzbekistan to list their properties to attract international visitors. Halalbooking reports serving travelers from 140 countries, with more than one million members enrolled in its loyalty program.
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ℹ️ Azerbaijani-born entrepreneurs Enver Cebi and Elnur Seyidli founded the UK-based company in 2014. «After our native language, Uzbek was the one we most wanted to see on the platform. For us, this is personal,» said Halalbooking co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Enver Cebi.
