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Exploring Pilgrims’ Perceptions Of Islamic Tour Operators In The United Kingdom: Insights For Improved Services, Shabir Ahmad, Kamran Siddiqui
Exploring Pilgrims’ Perceptions Of Islamic Tour Operators In The United Kingdom: Insights For Improved Services, Shabir Ahmad, Kamran Siddiqui
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
In recent years, religious tourism has gained popularity worldwide, with millions of people travelling to different destinations for religious purposes. The United Kingdom has a growing Muslim population, and Islamic religious tourism is no exception. However, little research has been conducted on the pilgrim’s perceptions of Islamic religious tour operators in the United Kingdom. Understanding these perceptions is essential for tour operators to provide better services and attract more customers. The present study aims to contribute to Islamic tourism research by assessing the perceptions of pilgrims toward religious tour operators in the United Kingdom. Employing a snowball sampling technique, this …
Review Of: Islamic Tourism: Management Of Travel Destinations By Ahmad Jamal, Kevin A. Griffin & Razaq Raj, Bincy Kaluvilla
Review Of: Islamic Tourism: Management Of Travel Destinations By Ahmad Jamal, Kevin A. Griffin & Razaq Raj, Bincy Kaluvilla
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Review of - Jamal, A., Griffin, K. and Raj, R. (Eds.) (2018) Islamic Tourism: Management of Travel Destinations. CABI, Wallingford, UK.,
Exploring The Concept Of Muslim Friendly Tourism, Aini Khalida Muslim, Amran Harun
Exploring The Concept Of Muslim Friendly Tourism, Aini Khalida Muslim, Amran Harun
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Most researchers face problems investigating Muslim-friendly destinations when they become confused with overlapping terms that seem to convey the same concepts, such as Islamic Tourism, Halal Tourism, and Muslim Friendly Tourism. This study discusses the concepts, purpose, target customers, destinations, products, and services to fill the gap in understanding the differences between the three terms from the perspective of Muslim and non-Muslim tourists. This study also applies a systematic literature review (SLR) method to filter and locate papers related to Muslim Friendly Tourism from 2015 to 2020. The analysis is based on the year the article was published, the publisher’s …
Islamic Tourism And Sustainable Development: From Utopia To Reality, Rehailia Hassib, Saadsi Ibtissem
Islamic Tourism And Sustainable Development: From Utopia To Reality, Rehailia Hassib, Saadsi Ibtissem
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Tourism is a key player in development, and an valuable factor of solidarity and dynamism in international exchanges. It is a flourishing sector, and one of the largest industries in the world; in many regions, it is the only major source of investment and employment. It is also one of the main vehicles for the construction and promotion of the image of a country as a whole. In this perspective, it is pertinent to ask what the vision of Islam is and how do the proposed answers link with tourism, development and nature conservation. This Islamic kind of tourism which …
Core Dimensions Of Islamic Hotel Service: Towards Their Promotion In The Global Marketplace, Ahmad Azmi M. Ariffin
Core Dimensions Of Islamic Hotel Service: Towards Their Promotion In The Global Marketplace, Ahmad Azmi M. Ariffin
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
This study works to identify the core dimensions of the so-called ‘Islamic Hotel’. The main purpose is to provide some insights on how the resulting dimensions could be utilised as a competitive advantage to promote Islamic Hotels in the global market rather than to confine them merely to the Muslim segment. This study involving 782 tourists and employed both in-depth interviews and questionnaire surveys as the methods for data collection. The results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis showed that there are seven dimensions of Islamic Hotels, labelled as Aurat, Halal Food, Mahram, Ibadah, Islamic Entertainment and Decoration, Islamic Management and …
Reflections Of Hajj And Umrah Pilgrimage On Religious Stores In Mugla-Turkey, Onur Akbulut, Yakin Ekin
Reflections Of Hajj And Umrah Pilgrimage On Religious Stores In Mugla-Turkey, Onur Akbulut, Yakin Ekin
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Islam’s Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages comprise two of the oldest forms of religious tourism. Hajj and Umrah have some specific features which come from the Holy Quran and thus, those individuals wanting to participate in the pilgrimages have a number of needs and requirements, both before and after their journey. Therefore, this study is intended to present a profile of religious stores based on a tourist’s origin and destination. It concentrates on a relatively less studied component of pilgrimage tourism, this being religious stores, which mainly cater for potential pilgrims of Hajj and Umrah. These stores provide a contribution to …