...Atefeh Mirhoseini; Shahnaz Nayebzadeh; Alireza Rousta Purpose The geographical location of Yazd province has significant potential for religious tourism. To make the most of this opportunity, it is important to develop an interpretive structural modeling. This paper aims to outline a model...

...Punit Moris Ekka; Shikha Bhardwaj Purpose This review paper is based on secondary research of published literature on customer’s satisfaction in halal tourism to investigate, analyze and summarize what is already known about this current topic and to provide future directions about what could...

...Preeti Kalyan; Punit Moris Ekka Purpose This study aims to explore the motivations of emerging market millennial Muslims to partake in halal tourism, a developing sector of the travel industry that caters to the religious practices of Muslim tourists. Design/methodology/approach This study...

...Asad Mohsin; Helena Rodrigues; Daniela Penela; Ana Luz Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically examine and compare the growth of halal tourism and hospitality in OIC and non-OIC countries based on published literature. Design/methodology/approach A critical systematic review...

...Punit Moris Ekka Purpose The current research work investigates the concept of halal tourism through research articles published during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of what halal tourism means, while traveling following the Islamic law...

...Aishath Muneeza; Zakariya Mustapha; Fathimath Nashwa Badeeu; Aminath Reesha Nafiz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to formulate ways in which Maldives could pioneer Islamic tourism on a befitting framework and financing structure as a leverage to develop its tourism industry. Design...

... a small sample and hence the findings should not be seen to be generalisable. However, the study provides a number of valuable insights into the expectations of Muslim leisure tourists. Halal travel organisations and tourism boards will benefit from a better understanding of factors that influence...

...Mohamad Reza Jalilvand; Neda Samiei Purpose Word of mouth (WOM) is becoming recognized as an important form of promotion and an important source of information influencing consumer's attitudes and purchase behavior. WOM is especially important in the tourism industry, whose intangible products...

...Farooq Haq; Ho Yin Wong Purpose Spiritual tourism has recently been accepted as a growing segment of tourism in business and research circles. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a new dimension in Islamic marketing and investigates spiritual tourism as a new strategy for marketing Islam...

... (and tourism), Arab management and leadership qualities, human capital and nationalization of employment, industry skills and educational directives in hospitality and destination and product strategies. Findings The work critically accounts for the changing nature of skills needed by localised hospitality...