Tourist arrivals to Muslim countries: is religion important

• Main Author: Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Cognizant, LLC. 2019
• Subjects: GV Recreation Leisure; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73594/1/73594_Tourist%20arrivals%20to%20Muslim%20countries.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73594/7/73594_Tourist%20arrivals%20to%20Muslim%20countries_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73594/; https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cog/tcc/2019/00000019/00000003/art00004;jsessionid=320pf4pegce9a.x-ic-live-03; https://doi.org/10.3727/194341419X15554157596128
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Tourism is an important source of income for many countries, and religion is one of the factors shown to promote tourist arrivals. An important development in the tourism sector is the expansion of Islamic tourism products. If tourists from Muslim countries prefer to visit other Muslim countries,...