International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 9 Issue 1

Shaping destination image and identity: insights for Arab tourism at the Gold Coast, Australia

Jamila Abodeeb, Erica Wilson, Brent Moyle

This paper aims to explore how destination image can be shaped, created and crafted, from an induced-source, supply-side perspective to better cater to Arab visitors, drawing on…

Understanding the traveling behavior of Muslims in the United States

Maloud Shakona, Kenneth Backman, Sheila Backman, William Norman, Ye Luo, Lauren Duffy

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of Islamic beliefs and practices on leisure and travel behavior of Muslims in Clemson, South Carolina. With the increase of…

Factors influencing travel to Islamic destinations: an empirical analysis of Kuwaiti nationals

Mohamed A. Nassar, Mohamed M Mostafa, Yvette Reisinger

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of travel motivation, Muslim-friendly amenities and lifestyle, cognitive and affective destination image and quality of…

Involvement and brand equity: a conceptual model for Muslim tourists

Fatemeh Shafaei, Badaruddin Mohamed

The aim of this paper is to present a model in which the relationship between Muslims’ involvement with traveling to Islamic destinations and Islamic destination brand equity is…

A framework for understanding the website preferences of Egyptian online travel consumers

Wegdan Hagag, Lillian Clark, Colin Wheeler

– The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for understanding issues affecting Egyptian online travel website preferences.

Cultural issues in tourism, hospitality and leisure in the Arab/Muslim world

Yvette Reisinger, Omar Moufakkir