Rethinking the strategies of Islamic tourism development in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jamil, Nur Diyana Syahirah, Mohd Rezali, Syahindah, Hazizi, Iffah Farzana, Md Sawari, Siti Salwa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cross-Currents Publishers 2019
• Subjects: BP1 Islam; BP173 Islamic sociology; BP173.77 Islam and work; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73702/1/73702_Rethinking%20the%20Strategies.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73702/; http://crosscurrentpublisher.com/ccijhss-57/#

The tourism industry is one of the contributor on economic growth which has contributed about RM 60.6 billion in tourist arrival from 25.03 million comer in 2012 (Tourism Malaysia, 2013). Luckily, about 55% of the comer were Islamic tourists mostly from Islamic countries. On that case, it can be...