DETERMINANT FACTORS OF MUSLIM TOURIST MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA

Muslim tourists are one of the fastest growing segments in the global travel industry. The purpose of this study is to explore the determinant factors of Muslim tourist motivation and attitude in Indonesia and Malaysia. A total of 400 questionnaires were collected by purposive sampling. The findings...

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Published in:Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites 2020, Vol.31 (3), p.936-943
Main Authors: NAJIB, Mukhamad, SUMARDI, Retno Santi, NURLAELA, Siti, FAHMA, Farah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior
Culture
Decision making
demographic
Demographics
environtment factor
Influence
Marketing
Motivation
muslim tourist
Muslims
Product development
Religion
Tourism
Travel
travel characteristic
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Summary:Muslim tourists are one of the fastest growing segments in the global travel industry. The purpose of this study is to explore the determinant factors of Muslim tourist motivation and attitude in Indonesia and Malaysia. A total of 400 questionnaires were collected by purposive sampling. The findings showed that demographic differences do not affect the level of motivation of Muslim tourists. The proc ess of finding information in the characteristics of tourist travel influences Muslim tourist motivation in traveling while most environment factor differs significantly on motivation level. Furthermore, the motivation has a positive influence to Indonesian and Malaysian consumer's attitude. Knowledge about the Muslim tourist motivation are the key to improve the services for the government and travel provider involved.
ISSN:2065-1198
2065-0817
2065-1198
DOI:10.30892/gtg.31301-524