Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries

The Malaysian government has introduced many Muslim-friendly tourism initiatives to attract Muslim tourists. However, the number of tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries is smaller than the number of arrivals from non-Muslim countries, which calls into question the effectiveness of Mu...

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Main Author:	Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Elsevier 2016
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/1/ghani2016.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/7/53242_Tourist%20arrivals%20to%20Malaysia%20from%20Muslim%20countries_WoS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/8/53242_Tourist%20arrivals%20to%20Malaysia%20from%20Muslim%20countries_Scopus.pdf

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spelling	iium-532422017-04-10T03:29:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/ Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi H Social Sciences (General) The Malaysian government has introduced many Muslim-friendly tourism initiatives to attract Muslim tourists. However, the number of tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries is smaller than the number of arrivals from non-Muslim countries, which calls into question the effectiveness of Muslim-friendly tourism initiatives. This study used the bilateral tourism flows gravity model to estimate the effect of Muslim country on the number of tourist arrivals. The results show that the Muslim country effect is positive,where it increases arrivals by about 90% relative to non-Muslim countries. The low number of arrivals from Muslim countries is due to the low per capita income of many Muslim countries; furthermore, the populations of Muslim countries with high per capita income are typically small. The geographical distance of Muslim countries from Malaysia is also a factor that constrains the number of arrival. Elsevier 2016-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/1/ghani2016.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/7/53242_Tourist%20arrivals%20to%20Malaysia%20from%20Muslim%20countries_WoS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53242/8/53242_Tourist%20arrivals%20to%20Malaysia%20from%20Muslim%20countries_Scopus.pdf Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi (2016) Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries. Tourism Management Perspectives, 20. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2211-9736 10.1016/j.tmp.2016.06.003
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description	The Malaysian government has introduced many Muslim-friendly tourism initiatives to attract Muslim tourists. However, the number of tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries is smaller than the number of arrivals from non-Muslim countries, which calls into question the effectiveness of Muslim-friendly tourism initiatives. This study used the bilateral tourism flows gravity model to estimate the effect of Muslim country on the number of tourist arrivals. The results show that the Muslim country effect is positive,where it increases arrivals by about 90% relative to non-Muslim countries. The low number of arrivals from Muslim countries is due to the low per capita income of many Muslim countries; furthermore, the populations of Muslim countries with high per capita income are typically small. The geographical distance of Muslim countries from Malaysia is also a factor that constrains the number of arrival.
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author	Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
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title	Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries
title_short	Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries
title_full	Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries
title_fullStr	Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries
title_full_unstemmed	Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries
title_sort	tourist arrivals to malaysia from muslim countries
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2016
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Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from Muslim countries

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