Two decades of research on halal hospitality and tourism: a review and research agenda

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to conduct a synopsis and overview of past research that discussed halal hospitality development and the halal travel market. Design/methodology/approach An extensive systematic review of 108 articles within the hospitality and tourism domain from 2000 to 2021 that were extracted from the Web of Science and Scopus databases was exhaustively assessed. Findings The results are visualised to determine the most thematic domains, contexts and concepts previously discussed. It also computed the contribution of journals, authors and affiliations in fostering the mobility of halal tourism studies. The study attempted to chart new directions and insights for future scholars and academics to expand the scope of halal literature in two ways. It articulated the implications and guidance themes emphasised in previous studies and identified new paths to abreast the contemporary issues of the hospitality and tourism industry, including sustainable consumption trends, community development, technology and smart practises, as well as potential threats and challenges such as islamophobia. Originality/value In view of the fast growth of halal market studies, the direction and contribution of the previous literature produced limited discussions with certain theoretical concepts. This study advises new pathways in which halal tourism development can respond to contemporary issues in hospitality and tourism.

Travel medicine in hospitality: an interdisciplinary perspective

“…Similarly, despite some focus on topics such as food safety (MacLaurin, 2001; Tarulevicz and Ooi, 2021), healthy eating (Al-Ansi et al , 2022; Jeong et al , 2019), hotel cleanliness (Zemke et al , 2015) and hotel safety during COVID-19 (Choi et al , 2022; Morosan and DeFranco, 2021), no hospitality studies appear to have addressed travel medicine thus far. Only a handful of papers in travel medicine journals have mentioned hotel guests’ health; most have covered food and waterborne infectious diseases such as diarrhea, norovirus, malaria, Legionnaires’ disease and COVID-19 (Erdogan and Arslan, 2007; Leshem et al , 2016; Fan et al , 2021); however, as confirmed by the pandemic’s devastating blow to tourism and hospitality, safety and health are of paramount importance in consumer-centered sectors (Wilks and Oldenburg, 1995; Maher et al , 2022).…”

Islamic Hospital: Maqasid al-Shariah, Islamic Tourism, and Halal Ecosystem Prospects

“…For example, in Malaysia, an interesting result was found by Rahman and Zailani (2017) that only 17 hospitals out of 61 involved in medical tourism implemented Islamic practices in these hospitals. However, the authors emphasize that Malaysian medical tourism providers do not apply various Muslim-friendly services due to the absence of Islamic medical tourism standards (Al-Ansi, Olya & Han, 2022). In this regard, based on the increase in Islamic friendly hospitals, the question raised here is whether an international Islamic accreditation body is needed to assess medical tourism providers, which in turn guarantees the satisfaction of Muslim medical tourists (Al-Ansi, Olya & Han, 2022).…”

“…The increasing number of Muslim medical tourists, especially from North Africa and the Middle East who are highly Muslim, makes many destinations to consider it as a market segment that must be targeted (Rahman & Zailani, 2017). Malaysia as a medical tourism center mainly focuses on medical tourists from Muslim countries, especially from Indonesia and the Middle East, emphasizing its Islamic credentials including the availability of various facilities for Islamic practice (Al-Ansi, Olya & Han, 2022). In addition, Muslim medical tourists prefer to travel to Malaysia where Islamic hospitality is offered, including the availability of halal food and products (Rahman, 2019).…”

“…Islamic health services and in accordance with sharia principles have actually long been rolled out at scientific events. In fact, it is almost certain that in every meeting of Islamic hospital and health service organizations, the problems and benefits that are often discussed in the discussion are regarding the internalization of Islamic values in the management and health services in hospitals (Al-Ansi, Olya & Han, 2022). The issue of Islamic health services until now continues to roll.…”

Factors influencing halal tourism destinations revisit intentions among Muslim travelers of Bangladesh: the mediating role of emotional attachments

“…Halal tourism refers to actions or objects (e.g. hospitality, social recreational services, food, leisure, food and dress code) in tourism industry, which are permitted, acceptable and allowed in Islamic Sharia law (Al-Ansi et al, 2023;Akhtar et al, 2020). Besides, Ekka (2023) and Wibawa et al (2021) define halal tourism as subcategory of religious tourism, where visitors go for religious motives or for products such as architecture, traditions, art and culture.…”