Halal Tourism Achieving Muslim-Friendly Tourism Destinations

Preface

1. Halal Tourism Services in Türkiye: A SWOT Analysis

İsra Yiğitvar

2. An Innovative Approach in Halal Quality Infrastructure in Türkiye: Halal Tourism

Ayşe Merve Özdemir

3. Halal Tourism in Social Ecosystem Management

Mokhlesur Rahman

4. The Impact of Halal Hotel Service Quality on Hotel Prices

Zhao Yi, Albattat Ahmad, Zou Tongqian, Zheng Jie, and Liu Xuelian

5. Investigation of the Muslim-Friendly Tourism Potential of the Izmir Destination

Recep Yildirgan, Ebru Arici, Meliha Sena Yildirga, and Orhan Batman

6. Evaluation of Studies on Halal (Muslim Friendly) Tourism with the Bibliometric Analysis Method

Turgut Türkoğlu, Hüseyin Pamukçu, Erdem Baydeniz, and Nurullah Kart

7 Evaluation of Wooden Mosques in Terms of Religious Tourism: Bolu Example

Yusuf İnce, Zeynep Mesci, and Muammer Mesci

8. Evaluation of a Halal Expo Fair from the Perspective of Tourism Students

Oðuz Çolak, Serdar Bülbül, Ömer Saraç, and Orhan Batman

9. E-Commerce as a Sales Channel for Halal Food

Ali Eren Balikel

10. Promoting Halal Tourism Via the University Curriculum

Mohamed Jaafari and Mohamed Louza

11. Potential for Muslim-Friendly Travel: Opportunities and Challenges

Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder, Sanjeev Kumar, Mst. Sumyia Akter, and Musfiqur Rahoman Khan

12. Muslim-Friendly Ecotourism as a Solution for Global Problems

Barnokhon Khallakova

13. Implementation of Halal Certification Policy in Indonesia for Small Business in Tourism Areas

Asep Parantika

14. Firtina Valley: An Alternative Muslim-Friendly Destination

Ömer Akgün Tekin and Engin üngüren

15. Halal Tourism in India: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Shilpi Chakravarty

Index

Biography

Hüseyin Pamukçu, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Türkiye. He started his academic career at Kastamonu University as a research assistant in 2013 and as a doctoral lecturer in 2018 in the Department of Tourism Management of the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Kastamonu, Türkiye. He received his bachelor degree from Mustafa Kemal University, his master degree from Afyon Kocatepe University, and his doctorate from Sakarya University 2017. His academic work focuses on tourism and hospitality studies.

Ömer Akgün Tekin, PhD, is a Professor at the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Manavgat Faculty of Tourism, Akdeniz University, Turkey. His research interests include Muslim-friendly travel marketing, halal tourism, tourism and hospitality management, organizational behavior, food waste, and emergency food services. He earned his master and PhD degrees from the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Akdeniz University, Turkey.

Shruti Arora, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Modi Institute of Management and Technology and as guest faculty in the Department of Commerce and Management, University of Kota, India. With over 17 years of academic experience in marketing, international business, and customer relationship management, she has published extensively with leading academic publishers and serves as a BRICS Community of Practice (CoP) Researcher, supporting international academic collaboration.