Women in tourism in Asian Muslim Countries

This book focuses on women in tourism in Muslim countries, specifically where a woman can be seen as a tourism consumer, or a woman producing tourism. This book discusses the role of women in the Muslim world and founds that socio-culturally Islam has a greater impact on women than men. The process...

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Other Authors: Slak Valek, Nataša,, Almuhrzi, Hamed,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2021]
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
Series: Perspectives on Asian tourism.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction.-Part 1: Muslim women travelling
  • Chapter 1: Disempowered Hosts? A literature Review of Muslim Women and Tourism
  • Chapter 2: Muslim Women Travellers' Constraints: A Critical Review
  • Chapter 3: The Female Muslim Tourist Perceived Value in non-OIC countries: A case of Indonesian Outbound Market
  • Part 2: Muslim women working in tourism
  • Chapter 4: Women's Footprint in Traditional Muslim Ethnic Communities: The Case of a World Pottery Village in Iran
  • Chapter 5: Are Women empowered producers of tourism in Pakistan?
  • Chapter 6: Lived Experiences of Omani Women Working in the Tourism Industry: A Phenomenological Study
  • Chapter 7: Is it really culture or religion? Challenges surrounding women participation and empowerment in Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Part 3: Non-Muslim women travelling to a Muslim destination
  • Chapter 8: The perceived risks of Western women towards traveling to Oman
  • Chapter 9: Women in tourism in Muslim contexts: The impact of cultural background on customer behaviour
  • Chapter 10: Frayer Stark's Tales of Travel on the Coast of Incense
  • Conclusion.