Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools are perfect for developing tourism. Several countries are making an effort to become smart and sustainable tourist destinations, making it easier for tourists to interact with their environment while at the same time improving the quality of life...

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Autores: Cuesta Valiño, Pedro|||0000-0001-9521-333X, Bolifa El Gharbi, Fadoua, Núñez Barriopedro, Estela|||0000-0002-2292-8147
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/41937
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/41937
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051778
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Smart tourism
IT applications
Muslim-friendly
Halal tourism
Sustainability
Tourist destination
Economía
Economics
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spelling Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist DestinationsCuesta Valiño, Pedro|||0000-0001-9521-333XBolifa El Gharbi, FadouaNúñez Barriopedro, Estela|||0000-0002-2292-8147Smart tourismIT applicationsMuslim-friendlyHalal tourismSustainabilityTourist destinationEconomíaEconomicsInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) tools are perfect for developing tourism. Several countries are making an effort to become smart and sustainable tourist destinations, making it easier for tourists to interact with their environment while at the same time improving the quality of life for local people. There are many studies of this process and the benefits it brings, although most of them approach the subject from a western traveler's point of view. This article aims to study the benefits of being a smart and Muslim-friendly tourist destination. An exploratory study was therefore carried out, including a bibliographical review of over one hundred secondary sources. We analyze the Muslim-friendly online services provided by nine destinations, and one of our principal conclusions is that these online services are of the greatest importance for a destination to be truly Muslim-friendly. We also conclude that such services allow companies to design tailored proposals and promote them through digital channels aimed at Muslim people.20202020-02-27journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/41937https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051778reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/419372026-06-18T11:13:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
title Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
spellingShingle Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
Cuesta Valiño, Pedro|||0000-0001-9521-333X
Smart tourism
IT applications
Muslim-friendly
Halal tourism
Sustainability
Tourist destination
Economía
Economics
title_short Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
title_full Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
title_fullStr Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
title_sort Sustainable, Smart and Muslim-Friendly Tourist Destinations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cuesta Valiño, Pedro|||0000-0001-9521-333X
Bolifa El Gharbi, Fadoua
Núñez Barriopedro, Estela|||0000-0002-2292-8147
author Cuesta Valiño, Pedro|||0000-0001-9521-333X
author_facet Cuesta Valiño, Pedro|||0000-0001-9521-333X
Bolifa El Gharbi, Fadoua
Núñez Barriopedro, Estela|||0000-0002-2292-8147
author_role author
author2 Bolifa El Gharbi, Fadoua
Núñez Barriopedro, Estela|||0000-0002-2292-8147
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Smart tourism
IT applications
Muslim-friendly
Halal tourism
Sustainability
Tourist destination
Economía
Economics
topic Smart tourism
IT applications
Muslim-friendly
Halal tourism
Sustainability
Tourist destination
Economía
Economics
description Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools are perfect for developing tourism. Several countries are making an effort to become smart and sustainable tourist destinations, making it easier for tourists to interact with their environment while at the same time improving the quality of life for local people. There are many studies of this process and the benefits it brings, although most of them approach the subject from a western traveler's point of view. This article aims to study the benefits of being a smart and Muslim-friendly tourist destination. An exploratory study was therefore carried out, including a bibliographical review of over one hundred secondary sources. We analyze the Muslim-friendly online services provided by nine destinations, and one of our principal conclusions is that these online services are of the greatest importance for a destination to be truly Muslim-friendly. We also conclude that such services allow companies to design tailored proposals and promote them through digital channels aimed at Muslim people.
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