The Tourism Experience Offered by Religious Theme Parks: Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) in Malaysia
Theme parks are major drivers of tourism development and experience is a central concept in tourism research. This study investigates the experience potential associated with religious theme parks which offer a combination of religious and secular activities. The experiences of visitors to Taman Tam...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
[2016]
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The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 5, Pages: 59-66 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Taman Tamadun Islam (Kuala Teregganu)
/ Visitor
/ Return signal
/ Social media
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBM Asia |
Further subjects: | B
Tourism
B Experience B theme park B Religion |
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Summary: | Theme parks are major drivers of tourism development and experience is a central concept in tourism research. This study investigates the experience potential associated with religious theme parks which offer a combination of religious and secular activities. The experiences of visitors to Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI), a Muslim theme park based in Malaysia, are identified through the analysis of visitors' feedback on Tripadvisor. |
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ISSN: | 2009-7379 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.21427/D73T4X |