Purpose This study aims to examine the factors affecting brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel package in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study used a cross-sectional design and quantitative method in examining the factors affecting the brand image and consumer satisfaction on Islamic travel package. This study has chosen Google form as a platform to collect the data. Findings The findings revealed that product quality, Islamic physical attribute and Islamic belief have a significant positive effect on brand image and consumer satisfaction. The findings confirmed that product quality, Islamic physical attribute and Islamic beliefs are the crucial tools for brand image that leads to the satisfaction of Muslim consumers on the Islamic travel package. Originality/value This paper addresses understudied aspects of brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel package in Malaysia. It provided useful insights into the product quality, Islamic physical attribute and Islamic belief on brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel packages. Tourism companies should improve and update their package based on the religious perspective to attract Muslim consumers.

In almost every corner of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily life and work. During the pandemic, e-learning technologies were critical and were the ideal alternative to the traditional classroom setting. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia’s education system placed heavy emphasis on online learning in connection with new technological advances as a mode of interaction to substitute direct conventional instruction. The aim of this research is to determine student acceptability of e-learning implementation following COVID-19 in a pondok school in Kelantan. This study is intended to ascertain the implications of students’ characteristics and technology-acceptance models as well as the moderation effect of familiarity with technology on their future behavioural intentions to use e-learning. This research used a quantitative technique and included 100 students from a pondok school in Kelantan. Self-administered questionnaires were used to gather data. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used in the data analysis. Outcomes from this study showed that students’ characteristics are positively affected by their motivation, mindset, and computer competency. Perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness positively affect technology adoption. On the other hand, economic deprivation negatively affects technology adoption. Furthermore, students’ characteristics and technology adoption positively affect the behavioural intent to continuously engage in e-learning in the future. However, familiarity with technology does not moderate the relationship between a student characteristics and intention nor between the technology acceptance model and a student’s intention to use e-learning.

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The quality services demanding by Islamic bank's customers are increased due to the increasing of customer's awareness on the quality services in Islamic banks. In evaluating the service quality, SERVQUAL instrument that divided by five dimensions which is reliability, responsiveness, tangibility, assurance and empathy will be used. So that, the main objective of this research is to investigate the impacts of (reliability, responsiveness, tangibility, assurance, empathy) on the satisfaction of the customer in the Islamic banking industry. The questionnaires are designed by adapting SERVQUAL model then distributed by employing the convenient sampling technique. Then, the data analysed using Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS). The result indicated the relationship between assurance and empathy are very significance on customer satisfaction while reliability, responsiveness and tangibility are not significance on customer satisfaction.

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Issues concerning purchasing on-line, the medium of transaction via on-line or Internet, e-payment mode are among new challenges that require Islamic scholars and researchers to broaden the scope of definition of Shariah compliance e-commerce transaction. As Malaysia is heading towards e-commerce and purchasing on-line has no longer a new trend; the challenges arise for solution in accordance with Shariah principles. This paper will propose a model that comprises several components namely, the core Shariah component itself, sound technological means and regulatory body that supports e-commerce transactions.

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