Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine halal certification for halal culinary, destination brand and emotional experiences on customer satisfaction and behavioral intention. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a quantitative survey approach to 400 respondents consisting of Muslim foreign and domestic tourists who had visited Lombok in the past three years. The sampling technique is by purposive sampling. The analysis technique used in this study is structural equation modeling-partial least square (SEM-PLS). Findings The findings showed that halal certification has no effect on customer satisfaction but on influenced behavioral intention, destination brand of Lombok had no effect on customer satisfaction; customer satisfaction influenced behavioral intention and emotional experiences affected customer satisfaction and behavioral intention. Research limitations/implications This study collects data from respondents both domestic and foreign tourists simultaneously. However, the data acquisition of respondents and foreign tourists is not balanced. Thus, this study analyzes tourists in general, not distinguished between foreign and domestic tourists. Practical implications The government and tourism organizers in Lombok need to provide socialization for domestic and foreign tourists on the need to choose halal-certified food and drinks to ensure halal and hygiene. In addition, so that the destination image of Lombok can provide a beautiful experience that becomes a moment of the truth, then the local government should improve its service strategy holistically. Social implications Destination image needs to be improved. This requires holistic tourism quality services so that the social community knows that Indonesia has a halal tourism destination that exists as tourists come from the airport to the hotel and enjoy food in restaurants and tourist attractions that are Muslim friendly. Originality/value This paper contributes to filling the void in the literature related to tourism management that is linked to tourism in the aftermath of natural disasters, where empirical studies on halal tourism are on the rise. Therefore, respondents in the study were specific, that is, those who had traveled. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of a kind that includes behavioral intention in tourist destinations after natural disasters in the Indonesian context.
The COVID-19 pandemic that occurred throughout 2020 has an impact on economic sector. Consumers tend to use online channels to reduce face-to-face contact with marketers or other consumers. On the other hand, the consumer's need to see, touch and feel a product directly is only available in physical stores. This study aims to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail consumer behavior. This study uses quantitative methods with secondary data sources obtained from several countries including the United States, England, Germany, France, Canada and Latin America. The results show that the shopping trends during the COVID-19 pandemic are webrooming and pure online shopping. Retail sales data in these countries shows that retail sales in physical stores exceed 70% of total retail sales and retail e-commerce sales are less than 30% of total retail sales. This research is expected to be useful for marketers in improving retail marketing strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Medical tourism has developed rapidly and international health care has become a global industry. Indonesia has a great opportunity in the field of medical tourism, but Malaysia still ranks more highly in credibility by domestic and foreign residents in checking their health. The purpose of this study is to identify potential development of medical services with the concept of medical tourism in Indonesia by comparing with Malaysia. This study uses combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. In the initial stage, an explorative quantitative study was conducted and processed using factor analysis. Respondents consisted of 200 patients both from Indonesia and Malaysia who had studied medical tourism. To identify obstacles and solutions in implementing medical tourism-based medical services, researchers used descriptive qualitative research, in-depth interviews are conducted to obtain more detailed information, involving 11 informants from both the medical providers (general practitioners, specialist doctors, nurses, Indonesian Doctors Association Management, Health Services) and patients. The results showed that the perception of patients using health services regarding medical tourism services based on medical tourism in Indonesia and Malaysia demonstrates: trust, communication interactions, excellent service, affordable medical costs, modern medical technology, holistic service, increased patient expectations, short distances, and an Interesting Tourism object.
Consumers' views of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are still filled with mistrust and doubt. Especially in developing countries like Indonesia, consumers are wondering about the motivation behind CSR activities. It is argued that CSR activities that are authentic or sincere will lead to customer loyalty. This research aims to expand the line of studies based on CSR-loyalty, through the concept of sincerity motivating Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Therefore, field research was conducted to investigate whether CSR Authenticity affects Corporate Image, Corporate Credibility and Customer Loyalty among Indonesian consumers. The proposed model was examined using questionnaire with a data set of 257 valid responses. Statistical analysis was based on PLS-SEM approach with the use of Smart PLS 3.0. Findings showed that the hypothesis associated with the relationship between Corporate Image and Customer Loyalty was supported. The relationship between Corporate Credibility and Customer Loyalty was also supported; however, the relationship between CSR Authenticity and Customer Loyalty was not supported. Result further showed a mediating effect of Corporate Image
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