E-Mosque Tourism: Discovering Mosques via Geodigital Mapping in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hasmizi, Nurin Syarafina Mohd; Rasam, Abdul Rauf Abdul; Saraf, Noraain Mohamed

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3434-8_44

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“…It has become a resource for mosques located in Kuala Lumpur. This app provides the mosque's activities, address, and coordination to help tourists reach the mosque's location in Kuala Lumpur (Mohd Hasmizi et al, 2020).…”

Section: E-mosquementioning

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Digitalisation Empowerment in Mosque Tourism Management; A Potential and Current Practice

Sutrisno¹,

Kamarulzaman²,

Ibrahim³

2022

IJARBSS

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Through its tourism activities, the tourism industry has previously become the primary contributor to the country's economic growth in terms of culture, environment, and community. In addition to Islamic tourism, Mosques are getting popular due to their unique architecture. Seri Sendayan Mosque, Putra Mosque, Kristal Mosque, and others were built to attract global tourists and contribute to the industry's glory. However, the lack of attraction requires a greater focus on the management and positioning of mosque tourism in Malaysia. Digitalisation is seen as an alternative to improve mosques' positioning strategy and management to be more efficient in the tourism industry. This step is in line with the agenda of Sustainable Development Goals to promote regeneration, preserve cultural heritage, sustain city communities, and strengthen the institution of the mosque as a peaceful place for community gatherings. This strategy is crucial in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring the industry to adhere to specific standard operating procedures (SOP), limiting the physical activities traditionally involved in tourism. Therefore, this study examines and reviews the current digitisation practices used in the operations of mosque tourism in Malaysia. Several mosques benchmark digitalisation practices were observed before reaching a thematic conclusion based on observations and conceptual reading. According to the findings, certain mosques have begun to move their traditional methods of operation to digitalisation, at least through the use of a QR code or my Sejahtera. Furthermore, several have made advancements in digitalisation concerning mosque management and public positioning.

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Section: E-mosquementioning

confidence: 99%

Digitalisation Empowerment in Mosque Tourism Management; A Potential and Current Practice

Sutrisno¹,

Kamarulzaman²,

Ibrahim³

2022

IJARBSS

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“…Malaysia's Islamic tourist industry is booming, thanks to the country's diverse assets for Islamic hotspots to promote their religion and culture (Mohd Hasmizi, Abdul Rasam, & Mohamed Saraf, 2020). Malaysia has put in a lot of works in the last decade to improve Halal tourism in Malaysia, and this effort has resulted in Malaysia's tremendous achievements in the field of Halal tourism (Yan, Nor Amirah, Aimi Sara, & Norhidayu, 2017).…”

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“…The mosque's activities, address, and coordination in locating the mosque's location are all supplied. Based on the responses of the users, it is clear that a GeoMobile-based application system is required to assist users in obtaining geographical information about mosques and other locations (Mohd Hasmizi et al, 2020).…”

Section: E-mosquementioning

confidence: 99%

Arabic For Specific Purpose And Systematic Literature Review On The Design Of Islamic Tourism Mobile Application

Jaffar,

Rahman,

Musling

et al. 2022

j. arabic learning

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Tourism is now a growing trend in the age of technology, whereby all information related to tourism can be easily accessed through smartphones. Malaysia is no exception to being a focused country as a popular Islamic tourism destination. However, there was insufficient tourism-related information, especially on Muslim tourists via smartphone. Hence the present article conducted a systematic literature review on the design and development of Islamic tourism applications via smartphones focusing on the Android platform. This study selected related articles using three databases: EBSCOhost, Mendeley, and Google Scholar. Based on the thematic analysis, this review has five main themes, namely 1) Islamic tourism; 2) technology; 3) mobile application; 4) barriers; and 5) management. The findings prompted the design and development of a smartphone application that addresses all of the needs of tourists, mainly Muslim tourists. This study also contributes to the use of technology and mobile application in teaching and learning Arabic for specific purposes such as tourism.

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E-Mosque Tourism: Discovering Mosques via Geodigital Mapping in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Digitalisation Empowerment in Mosque Tourism Management; A Potential and Current Practice

Digitalisation Empowerment in Mosque Tourism Management; A Potential and Current Practice

Arabic For Specific Purpose And Systematic Literature Review On The Design Of Islamic Tourism Mobile Application

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