Women in Tourism in Muslim Contexts: The Impact of Cultural Background on Customer Behaviour

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  • Irina Gewinner

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  • University of Luxembourg
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksWomen in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries
Herausgeber (Verlag)Springer
Seiten153-173
Seitenumfang21
ISBN (elektronisch)978-981-33-4757-1
ISBN (Print)978-981-33-4756-4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2021

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NamePerspectives on Asian Tourism
BandPart F192
ISSN (Print)2509-4203
ISSN (elektronisch)2509-4211

Abstract

While cross-cultural studies on travellers from different contexts have burgeoned in recent decades, analysis of tourists from similar cultural environments has been scarce. This is particularly true for the two strands of research investigating tourist and customer behaviour of Muslim and non-Muslim people travelling to Muslim countries. Studies on Muslim and non-Muslim travellers exist in parallel but rarely have points of contact, since each highlights its distinctiveness. This investigation aims at overcoming undifferentiated views and modes of enquiry by analysing experiences of Muslim and non-Muslim women migrants from the former Soviet Union who currently reside in two different geographical regions – Western Europe and the Middle East. Whether tourism practices of individuals show similarities or differences is one of the key questions of this research. Based on a standardised online survey, the study analyses the preferences, experiences and practices of Russian-speaking women, related to travel, accommodation and social interactions. It finds different travellers’ profiles and connects these with different cultural values of holidays and destinations. At the same time, similarities in travel patterns and social interactions of Muslim and non-Muslim women are discernible, whereas variance in their accommodation preferences can be attributed to religious affiliation. One of the implications of the study is the suggestion for a more differentiated approach in cross-cultural comparisons in hospitality and tourism research.

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Women in Tourism in Muslim Contexts: The Impact of Cultural Background on Customer Behaviour. / Gewinner, Irina.
Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries. Springer, 2021. S. 153-173 (Perspectives on Asian Tourism; Band Part F192).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandBeitrag in Buch/SammelwerkForschung

Gewinner, I 2021, Women in Tourism in Muslim Contexts: The Impact of Cultural Background on Customer Behaviour. in Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries. Perspectives on Asian Tourism, Bd. Part F192, Springer, S. 153-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4757-1_10
Gewinner, I. (2021). Women in Tourism in Muslim Contexts: The Impact of Cultural Background on Customer Behaviour. In Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries (S. 153-173). (Perspectives on Asian Tourism; Band Part F192). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4757-1_10
Gewinner I. Women in Tourism in Muslim Contexts: The Impact of Cultural Background on Customer Behaviour. in Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries. Springer. 2021. S. 153-173. (Perspectives on Asian Tourism). Epub 2021 Mär 16. doi: 10.1007/978-981-33-4757-1_10
Gewinner, Irina. / Women in Tourism in Muslim Contexts : The Impact of Cultural Background on Customer Behaviour. Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries. Springer, 2021. S. 153-173 (Perspectives on Asian Tourism).
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