The Tourism Experience Offered by Religious Theme Parks: Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) in Malaysia

Gaëlle M. Moal

doi:10.21427/d73t4x

The Tourism Experience Offered by Religious Theme Parks: Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) in Malaysia

Gaëlle M. Moal

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	8
Journal	International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Volume	4
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d73t4x
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

theme park
religion
experience
tourism

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