Malaysian Hotel Certification in the Islamic Tourism Industry

Zulaipa  Ruzulan; Mohammad Aizat  Jamaludin; Amiratul Munirah  Yahaya; Hanifah Musa  Fathullah Harun

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3811

Authors

Zulaipa Ruzulan Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammad Aizat Jamaludin International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Amiratul Munirah Yahaya Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Hanifah Musa Fathullah Harun Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3811

Keywords:

Shariah Compliant Hotel, Islamic Tourism, Certification Scheme, Halal Standard

Abstract

Shariah compliant hotel is an essential product in Islamic tourism where many activities could be available there. Thus, certification plays a significant role as a symbol of commitment for the hotel operators to comply with the Shariah principles. By using qualitative methodology, this study aims to explore the Malaysian certification bodies that offer Islamic related certificates to the hotel. There is no standardisation on the certification requirements and approach among the certification bodies to certify the Shariah compliant hotel. Thus, the government should introduce a mechanism to monitor certification to the Shariah compliant hotel.

Keywords: Shariah Compliant Hotel; Islamic Tourism; Certification Scheme; Halal Standard

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3811