Chapter 18 Arabian sights
ISBN: 978-1-84950-920-6, eISBN: 978-1-84950-921-3
Publication date: 24 November 2010
Abstract
This chapter examines a popular online trend—photo-sharing—in an understudied region, the League of Arab States. In contrast to online information from official bodies, anyone with Internet access can view and create destination photos. This study first searched for destination photos on Flickr.com, a popular photo-sharing website, from 22 Arab countries, and then content analyzed 589 Muslim and travel photos. The key results included Egypt with the most destination photos and Saudi Arabia with the most Muslim images. Common Muslim images were mosques and women with headscarves. This chapter shows that Flickr photos represent Arab images and are possible destination recommendations.
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Citation
Fatimah Syed-Ahmad, S., Ida Nurul-Fitri Pengiran-Kahar, D., Medabesh, A. and Murphy, J. (2010), "Chapter 18 Arabian sights", Scott, N. and Jafari, J. (Ed.) Tourism in the Muslim World (Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, Vol. 2), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 287-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002021
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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