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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

COVID-19: Exploring Pilgrims’ Travel Risks Perception

Ezwani Azmi, Mashita Abdul Jabar, Dayana Nor Azhar, Rina Syahirah Rosli, Muhammad Nuruddin Zanki Armas

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i10/10912

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has placed the world in a crisis like no other, which has a significant impact on the lives of people and the travel industry. Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, this situation may also affect the pilgrims to travel for the annual Hajj and Umrah in mass gatherings as it can spread infectious diseases between pilgrims and the host community. Therefore, this study aims to determine the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage’s risk perception regarding the COVID-19 issues, which may contribute to the pilgrim’s willingness to travel to Saudi Arabia after the pandemic ends. This study was conducted while COVID-19 cases were still high in Malaysia. The online survey was distributed to registered Umrah & Hajj pilgrims, and they were selected based on simple random sampling. The results showed that as tourists perceive more risks during religious mass gatherings of Hajj and Umrah, their willingness to travel decreases. Overall, this study might contribute in providing pilgrimage data to tourism practitioners.

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In-Text Citation: (Azmi et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Azmi, E., Jabar, M. A., Azhar, D. N., Rosli, R. S., & Armas, M. N. Z. (2021). COVID-19: Exploring Pilgrims’ Travel Risks Perception. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(10), 93–107.