There are  publications on Islam and tourism.

Kadir Din and Heba Aziz have published papers on the 
subject in Annals of Tourism Research.

Michael Hitchcock mentions Islam and tourism in the 
following publications:
'Inter-ethnic relations and tourism in Bima, Sumbawa' 
SOJOURN 10:2 (1995) pp.233-58

Islam and Identity in Eastern Indonesia. Hull: Hull 
University Press (1996)
On Tue, 16 May 2000 09:32:37 -0800 Edward Hasbrouck 
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> On 16 May 2000, at 16:42, "Neil Carr" <Neil Carr 
> <[log in to unmask]>> wrote: 
> 
> > I am trying to expand a particular section of my literature review.  It's a
> > section on Islam and its relationship with globalisation and/or tourism.
> > The information I have found seems to be particularly biased and none
> > relates to tourism specifically.  I have exhausted the university library,
> > and nothing on the internet seems to be of direct relevance.
> 
> There's a huge body of literature, analysis, and commentary about travel 
> and Islam -- both in print and on the Internet -- in the context of the Hajj.  
> Try a literature or Internet search on "Hajj" and travel. 
> 
> Whether the Hajj fits your definition of "tourism" or is some other sort of 
> "travel" is, of course, a matter of of definition and opinion.  But the Hajj is 
> the largest annual travel event in the world, by most standards.  It poses 
> many interesting problems, and object lessons, in the logistics of travel 
> by masses of people who all want to be in the same place at the same 
> time.  (The Saudi government has devoted considerable resources and 
> study to these questions; you might check with their nearest embassy 
> or consulate.)  As for globalization, the Hajj is almost uniquely global 
> among travel events, and has for centuries been regarded as one of the 
> archetypical phenomena of globalism and cross-cultural experience.  The 
> impact of the Hajj experience on attitudes within the Ummah toward 
> cultural, national, linguistic, and ethnic diversity, and toward 
> globalization, is a rich and fascinating field in itself. 
> 
> 
> Offline resources are available from local and national organizations that 
> assist Hajjis with their preparations and travel. On the Internet, there are 
> a wide variety of Hajj portal sites, most with detailed travel sections. 
> 
> 
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