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Management Science Letters
ISSN 1923-9343 (Online) - ISSN 1923-9335 (Print)
Quarterly Publication
Volume 9 Issue 6 pp. 865-876, 2019

The influences of service marketing mix on customer loyalty towards Umrah travel agents: Evidence from Malaysia Pages 865-876 PDF Download PDF

Authors: Bestoon Abdulmaged Othman, Amran Harun, Wirya Najm Rashid, Safdar Nazeer, Abdul Wahid Mohd Kassim, Kadhim Ghaffar Kadhim

📋 Author Affiliations:
B.A. Othman ORCID 1, A. Harun ORCID 2, W.N. Rashid ORCID 3, S. Nazeer ORCID 4, A.W.M. Kassim5, K.G. Kadhim6
1 Department of Business Administration, Koya Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia
2 Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussain Onn, Malaysia
3 Faculty of Administrative and Financial sciences, University of Cihan, Sulaimani, 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq
4 Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussain Onn, Malaysia, COMSATS University Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad, 45550, Pakistan, Malaysia
5 Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 88400, Sabah, Malaysia
6 Faculty of Technology Management and Business Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, 86400, Johor, Malaysia
doi 10.5267/j.msl.2019.3.002
34 Source: Scopus
Crossref 23 Source: CrossRef

🔑 Keywords: Customer loyalty, Service marketing mix, Umrah travel agents, Malaysia

Abstract: In the Malaysian Umrah industry, there are so many new entrants selling and offering similar products and services. As a result, Umrah providers must compete to survive in the Umrah travel industry, as there are currently so many competitors. They need to focus on customers’ special needs and preferences to maintain the long-term relationship. Hence, the purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between service marketing mix and customer’s loyalty towards Umrah travel agents in Malaysia. The customers who performed Umrah more than once were on the focus of this study. The necessary data were collected from 384 respondents through a structured questionnaire using a convenience sampling technique. The results of the research confirm that all “service marketing mix” elements (“price, product, place, promotion, process, people, and physical evidence”) show significant positive effects on customer loyalty. This study will be of interest to the Umrah travel industry in understanding how marketing mix strategies are essential for maintaining a long term relationship with customers.

How to cite this paper
APA: Othman, B., Harun, A., Rashid, W., Nazeer, S., Kassim, A & Kadhim, K. (2019). The influences of service marketing mix on customer loyalty towards Umrah travel agents: Evidence from Malaysia. Management Science Letters, 9(6), 865-876.
Chicago/Turabian: Othman, B., Harun, A., Rashid, W., Nazeer, S., Kassim, A & Kadhim, K. 2019. "The influences of service marketing mix on customer loyalty towards Umrah travel agents: Evidence from Malaysia." Management Science Letters 9, no. 6 (2019): 865-876.
AMA: Othman, B., Harun, A., Rashid, W., Nazeer, S., Kassim, A & Kadhim, K. The influences of service marketing mix on customer loyalty towards Umrah travel agents: Evidence from Malaysia. Management Science Letters. 2019;9(6):865-876.

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