Health Integration in the Transformation of Halal Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Penyengat Island, as an Islamic cultural and historical heritage site in the Riau Archipelago, holds great potential to be developed as an innovative and sustainable health-based halal tourism destination. However, its development has so far remained focused on religious and historical aspects without strong integration with health and community well-being dimensions. This study aims to identify the forms of health aspect integration in halal tourism development through a systematic literature review using the PRISMA method. The review identified twelve relevant articles, consisting of eight related to halal tourism and four to health tourism. The analysis reveals that the integration of innovation in health-based halal tourism development is realized through four main factors: service quality, human resource competence, infrastructure support, and government policy. This integration is reflected in the implementation of hygiene standards, sharia-based medical services, digital halal–health certification, and health education as essential elements for building visitor trust and loyalty. The findings highlight that collaborative innovation through the Penta Helix model involving government, academia, private sector, media, and the community serves as an effective approach to strengthen Penyengat Island’s competitiveness as a health-based halal tourism destination. This study contributes to expanding tourism literature by proposing an integrative model that combines Islamic values, health, digitalization, and sustainability as the foundation for developing a roadmap for halal tourism transformation in Indonesia.

Keywords: halal tourism; health