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Religious tourism is a phenomenon that extends internationally. Religious tourism is a form of tourism that has evolved for centuries and still retains some features, regarding the actual pilgrimage, but which has evolved enormously. Religious tourists have become more demanding about travel requirements, but also willing to spend larger amounts of ...
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The Nexus of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecotourism Development: A Case of Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary, Ghana. [PDF]
This study focused on the nexus of ecotourism and traditional or local ecological knowledge at the Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary in Ghana., The paper argues that although ecotourism needs specific personnel and tangible facilities, ecotourism is ...
Yunus Dumbe +2 more
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The economic and political conditions prevailing both in Greece and around the world determine the overall development of all forms of tourism. The rapid development of specific forms of tourism, such as religious tourism, is gaining an increasing ...
Dalibor Redžić
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Marketing suggestions for multi-religious tourism development: The case of Thessaloniki [PDF]
Today, the desire of honoring God has been transformed into one of the most interesting tourism sectors, the religious one. Religious tourism, undeniably, is a special form of tourism, which presents great potential for the future tourism in general and ...
Georgia Zouni, Dimitrios Digkas
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Religious tourism is one of the oldest forms of tourism and a rapidly expanding economy. Religious tourism to pilgrimage sites has existed since the dawn of time in every part of the world.
Prachi Agarwal, Arunesh Parashar
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Explaining the Impact of Political Economy of Religious Tourism on the Unbalanced Distribution of Mashhad Tourism Services [PDF]
Excessive attention to the potentials of religious tourism in Mashhad has led to the unbalanced distribution of tourism services. The goal of the present research is to investigate the effects of the political economy of Mashhad religious tourism on the ...
Mohammad Javad Jamshidi +2 more
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“All roads lead to Fatima”: Religious tourism at the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary [PDF]
In the centennial of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, this chapter analyzes the religious tourism at Cova da Iria: historical and anthropological contextualization of the religious phenomenon; the initial stages of the pilgrimage as spontaneous ...
Forte, Maria João, Roque, Maria Isabel
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Religious Needs in the Tourism Industry [PDF]
Similar to other tourism subgroups, e.g. elderly, gay, and disabled tourists, the special desires of religious tourists need not be marginalized. Given that religion and tourism can be competitive by nature, it is plausible to question whether tourists who practise their religion at home do so in a similar way while away from home. It is suggested that
Weidenfeld, Adi, Ron, Amos
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INTEGRATED MODEL OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN UNDERDEVELOPED DESTINATIONS
The development of religious tourism in underdeveloped destinations is a quite complex, demanding, and challenging process. This study aims to address the issues related to the management of religious tourism destination and therefore contribute to ...
Iva Bulatović, Ana Stranjančević
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Tunisia : mass tourism in crisis? [PDF]
Successive governments in post-colonial Tunisia have sought to develop mass tourism as an avenue for social and economic development. Political instability and increasing media coverage have more recently led to a dramatic reduction in foreign tourist ...
Bleasdale, Sue, Jeffrey, Heather
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