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This paper discusses the nexus between tourists' emotions and learning at a religious site, Sertar, in China. Based on Kolb's learning cycle, this qualitative study proposes a conceptual framework regarding the connections between tourist attraction stimuli, tourist emotions, and tourist learning...

Author(s)
Yu ZhiCheng; Guo KeYi; Huang SongShan; Li ZhiYong; Du YuMei; Yu Meng
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Annals of Tourism Research, 2023, 102,
Abstract

The article concerns the characteristics and assessment of the Mecca pilgrimage trends among the inhabitants of Konya Province (Türkiye) in 2017-2021, i.e. before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Particular attention is paid to the impact of the pandemic on: (a) the tourism of the...

Author(s)
Küçükkurma, K.; Skowronek, E.
Publisher
Lodz University Press, Lodz, Poland
Citation
Tourism (Warsaw), 2023, 33, 1, pp 81-91
Abstract

Japan is a country that is home to polytheistic religions, namely Buddhism and Shintoism. However, in comparison to Buddhism, which is spread widely, Shinto is mainly found in Japan. Thus, foreign visitors are most likely to encounter Shinto and Shinto shrines for the first time when they visit...

Author(s)
Beuningen, P. von
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 150-160
Abstract

The polysemous aspect of pilgrimage constitutes a very old human activity, sometimes religious and alternatively secular, make it a complex matter to approach and handle. The exact number of pilgrims visiting sacred sites remains undetermined, and ranges, according to sources, between 200 and 400...

Author(s)
Fournie, P.
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 117-126
Abstract

The Balts' Road tourism route in Latvia and Lithuania is an interesting example of how religious tourism may be packaged within a framework of cultural heritage tourism. The Balts' Road offers travellers insight into the medieval Baltic world before the coming of Christianity. In this context, pre-...

Author(s)
Strmiska, M.
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 103-116
Abstract

Holy springs played an immense role in religious tourism globally over centuries. It is widely believed that visiting holy springs as part of religious practice symbolises the washing away of sins and enhances ones' health condition and well-being. Both in India and the Baltic States, a significant ...

Author(s)
Bikse, J.; Gavinolla, M. R.
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 91-102
Abstract

In this article, a preliminary exploratory study is undertaken to cover a lesser researched topic in the tourism literature concerning the conceptualisation of heritage-based routes. A route of less-known heritage that crosses a territory with varied cultures is proposed. It is intended that the...

Author(s)
Leitão, I.; Fernandes, C.
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 80-90
Abstract

This research aims to understand the connection between food and religious events and how they have become a focus of new tourist routes in the 'year of the restart', a time period marked by the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of religion and food seems to be successful in attracting...

Author(s)
Ivona, A.; Privitera, D.
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 54-66
Abstract

The Camino of Santiago has demonstrated its role as a strategic factor in the socio-economic development of territories. This paper presents a 'tool kit' based on Best Practice, aiming at designing, developing and operating pilgrimage routes in Latin America, inspired by the lessons learned from...

Author(s)
Pardo, M. C.; García, M. C. C.; Silva, G.
Publisher
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Irish Republic
Citation
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023, 11, 4, pp 31-40
Abstract

The prolific and increasing number of academic studies concerned with spiritual tourism echoes humans' enduring quest for spirituality through travel and the entanglement of many destinations in this unique form of social activity. Yet, what we know about spiritual tourism remains equivocal and...

Author(s)
Christou, P. A.; Pericleous, K.; Singleton, A.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Current Issues in Tourism, 2023, 26, 20, pp 3288-3305

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