Travel and Religious Tourism
RELIGIOUS TOURISM: AN ANALYSIS OF ANTECEDENTS OF THE INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
... Religious tourism refers to tourism that is motivated by faith or religious beliefs (Sharpley & Sundaram, ...2005). Tourism scholars observed that individuals who visit sacred ...
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Linking religious tourism and ecotourism with forest trails
... trails offer outdoor enthusiasts an enjoyable way to view and experience an outdoor setting [12]. Trails provide opportunities to hike, bike, run, ride All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and horseback ride. The design of a ...
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Religious Tourism as a Tool for Sustainability: The Case of Cyprus
... during travel are increasing. They are also seeking higher quality travel experiences in various sub-sectors of special interest tourism to drive industry ...Therefore, religious ...
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Terrorism, Tourism and Religious Travellers
... or religious tourist, but this is likely to be of short ...undertaking religious tourism and pilgrimages are outside those of the terrorist reconstruction and remain strong despite ...strong ...
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Economic Impact of Religious Tourism in Mardin, Turkey
... “religious tourism” may be more appropriate to describe such journeys to religious ...a religious site as part of his duty for being a faithful member of his or her religion or to fulfill a ...
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Pilgrimage Experience and Consumption of Travel to the City of Makkah for Hajj Ritual
... special religious holy days, for example, in the Western world, Christmas and Easter are ...of religious festivals in the Islamic world which are celebrated ...
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A Study on Significance of Travel & Tourism in Andhra Pradesh
... is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating ...tours. Tourism may be ...
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Sustainability Education: Focusing on Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel
... and tourism industry is not easy in an industry with high labor costs and frequently low profit margins, but ultimately the sustainability of the industry itself hinges on not only adapting to changes that ...
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A self-evaluation system of quality planning for tourist attractions in Taiwan: an integrated AHP-Delphi approach from career professionals
... the tourism industry worldwide has continued to grow throughout 2012 with a total of ...the tourism industry and are the catalytic focus for the development of tourism infrastructures and services, ...
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Religious Heritage Tourism and Creative Economy in Cirebon: The Diversity of Religious, Cultures and Culinary
... market tourism, namely: first, the people who come to see historical artifacts for the purposes of study or for pleasure (motivational excursions) (Crang, 1996); and second, those who come emotionally involved in ...
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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the sport tourism from the perspective of romanian young adults
... of tourism can be defined in terms of the kind of leisure mobility undertaken by the tourist and could well be identified as follows: adventure tourism (reality experiences); incentive tourism ...
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MEDICAL TOURISTS’ EXPECTATIONS WHEN CHOOSING LITHUANIA FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
... medical tourism country: 1) fast service and exceptional patient care, 2) the high-tech medical equipment 3) less expensive treatment and opportunity to travel cheaply 4-5) corresponding to the service ...
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Attributes And Consequences Of Customer Satisfaction In Tourism Industry: The Case Of Polish Travel Agencies
... the travel agency’s services but were greatly dissatisfied with another one consequently creating mixed emotions and making it difficult to provide a straightforward ...for travel agencies because these ...
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Management models of tourism industry: The case of Greece
... and tourism, various recognized attributes contributing to the competitiveness of destination will considerably vary in their significance across localities depending on target market fragment and product ...the ...
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An industry perspective of travel and tourism distribution channels
... ii). That only 60% of the respondents thought that retail agents would not lose a share of their travellers cheque arrangements with 40% either disagreeing or uncertain. Only 50% thoug[r] ...
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Sustainable Tourism Development in Albania through Stakeholders Involvement
... local tourism stakeholders in Vlora region in order to provide a concretization of the theoretical ...into tourism planning for any type of destination, be it national, regional or local, is vital; a local ...
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The Exchange Rate and US Tourism Balance of Trade
... The balance of trade appears to increase contemporaneously with a 1% depreciation shock but the response is insignificant. The response becomes significant after four quarters and converges to long term equilibrium after ...
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FDI: An Instrument of Economic Growth & Development in Tourism Industry
... With a view to stimulate domestic and international investments in this sector, the government has permitted 100 percent FDI in the automatic route –allowing full FDI into all construction development projects including ...
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Impacts of Rural Tourism on Architectural and Cultural Heritage The Cases of Sualkuchi and Mawlynnong, North East India
... Qualitative analysis was the approach adopted for this research considering its exploratory nature. Interviews, documentation, observations and secondary sources were the main modes of inquiry in this study. The two ...
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A Methodology Study of the Concept of Spirituality in Tourism According to Fuzzy Logic
... in tourism is neither a new approach nor a study of a particular kind of tourism or simply a religious perspective to ...today’s tourism is submerged in to discover and attain non-material ...
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