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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"religious tourism"”.
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Responsibilities of Tour Guides in Religious Tourism
Leiðsögumaður í trúartengdri ferðaþjónustu ber á margan hátt sömu ábyrgð og leiðsögðumaður í hverri annarri ferðaþjónustu. Ástæða þess er sú að ferðamenn í trúartengdri ferðaþjónustu upplifa oft dýpri og sterkari tilfinningar en í annars konar ferðaþjónustu, sem eykur mikilvægi virðingar og …
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Factors influencing the construction of individuals' subjective meaning when visiting pilgrimage shrines: a study of pilgrims and tourists at Lourdes in south west France
… and concepts in the study of pilgrimage and religious tourism. The seminal literature in the study of pilgrimage and religious tourism places emphasis upon the objectivity (external and generalised) of the pilgrimage experience. Part Two considers the intermediate, or bridging, literature in …
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Saudisation in the hospitality industry : management issues and opportunities
… industry is emerging in Saudi Arabia—that of religious tourism and the opportunity for an additional leisure component. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities expects to receive 88 million visitors by 2020, with religious tourism rising to 16 million travellers by 2014. The tourism …
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Evangelical Tours to the Holy Land: A Study on the Theopolitics of Christian Pilgrimages
… trips to Israel as part of a larger set of religious activities they coordinate as managers of an evangelical radio station. By inductively examining the tours from Illinois, the dissertation attempts to contribute to tourism scholarship by placing empirical data in conversation with the …
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Exploring travel and spirituality: The role of travel in facilitating life purpose and meaning within the lives of individuals
… broader concept than religion and attracts both religious and non-religious individuals who are seeking personally meaningful experiences. With the exception of the religious tourism literature, there is a paucity of research exploring ‘spirituality’ within a tourism framework and, specifically, …
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An Evaluation of the image of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the British and Swedish markets and the implications for marketing the country as a tourism destination.
Tourism image is critical to the success of any destination, but few image studies to date have focused specifically on either Jordan or the UK and Sweden; furthermore, none has analysed the image of Jordan as a tourist destination in either the UK or Sweden or the influence of religious beliefs as …