PDF. Religious tourism can be best described as a unique type of tourism whereby people travel either individually or in groups to visit different places for purposes such as missionary work or pilgrimage among other religious activities. Olympic tourism has similar religious significance to other mass-mobility events (the Hajj and the Kumbh Mela), which take on significance for visitors beyond the immediately theological. Religious tourism (often also referred to as spiritual and faith tourism) is one of the fastest growing types of tourism in the world. Celebrating 2014: discover India through its festivals. PDF. Visit the tallest sand castle in India at Calangute beach, Goa . For countries with deep roots in religion, this tourism edges out as the leading form of tourism. The UNWTO estimates that 300-330 million tourists visit the world’s major religious sites each year, which approximately 600 million national and interna-tional religious journeys are added to. While a large part of European residents are Christian, halal tourism has been growing in the last few years, as well as the demand for spiritual tourism. Precautions Taken Against the COVID-19 by Presidency of Religious Affairs in terms of Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage: The case of Turkey Onur Akbulut and Yakin Ekin . Edegar Luis Tomazzoni, Daniela Tineo Beck, The Socioeconomic Potentials of the Religious Tourism of the State of São Paulo (Brazil), Handbook of Research on Socio-Economic Impacts of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 10.4018/978-1-5225-5730-2.ch015, (275-289), (2019). The religious tourism market covers a broad range of tourism products, including pilgrimage trips, visiting sacred sites, church tourism, travel for worship and religious missions. Religious Tourism - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. COVID-19 and Religious Tourism: an overview of impacts and implications Raheel Yasin Mr, Junaimah Jauhar, Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Sarah Namoco, and Mohammad Saleh Enaizan Bataineh. of religious tourism are scant to say the least, this is an attempt to bring together definitions, classifications and data which come from a variety of sources. If you have any questions relating to Hinduism or religious tourism in India, feel free to shoot me a message or contact me using the contact me page. The paper draws together understandings from different religious traditions, presenting data and motivations on a variety of pilgrimage types. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Religious … 35 thoughts on “Religious tourism in India” Harleena Singh. Religious tourism, also commonly referred to as faith tourism, is a form of tourism, whereby people of faith travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure (fellowship) purposes.North American religious tourists comprise an estimated $10 billion of this industry. Categories Religious Tourism Post navigation. PDF.