[HTML][HTML] Tourists and 'philosophers': Nature as a medium to consciousness and transcendence in spiritual tourism

S Wang, D Blasco, A Hamzah, B Verschuuren - Annals of tourism research, 2023 - Elsevier
Annals of tourism research, 2023Elsevier
Nature is a vital context for transcendent experiences fostering the spiritual dimensions of
humankind. Analysing data from protected areas in China, this paper investigates the ways
in which spirituality permeates nature-based tourism. A thematic analysis was undertaken to
interpret 27 semi-structured in-depth interviews with professionals and tourists. Findings
enable the construction of a hierarchical framework of spiritual tourism achievement and
highlight the need to create links between protected areas, tourists, and 'mediums'. Nature is …
Abstract
Nature is a vital context for transcendent experiences fostering the spiritual dimensions of humankind. Analysing data from protected areas in China, this paper investigates the ways in which spirituality permeates nature-based tourism. A thematic analysis was undertaken to interpret 27 semi-structured in-depth interviews with professionals and tourists. Findings enable the construction of a hierarchical framework of spiritual tourism achievement and highlight the need to create links between protected areas, tourists, and ‘mediums’. Nature is acknowledged as a means of overcoming spiritual emptiness in a secular nation where religions function in a limited way and traditional wisdom is undervalued. This study proposes a nature-based, philosophy-oriented tourism development model, which sheds light on theoretical and industrial domains alike.
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