The study of tourism in the Muslim world can be about religious topics such as hajj and
pilgrimage, but it actually means and involves much more. Because religious life and …

This article explores the apparent connections between travel and transformation by
considering two key questions:“Why might travel 'broaden the mind'or elicit transformative …

Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between
tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to …

Pilgrimage is one of the oldest and most basic forms of population mobility known to human
society, and its political, social, cultural and economic implications have always been, and …

The foundations of this book stem from our professional interest in tourism and our own
spiritual backgrounds and religious belief systems, which guide our everyday lives. After …

The current paper aims to analyse the evolution of religious tourism and how the existing
concepts, paradigms, and practices related to religious tourism have evolved and changed …

The aim of this paper is to understand the complexity of travel motivations to sacred places.
Using ethnographic techniques within the Greek Orthodox context, we argue that while …

The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist
activities. While some of these activities and stories may play an important role in the …

Religious travel is not a new phenomenon. Religion has long been an integral motive for
undertaking journeys and is usually considered the oldest form of non-economic travel …

Tens of thousands of Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be considered teachers
elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little …