This paper reviews the academic literature related to religious tourism through a bibliometric
study and citations of articles indexed in the multidisciplinary database Web of Science …

Nation Branding: Concepts, Issues, Practice was the ground-breaking first textbook to
provide an overview of this recently established but fast-growing practice, in which the …

Buddhist heritage in India is receiving reasonable attention for tourism development with a
particular emphasis on promoting Buddhist circuits. One Buddhist pilgrimage circuit covering …

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (AHL), a double-blind peer view journal published
annually since 2004, attempts to promote seminal and innovative research outputs …

Purpose Rapid urbanization and development of pilgrimage cities cause significant
problems for the environment and society, leading to long-term challenges. Despite several …

Themed routes are powerful regional development and marketing tools that attract tourists
around the world. India has committed to developing multiple themed routes through the …

At nine of China's most well-known Buddhist attractions, the role of Buddhist tourism is
examined in terms of two major pillars of local sustainable development, which include local …

This chapter describes some of the most pertinent sociopolitical and economic impacts of
pilgrimage and religious and spiritual tourism. In particular, it examines a variety of …

Over the years there has been an increase in competition among tourism destinations,
leading to the need for a deeper understanding about the tourism realm, impact, and …

The aim of this research is to explore the relationship between destination supply-side
factors, visitor demand-side factors and the role of local government authorities in supporting …