Customer-to-customer interaction constraints are key points in services management. The
topic has been studied in the tourism field, but remains under-researched in a pilgrimage …

As an economic, social, and cultural activity, tourism shapes the relationship between
visitors and local communities in tourist destinations. While tourism generates economic …

Abstract The Camino de Santiago as a tourist and cultural phenomenon has grown
exponentially in recent decades. This route, of medieval origin, began to receive general …

The discussion about the definition of 'tourism'and 'pilgrimage'has been intensified over the
time. This paper has as its main goal to understand how pilgrimage routes are perceived …

The authors identify an unresearched practice of Israeli youth participating in organized
Holocaust journeys: at the end of the journey, students write thank you letters in a notebook …

Film-induced tourism is a kind of business that profits from attracting visitors inspired by
beautiful sceneries of locations exposed in movie or drama and stories linked to the …

This chapter examines the role of heritage as a means of empowering destination
communities and providing deeper and more meaningful encounters between tourists and …

Uma imagem muito positiva de Portugal marcou desde os seus primórdios oitocentistas o
discurso nacionalista galego. Hoje, os termos desta imagem idealizada popularizam-se …

This paper analyzes the construction of the image of the Way of Saint James and the
Xacobeo based on the examination of its media coverage in the national press. The main …

What is known as religious tourism has experienced spectacular growth in Spain in recent
years. To highlight some aspects of the relationship between tourism and religious practices …