Tourism is today considered to be a main player in most countries of the world. A particular
sector of tourism, pilgrimage and faith-based tourism, has proven to be crises-resistant. The …

Throughout pre-history and history, millions of people of many religions and faiths have
undertaken pilgrimages. Although 'the quintessential form of religiously motivated travel is …

The phenomenon of religious tourism dates to antiquity, and is arguably as old as tourism
itself, especially given the difficulty of disentangling the sacred and secular within the …

The aim of the article is both to discuss the phenomenon of pilgrim tourism from a post-
modern perspective characterised by an increasing secularisation and to illustrate with the …

This paper highlights the distinction between tourism as a socio-economic industry and
tourism as a socio-cultural activity. The defining feature of sustainable, culturally supportive …

This paper proposes scanned contexts where the doublet religious tourism-pilgrimage
occurs. In this respect, the structure of the article includes a series of examples selected from …

This article presents a terminological discussion connected with the idea of religious
tourism. It is an attempt to present the similarities and differences between two forms of …

This issue, consisting of 6 papers, is devoted to the topic of religious and cultural tourism
development. It aims to advance academic enquiry of the religious and cultural dimensions …

This chapter offers a discourse on pilgrimage to Malta's ancient temples. At present, these
temples are used by a variety of spiritual travellers to Malta who are using these ancient …

This dissertation investigates Malta's significance as a destination for spiritual tourism within
faith-based tourism. The research addresses the latent presence of this tourism branch and …