Representation Of Pre-Christian Baltic Religion In The Balts’ Road Tourism Route In Lithuania And Latvia, 2023 SUNY-Orange (Orange County Community College), New York, USA
Representation Of Pre-Christian Baltic Religion In The Balts’ Road Tourism Route In Lithuania And Latvia, Michael Strmiska
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
The Balts’ Road tourism route in Latvia and Lithuania is an interesting example of how religious tourism may be packaged within a framework of cultural heritage tourism. The Balts’ Road offers travellers insight into the medieval Baltic world before the coming of Christianity. In this context, pre-Christian religious beliefs and practices constitute but one dimension of the historical tableau that the tourism route is intended to conjure. This article examines the manner in which the pre-Christian Baltic religion is represented on the Balts’ Road, displaying a certain ambivalence that seems related to the past religious history and current religious power …
Perspectives On Holy Springs As A Religious Tourism Resource: A Comparative Study Of The Baltic States And India, 2023 Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia
Perspectives On Holy Springs As A Religious Tourism Resource: A Comparative Study Of The Baltic States And India, Janis Bikse, Mahender Reddy Gavinolla
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Holy springs played an immense role in religious tourism globally over centuries. It is widely believed that visiting holy springs as part of religious practice symbolises the washing away of sins and enhances ones’ health condition and well-being. Both in India and the Baltic States, a significant number of holy springs have various religious significances. However, over a period of time, due to changes in socio-cultural and political conditions, the use of springs for religious purposes and health reasons has also changed. The aim of this article is to analyse the change in the use of holy springs as religious …
Conceptualising Heritage Routes For Tourism: The Miracle Of The Roses, 2023 Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies (ESHTE) - Portugal
Conceptualising Heritage Routes For Tourism: The Miracle Of The Roses, Isilda Leitão, Carlos Fernandes
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
In this article, a preliminary exploratory study is undertaken to cover a lesser researched topic in the tourism literature concerning the conceptualisation of heritage-based routes. A route of less-known heritage that crosses a territory with varied cultures is proposed. It is intended that the route contributes to the practice of creating itineraries for tourists. The route extends from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula and is related to historical and mythical legacies of Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231); Landgrave of Thuringia and; Isabel (Elisabeth), Princess of Aragon (1270?-1336) and Queen of Portugal. In this research, we opt for a qualitative approach, …
Finding Data Pathways Through The ‘Pandemic Pilgrimage Boom’: Embedded-Like Research, Covid-19, And The British Pilgrimage Trust, 2023 National Centre for Social Research, UK.
Finding Data Pathways Through The ‘Pandemic Pilgrimage Boom’: Embedded-Like Research, Covid-19, And The British Pilgrimage Trust, Eleanor O’Keeffe
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
This article reviews claims that the United Kingdom experienced a ‘pandemic pilgrimage boom’. It contributes findings from an ‘embedded-like’ research project, which drew on data created by the British Pilgrimage Trust (BPT) – a heritage and wellbeing charity that hosts a website hub to support pilgrimage action in the UK – to debate about the impact of COVID-19 on pilgrimage practice. These findings show how a set of uses and meanings about pilgrimage, particularly its affordances for mental health and emotional wellbeing, have resonated during the pandemic, especially at moments of heightened social stress. This has generated greater social traction …
From Food To Religion: Two Case Studies In The South Of Italy, 2023 University of Bari Aldo Moro
From Food To Religion: Two Case Studies In The South Of Italy, Antonietta Ivona, Donatella Privitera
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
This research aims to understand the connection between food and religious events and how they have become a focus of new tourist routes in the ‘year of the restart’, a time period marked by the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of religion and food seems to be successful in attracting tourists in the new scenarios created by the pandemic. The research aims to examine the potential for combining religious tourism with local food to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of destinations, using two case studies from Saint Aghata in Catania and Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy. The findings …
Managing Digital Media During The Lockdown: The Case Of Sanctuaries In Lazio, Italy, 2023 USI - Università della Svizzera Italiana
Managing Digital Media During The Lockdown: The Case Of Sanctuaries In Lazio, Italy, Marc-Marie Mutangala, Lorenzo Cantoni
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
The period of the first COVID-19 total lockdown in Italy and in the world offered a very interesting context to evaluate the use of Mobile Information and Communication Technologies (MICTs) by Catholic shrines for their pastoral care. This research was carried out through a survey and interviews with leaders (rectors) of sanctuaries of Lazio, the region of Italy where Rome is placed. The sample chosen evaluates which initiatives the rectors of these sanctuaries have undertaken to keep in touch with the faithful and other constituencies during the first pandemic lockdown. As in the case of telework, which allowed working at …
Developing Pilgrimage Tourism In Latin America: Lessons Learned From The Camino De Santiago, 2023 Instituto Politécnico Viana do Castelo IPVC, Center for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation CITUR
Developing Pilgrimage Tourism In Latin America: Lessons Learned From The Camino De Santiago, María Carmen Pardo, Mónica Cecilia Cortés García, Goretti Silva
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
The Camino of Santiago has demonstrated its role as a strategic factor in the socio-economic development of territories. This paper presents a ‘tool kit’ based on Best Practice, aiming at designing, developing and operating pilgrimage routes in Latin America, inspired by the lessons learned from the Camino de Santiago strategies and policies. The methodology of the research for this paper is open-ended questionnaires to experts and institutions and online surveys to pilgrims. It also builds on a review of academic literature.
The findings show that Latin America is a traditionally religious territory, with a high percentage of the population belonging …
Potential Of The European Cultural Route Of Saints Cyril And Methodius For The Development Of Cultural Tourism, 2023 Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
Potential Of The European Cultural Route Of Saints Cyril And Methodius For The Development Of Cultural Tourism, Peter Ivanič, Hilda Kramáreková, Alfred Krogmann, Henrich Grežo, Lucia Petrikovičová
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
The Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius was established in 2021 as a certified route within the program of Cultural Routes managed by the Council of Europe. The idea was to connect places with the Cyrillo-Methodian and Great Moravian traditions. The development of this cultural route is managed by the European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius with a Permanent Secretariat in Zlín in the Czech Republic. The association currently has 23 members from 8 countries (CZ, SK, GR, SI, HU, BG, HR and IT). The Cultural Routes Program of the Council of Europe, which has been in …
Pilgrimage And Paradigm Shifts: The Role Of Experience In Identity Transformations, 2023 Wilfrid Laurier University-Brantford campus
Pilgrimage And Paradigm Shifts: The Role Of Experience In Identity Transformations, Stephen F. Haller
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Some kinds of knowledge can only be acquired by direct experience. Engaging in a pilgrimage can transform a person by allowing them to inhabit different worldviews, or paradigms, that would otherwise remain inaccessible to them. The pilgrim then learns to see the world in a new and different way; has ideas not imagined before the experience, and; may even change their life in ways unforeseen before the pilgrimage. It is uncertain just how, and in what unexpected ways, one might change. Most often these changes are welcomed; however, it is unclear whether one’s prepilgrim- self, before the change, would approve …
Editorial: The 13th Annual International Religious Tourism & Pilgrimage Conference In Vilnius, 2023 Lithuanian Social Research Center
Editorial: The 13th Annual International Religious Tourism & Pilgrimage Conference In Vilnius, Darius Liutikas
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
No abstract provided.
Ijrtp Volume 11(Iv) Table Of Contents, 2023 Lithuanian Social Research Center
Ijrtp Volume 11(Iv) Table Of Contents, Darius Liutikas, Kevin A. Griffin, Razaq Raj, Carlos Fernandes
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
No abstract provided.
‘The Magic Of Flowers’: An Explorative Study Into The Ways Floral Decorations Influence The Experience Of Guests In A Food Setting, In Contemporary Ireland, 2023 Technological University Dublin
‘The Magic Of Flowers’: An Explorative Study Into The Ways Floral Decorations Influence The Experience Of Guests In A Food Setting, In Contemporary Ireland, Johanna Banaditsch
Dissertations
This research project explores the influence of floral decorations on the experience of a diner in a food setting in contemporary Ireland by examining what and how dining experiences are designed, where floral decorations are relevant in this context and how they specifically influence people in these settings.
The research was conducted using the philosophical worldview of interpretivism. In order to answer the five sub-research questions and thus achieve the research aim, the research draws on existing literature on hospitality experiences, literature on the influence of flowers and qualitative primary research conducted through semi-structured in-depth interviews with flower providers and …
Advances In Managing Tourism Across Continents: Volume 3, 2023 University of Central Florida
Advances In Managing Tourism Across Continents: Volume 3, Fevzi Okumus, Basak Denizci Guillet, Muharrem Tuna, Seden Dogan
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
Advances in Managing Tourism Across Continents book consists of peer-reviewed (double-blind) research papers that were presented at the third Managing Tourism Across Continents (MTCON23) conference in March 2023. The book is published by the University of South Florida M3 Publishing as open-access.
ISBN 978-1-955833-09-7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Do isomorphic pressures impede greenwashing in the hospitality industry? A theoretical framework
- Mert Gurlek
- Tax in tourism research: A bibliometric analysis
- Serap Ozdemir Guzel and Tugce Uzun Kocamis
- COVID-19 and the “most magical place on earth”: Applying the IDEA model to theme park crisis messaging
- Lakelyn E. Taylor, Gaurav Panse, Carissa Baker, Deanna …
Covid-19 And The “Most Magical Place On Earth”: Applying The Idea Model To Theme Park Crisis Messaging, 2023 University of Central Florida
Covid-19 And The “Most Magical Place On Earth”: Applying The Idea Model To Theme Park Crisis Messaging, Lakelyn E. Taylor, Gaurav Panse, Carissa Baker, Deanna Sellnow, Timothy Sellnow, Michael Strawser
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
The global tourism reaches of Orlando, Florida, and the world’s most visited theme park complex, Walt Disney World, provide a unique context for studying global communication in a tourism setting through the crisis messaging efforts. This study explores the reopening of Walt Disney World and subsequent messaging, specifically from a risk and crisis perspective, using the IDEA model to categorize Disney COVID-19 messages. Using a qualitative, etic approach via a codebook based on the IDEA model, the study results determined whether pandemic messages and mentions (the study’s unit of analysis) addressed internalization, explanation, or action.
Restrictions Are Lifted: The Effect Of Risk Perception Of Covid-19 On Future Travel Intentions Of Dutch Travellers, 2023 Breda University of Applied Sciences
Restrictions Are Lifted: The Effect Of Risk Perception Of Covid-19 On Future Travel Intentions Of Dutch Travellers, Rami K. Isaac
Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism
This study aims to understand better the psychological impact of COVID-19, the risk perception, travel and destination risks of Dutch travellers and their intention to travel when travel restrictions due to COVID-19 are lifted. This study takes a step toward closing the gap in the literature as it provides new insights into the risk perceptions regarding COVID-19 and the travel intentions of Dutch travellers now that travel restrictions are lifted. This study employed a quantitative approach to market research. Questionnaire research was applied. The questionnaire is created with the web-based survey tool Qualtrics. 343 respondents filled in the questionnaire. The …
Editorial: Navigating Hospitality's Diverse Horizons, 2023 University of South Florida
Editorial: Navigating Hospitality's Diverse Horizons, Faizan Ali
Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism
In the ever-evolving landscape of global hospitality and tourism, the second issue of Volume 2 of the Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism embarks on an intellectual journey to explore pressing matters at the intersection of travel, management, culture, and inclusivity. This issue, encompassing a rich array of research papers and viewpoints, delves into multifaceted themes that resonate with the multifarious dimensions of our industry.
Tax In Tourism Research: A Bibliometric Analysis, 2023 Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa
Tax In Tourism Research: A Bibliometric Analysis, Serap Ozdemir Guzel, Tugce Uzun Kocamis
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
Tourism industry is one of the important sources in terms of tourism economy. For this reason, tourism and tax are two important variables. Tax in the field of tourism research and the usage areas of these taxes are other remarkable issues. In recent years, countries and many tourism businesses have been taking taxes from tourists for various expenditure items. The increasing importance of tax in terms of both supply and demand side, and the lack of a holistic comprehension of the knowledge domain in the literature are the motivation of the study. In this context, this study aimed to present …
User-Generated Content, Satisfaction, And Wom In The Context Of Cultural/Heritage Site, 2023 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
User-Generated Content, Satisfaction, And Wom In The Context Of Cultural/Heritage Site, Mahlagha Darvishmotevali, Hu Qian
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
Research remains scant and ambiguous despite the need to understand better user-generated content (UGC) and its relationship with behavioral outcomes. In this regard, the influence of UGC on two types of visitors' word of mouth (WOM) was examined. In addition, satisfaction as a mediator was tested to gain more insight into the UGC and WOM relationships. Using a sample of 260 visitors (tourists & excursionists) who visited the historical site in China, SmartPLS was used to evaluate the study model and hypotheses. Findings demonstrate that UGC directly and positively affects two types of WOM. The results also show the full …
Leisure Activity And Place Requirement For A Better Life In Slow City Ahlat, 2023 Bitlis Eren University
Leisure Activity And Place Requirement For A Better Life In Slow City Ahlat, Selin Kama, Nurullah C. Agbay
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
In this study, the types of activities and places that contribute to the improvement of the living conditions analysed within the example of the residents living in a slow city. The population of the study consists of the local people living in Ahlat (Bitlis, Turkiye), which was declared as a slow city in 2019. The data of the research were collected between 30 May and 15 June 2022. Three questions were asked to the participants about the kinds of activities the residents were engaged in, the activities they dreamed of doing and the kind of recreational places they needed to. …
Bibliometric Analysis Of Sustainability In Gastronomy Research, 2023 Kocaeli University
Bibliometric Analysis Of Sustainability In Gastronomy Research, Nihan Akdemir, Bilsen Bilgili
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
Sustainability can be called the ability to be permanent. The economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainability are important in terms of gastronomy. The rapid development of gastronomy in recent years has led many studies in literature to discuss gastronomy from different perspectives. The aim of this study is to reveal the development of national and international research on sustainability in gastronomy over the years with bibliometric analysis. In this context, Web of Science (WOS) and ULAKBIM TR-Dizin databases were examined in the analysis of the data until February 2023. For this purpose, articles were selected from the relevant sources …