Impact of Social Media on Spiritual Tourism in India: An SEM analysis of the critical factors impacting on decision making

Over the last two decades, an exponential rise has been observed in the growth of spiritual tourism where travellers are preferring and visiting places of religious inclination seeking to align their body and mind. In the current fast paced life where stress, anxiety, insecurities and depression hav...

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Authors: Agarwal, Alpana (Author) ; Kapoor, Komal (Author) ; Kumar Walia, Sandeep (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology 2021
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 5, Pages: 96-107
Further subjects:B SEM analysis
B spiritual tourism
B Social media
B destination branding
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