Recovery Strategies to Sustain Religious Tourism Post-COVID-19: Evidence from Iran
Religious tourism, as one of the most significant types of tourism, is among the most seriously affected economic sectors worldwide as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This study sought to identify and prioritise the strategies for sustaining post-COVID-19 religious tourism. The stud...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
2022
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The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Iran
/ COVID-19
/ Pandemie
/ Bewältigung
/ Wallfahrt
/ Spiritueller Tourismus
/ Tourismusmarketing
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion BJ Islam KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika ZA Sozialwissenschaften |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
R-SWARA technique
B coronavirus pandemic B post-COVID-19 future B Religious Tourism B Systematic literature review |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Religious tourism, as one of the most significant types of tourism, is among the most seriously affected economic sectors worldwide as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This study sought to identify and prioritise the strategies for sustaining post-COVID-19 religious tourism. The study was an applied survey that drew on a mixed research design. The results of the qualitative data analysis obtained through a systematic literature review revealed that the recovery strategies to boost businesses in the field of religious tourism in the post-COVID-19 future could be divided into four main strategies (dimensions) and 24 sub-strategies (criteria). Furthermore, the quantitative analysis, conducted through the R-SWARA technique, showed that ‘making it mandatory to maintain a distance from sacred monuments (e.g., tombs) and prohibiting touching or having any physical contact with such monuments’, ‘Understanding religious tourists’ health-related expectations’, ‘making it mandatory to use masks and other health-related equipment in sacred/religious locations’, and ‘reducing the capacity for welcoming tourists in sacred and tourism sites while holding religious ceremonies with a small number of attendants’ were the most significant strategies that could boost religious tourism post-COVID-19. These factors were prioritised by experts and activists in the industry who shared their opinions in this study. |
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| ISSN: | 2009-7379 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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