The impact of religious tourism on the economy and tourism industry

Today, tourism, with its distinct and unique features, has become one of the largest and most profitable industries in the world economy and has provided a platform for changes in geographical spaces. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of religious tourism on the econ...

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Published in:Hervormde teologiese studies Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
Main Author: Budovich, Lidia Sergeevna
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pretoria AOSIS 2023
African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
University of Pretoria
Subjects:
Analysis
Christianity
Convergence
Cultural heritage
Cultural relations
Economic aspects
Economic conditions
Economic development
Economic growth
economy
Global economy
Handicrafts
Holy places
Prosperity
Religion
Religious aspects
religious tourism
Rites and ceremonies
Ritual
Russia
social effect
Tourism
tourism industry
Travel industry
Russia
religious tourism
tourism industry
social effect
economy
religion
ISSN:0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Summary:Today, tourism, with its distinct and unique features, has become one of the largest and most profitable industries in the world economy and has provided a platform for changes in geographical spaces. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of religious tourism on the economic development of traditional settlements. The research method is descriptive and analytical. The independent variable is ‘religious tourism’, which is quantified by 10 components, and the dependent variables are ‘income’ and ‘employment’ in tourist areas, which are studied with 10 components in Russia, respectively. Data analysis was carried out in SPSS software, then a Pearson’s correlation test and simple linear regression were used. Moreover, Geographic Information System (GIS) software was used to show the traditional spatial weighting of the study. The regression results show that religious tourism has been effective by 0.77 on income, 0.66 on employment, and 0.72 on the economy of traditional settlements. In fact, the development of religious tourism in areas with religious and traditional rituals has had a positive effect on creating employment, increasing income and economic prosperity. In general, religious tourism, with its structural and functional features, is considered an important factor in revitalising the economy of regions with this privilege.ContributionThis article has proven the strong role of religious tourism on the economy and tourism industry in Russia with a quantitative analysis, which deserves the attention of cultural and tourism policymakers. In addition, the results of this research can be considered by other countries with different religions.
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ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/HTS.V79I1.8607