Within the past 10 years ‘Religious Tourism’ has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations and looks at secular and sacred spaces on a global stage. The second edition sees the introduction of a new structure and the addition of new international case studies. It is an invaluable reference for academics, students and practitioners and is a timely text on the future of faith-based tourism and pilgrimage. ; This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations and looks at secular and sacred spaces on a global stage. ;

• • Part I: Concepts In Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage Management
• 1: Introduction to Sacred or Secular Journeys
• 2: Politics, Policy and the Practice of Religious Tourism
• 3: Sacred Sites and the Tourist: Sustaining Tourism Infrastructures for Religious Tourists and Pilgrims - a UK Perspective
• 4: The Globalization of Pilgrimage Tourism? Some Thoughts from Ireland
• 5: Religious Tourism for Religious Tolerance
• 6: Pilgrimage, Diversity and Terrorism
• Part II: Motivation And Experience Of Religious Sites
• 7: Motivations for Religious Tourism, Pilgrimage, Festivals and Events
• 8: Exploring Pilgrimage and Religious Heritage Tourism Experiences
• 9: Sacred Pilgrimage and Tourism as Secular Pilgrimage
• 10: Social Network Tools as Guides to Religious Sites
• 11: Stakeholders and Co-creation in Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
• • Part III: International Case Studies
• 12: Case Study 1: Pilgrimage Experience and Consumption of Travel to the City of Makkah for the Hajj Ritual
• 13: Case Study 2: Religious Tourism Experiences in South East Asia
• 14: Case Study 3: Nordic Pilgrimage to Israel: A Case of Christian Zionism
• 15: Case Study 4: The Consumption and Management of Religious Tourism Sites in Africa
• 16: Case Study 5: Ashura and its Commemoration in Ireland: A 'Proxy' Pilgrimage Experience
• 17: Case Study 6: Revisiting Religious Tourism in Northern Portugal
• 18: Case Study 7: From Disaster to Religiosity: República de Cromañón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 19: Case Study 8: Pilgrimages toward South Lebanon:Holy Places Relocating Lebanon as a Part of the Holy Land
• 20: Case Study 9: The Creation of the Cults of SS Paul and Publius in Early Modern Malta
• 21: Case Study 10: Takaful: To Explore the Market Need for Hajj Travel Insurance