Exploring religious tourist experiences in Jerusalem: The intersection of Abrahamic religions

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ALBAYRAK T., Herstein R., CABER M., Drori N., Bideci M., Berger R.

TOURISM MANAGEMENT, cilt.69, ss.285-296, 2018 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.06.022
  • Dergi Adı: TOURISM MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.285-296
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Religious tourism, Religious tourist experience, Overall satisfaction, Jerusalem, PILGRIMAGE, SATISFACTION, ATTRIBUTES, MODEL, SITE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

By considering the importance of religious tourism for travel and the tourism industry, this study aims to identify religious tourists' experiences in Jerusalem, as one of the most important holy cities. By a survey, 848 data were collected from the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious tourists. Results showed that religious tourism experience was a multi-faceted construct, which consists of engaging mentally, discovering new things, interacting & belonging, connecting spiritually & emotionally, and relaxing & finding peace dimensions. By using these dimensions, perceived experience differences of tourists were examined depending on religion. Moreover, religious tourism experience was identified to significantly affect overall tourist satisfaction with Jerusalem. The study concluded with discussion of the findings and their implications.