Islamic tourism : management of travel destinations

Abstract

This book bridges the ever-widening gap between specialists within the religious, tourism, management and education sectors through a collection of contemporary perspectives. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management from a variety of international perspectives and introduces theories and models in an accessible structure. The book: Includes a range of contemporary case studies of religious and pilgrimage activity; Covers ancient, sacred and emerging tourist destinations; Reviews new forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities.