Which god is good for tourism?
Date
2014-08
Authors
Fourie, Johan
Rosello, Jaume
Santa-Gallego, Maria
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Ingenta
Abstract
The authors posit that religion has a general impact on tourism that goes beyond the direct
impact of religious pilgrimages. To that end, an augmented gravity model for international
tourist arrivals is estimated. This makes it possible to assess how five major religions induce or
constrain international tourism flows. The results provide evidence that the religious affiliations
of both the origin and destination countries have significant explanatory power in global tourism
flows, over and above pilgrimage.
Description
CITATION: Fourie, J., Rosello,J. & Santa-Gallego, M. 2014. Which God is good for tourism? Tourism Economics. doi: 10.5367/te.2014.0412.
The original publication is available at http://www.ingentaconnect.com.ez.sun.ac.za/content/ip/tec/pre-prints/content-teft146
The original publication is available at http://www.ingentaconnect.com.ez.sun.ac.za/content/ip/tec/pre-prints/content-teft146
Keywords
Tourism, Tourism -- Religious aspects, Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Citation
Fourie, J., Rosello,J. & Santa-Gallego, M. 2014. Which God is good for tourism? Tourism Economics. doi: 10.5367/te.2014.0412.