Distinction of Jordan as a Destination for Religious Tourism
Abstract
The purpose of this research study is to analyze Distinction of Jordan as a destination for religious tourism. This study was designed to establish a partnership between all tourism sectors in Jordan for the development of religious tourism to facilitate the operations of the exchange of information and ideas related to the development of tourism, several statistical measures were used such as arithmetic mean, test t, Cronbach's alpha test, and standard deviation, and ANOVA test. There is a relationship between the excellence of Jordan as a destination for religious tourism and the role of official agencies.
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[3] Baral, N. 2012. Empirical analysis of factors explaining local governing bodies’ trust for administering agencies in community-based conservation, Journal of Environmental Management, 103 (30): 41–50, DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.02.031
[4] Cohen, E. 1992. Pilgrimage and Tourism: Convergence and Divergence. in A. Morinis (ed.), Sacred Journeys: The Anthropology of Pilgrimage, Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, 47-61 pp.
[5] Cohen, E.H. 2003. Tourism and Religion: A Case Study—Visiting Students in Israeli Universities, Journal of Travel Research, 42 (1): 36-47 DOI: 10.1177/0047287503254247
[6] Cristea, A.C., Apostol, M.S., Dosescu, T. 2015. The Role of Media in Promoting Religious Tourism in Romania, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 8 (14): 302–306, DOI:10.1016/J.SBSPRO.2015.03.398
[7] Eade, J. 1992. Pilgrimage and tourism at Lourdes, France, Annals of Tourism Research, 19 (1): 18-32, Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/0160-7383(92)90104-W
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[14] Norman, A. 2011. Spiritual Tourism: Travel and Religious Practice in Western Society. London, UK: Continuum, ISBN: 1441150447, 9781441150448, 239 pp.
[15] Nyaupane, G.P., and Budruk, M. 2009. South Asian heritage tourism: conflict, colonialism, and cooperation. In D. J. Timothy, and G. P. Nyaupane (Eds.), Cultural heritage and tourism in the developing world: A regional perspective, London: Routledge, 127-145 pp.
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[17] Olsen, D.H., and Timothy, D.J. 2006. Tourism and religious journeys. In: Timothy, D.J and Olsen, D.H (eds), Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys. New York, NY: Routledge, 1-21 pp.
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[20] Ron, A.S. 2009. Towards a typological model of contemporary Christian Travel, Journal of Heritage Tourism, 4 (4): 287-297, DOI:10.1080/17438730903045548.
[21] Rysbekova, K.Sh., Duissenbayeva, A., Izmailov, I. 2014. Religious Tourism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon of the Present “The Unique Sense Today is a Universal Value Tomorrow. This is the Way Religions are Created and Values are Made.” Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 143 (14): 958–963, DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.534
[22] Shinde, K.A. 2007. Case Study 6: Visiting Sacred Sites in India: Religious Tourism or Pilgrimage?. In, R. Raj and N. Morpeth, Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Festivals Management: An International Perspective, CABI Publishing, 184-197 pp.
[23] Steiner, C. 2010. Tourism, culture and heritage in the middle east and north Africa, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 8 (4): 240-253, DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2010.521245
[24] Turner, V.W., Turner, E. 1978. Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture: Anthropological Perspective. Columbia University Press, New York, ISBN: 0231042868, 9780231042864, 281 pp.
[25] Wallingford, U.K., Smith, V. 1992. The Quest in Guest, Annals of Tourism Research, 19: 1-17
[26] Weise, K. 2013. Managing the sacred garden of Lumbini. In K. D. Silva, and N. K. Chapagain (Eds.), Asian Heritage Management: Contents, concerns and prospects, London: Rutledge, 122-136 pp.
*** UNWTO. 2011. Religious Tourism in Asia and the Pacific. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Madrid, Spain.
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2018-01-24
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JAWABREH, Omar A.A..
Distinction of Jordan as a Destination for Religious Tourism.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 6, p. 1171-1182, jan. 2018.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/1643>. Date accessed: 23 dec. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v8.6(22).03.
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