Challenges and opportunities for sacred journeys: a media representation of the impact of COVID-19

Pilgrimage is a common phenomenon in all the major religions. Earlier studies showed that the pilgrimage sector has high resilience to crises. However, COVID-19 has affected and continues to have adverse impacts on pilgrimage tourism. Recognising the dearth of research addressing this developing cri...

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Published inTourism recreation research Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 1177 - 1183
Main Authors Shaheer, Ismail, Nayak, Naresh, Polus, Reni
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.09.2024
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challenges
COVID-19
media representation
opportunities
Pilgrimage
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Summary:Pilgrimage is a common phenomenon in all the major religions. Earlier studies showed that the pilgrimage sector has high resilience to crises. However, COVID-19 has affected and continues to have adverse impacts on pilgrimage tourism. Recognising the dearth of research addressing this developing crisis and its impact on pilgrimage tourism, this research note aims to explore the challenges and opportunities pilgrims face due to COVID-19. Hundred and fifty media articles from thirty countries are thematically analysed to address the aim of this research. The results indicate nine challenges and five opportunities for pilgrims due to COVID-19, which have varied implications for the pilgrimage sector as a whole.
ISSN:0250-8281
2320-0308
DOI:10.1080/02508281.2022.2100195