Research note: Which god is good for tourism?

• Fourie, Johan ^[1] ; Rosselló, Jaume ^[2] ; Santana-Gallego, María ^[2]
  1. [1] Stellenbosch University

     Stellenbosch University

     Stellenbosch, Sudáfrica

     
  2. [2] Universitat de les Illes Balears

     Universitat de les Illes Balears

     Palma de Mallorca, España

     
  3. [3] Universitat de les Iles Balears

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• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 22, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 163-169
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The authors posit that religion has a general impact on tourism which 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.