Tourism and Spirituality: A Phenomenological Analysis

Willson, Greg; McIntosh, Alison; Zahra, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2013.01.016

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“…Spirituality is also seen as a cultural endeavor or resource ( (Fonneland, 2013;Gezon, 2017) with positive outcomes but also negative on local culture as seen with the Aboriginal community on Smith, Scherrer, and Dowling (2009) study. As in our introduction, spirituality is considered a more individual experience where a search for a connection with something bigger or pursuing meaning on life is sought ((Moal-Ulvoas, 2017;Prayag, Mura, Hall & Fontaine, 2016;Singh, 2009;Willson, McIntosh, & Zahra, 2013). The increasing importance of spirituality on tourism is also clear on Barkathunnisha, Lee and Price (2016) study where it is explored a possible model to include it in tourism education.…”

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“…The studies followed mostly a qualitative approach which is not surprising since spirituality is a complex construct, aligned with personal experiences that need a more in-depth and individual methodology to be understood. Results showed that tourism experiences can be or can lead to spiritual enrichment (Cheer, Belhassen & Kujaw, 2017;Moal-Ulvoas, 2017;Prayag, Mura, Hall & Fontaine, 2016;Singh, 2009;Willson, McIntosh & Zahra, 2013). Spirituality is also seen as a cultural endeavor or resource ( (Fonneland, 2013;Gezon, 2017) with positive outcomes but also negative on local culture as seen with the Aboriginal community on Smith, Scherrer, and Dowling (2009) study.…”

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“…(Smith, Scherrer & Dowling, 2009) Cultural and spiritual effects on places of Aboriginal significance together with on-site visitors' management problems need immediate consideration. (Willson, McIntosh & Zahra, 2013).…”

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Review of Optimism, Creativity, and Spirituality in Tourism Research

Garcês¹,

Pocinho²,

Jesus

2018

Tour. hosp. manag.

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Purpose -Optimism, creativity, and spirituality are important variables in Positive Psychology that can lead to better lives. The authors believe these are also fundamental concepts that can bring a new understanding of the tourism experiences, particularly in the current trend of the 'experience economy'. The study aimed to explore optimism, creativity, and spirituality from a Positive Psychology perspective on tourism settings to deepen the understanding of the state of the art and develop ideas for improvement of tourism research experiences Design -An extensive systematic literature review was developed anchored on PRISMA (2009) guidelines. The search engine Online Knowledge Library (B-On) was used and the search terms 'Optimism', 'Creativity' and 'Spirituality' crossed individually with 'Tourism', 'Travel' and 'Visitor'. In-depth analysis considering the chosen inclusion/exclusion criteria were undertaken concluding with a sample of 31 references. Findings -Overall, results showed a lack of optimism studies on tourism, leading to an urgent need to endeavor in the challenge of developing research. Creativity in tourism is mainly used as a background for the place and its culture and considers organizational, structural and product innovation development. Further, tourism can be seen as a spiritual activity seeking personal enrichment and fulfillment. Originality of the research -This study considers three variables not usually applied to tourism contexts as is clear by the low number of references found. The application of these and consequently of Positive Psychology on tourism is per se new, allowing the emergence of novel and important discussions on tourism.

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“…La zona cero de Nueva York o Graceland, la mansión de Elvis Presley, son algunos ejemplos. Y en tercer lugar, porque el término turismo, a su vez, cada vez más es observado desde esa segunda perspectiva que considera al turismo como un viaje espiritual (Willson et al, 2013).…”

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El turismo religioso en distintas zonas geográficas de España: características de los turistas

Torre¹,

Naranjo²

2017

BAGE

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RESUMENEl turismo en destinos religiosos ha aumentado en los últimos años convirtiéndose en un motor de desarrollo para muchas poblaciones. No obstante, los estudios sobre la demanda aún son escasos. El objetivo de este artículo es dar a conocer el perfil del turista en distintos destinos religiosos de España e identificar sus particularidades. Se realizó un trabajo de campo en tres de las manifestaciones religiosas más importantes: Camino de Santiago, Romería del Rocío y Semana Santa de Sevilla. Un análisis comparativo entre los tres perfiles mostró algunas semejanzas entre ellos.Palabras clave: Turismo religioso; peregrinación; perfil del turista; impacto económico. ABSTRACTIn recent years, tourism has grown in religious destinations and becomes a key driver for the development in many populations. However, demand studies are still scarce. The aim of this paper is to present the tourist profile in different religious destinations of Spain and identify their characteristics. A fieldwork was conducted in three of the most important religious destinations: Way of St. James, El Rocío pilgrimage and Holy Week in Seville. A comparative analysis between the three profiles showed some similarities between them.

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“…Entre otros autores, destacan los trabajos de Morinis, 1983;Esteve, 2002;Tilson, 2005;Andrés y Espejo, 2006;Brace et al, 2006;Buttimer, 2006;Cànoves, 2006;Ferber, 2006;Ivakhiv, 2006;Blackwell, 2007;Collins-Kreiner, 2010;Cànoves y Blanco, 2011;Lois y López, 2012;Millan et al, 2012;Shinde, 2012;Maddrell y della Dora, 2013;Olsen, 2013;Wilson et al, 2013;Cànoves et al, 2014;Cebrián y García, 2014;Cors, 2014;López Palomeque y Font, 2014;Pardellas y Padin, 2014;Uriely et al, 2015;Cànoves y Prat, 2016;Llurdés, 2016. Por otra parte, también se está modificando la actitud de los residentes hacia los turistas, teniendo en cuenta, que una actitud es "un estado mental de disposición para responder que ejerce una influencia directa sobre la conducta" (Royo y Ruiz, 2009). Entre los factores más influyentes en las actitudes de los residentes hacia el turismo, se encuentran fundamentalmente dos: el tipo y grado de interacción entre los residentes y visitantes y la importancia de la actividad turística en el territorio (Murphy, 1983).…”

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Las romerías, oportunidad turística y relaciones sociales entre locales y visitantes. El caso de la Cerdanya en Cataluña

Forga¹,

Valiente²

2018

turismo

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RESUMENEn los estos últimos años se están desarrollando nuevas actividades alrededor del turismo cultural-religioso con el objetivo de dar a conocer y mantener vivo el folklore propio de las generaciones pasadas. Entre estos fenómenos histórico-culturales y turísticos están las romerías. Se trata de excursiones grupales, generalmente a pie, a ermitas y santuarios donde, además de las actividades puramente religiosas, también se aprovecha para realizar otros actos festivos vinculados con las tradiciones del lugar. De este modo, con las romerías, algunos lugares religiosos en los territorios de interior se han convertido en puntos de encuentro entre los turistas y la población local, con una triple función: revalorizar el patrimonio local, atraer visitantes y ser lugar de encuentro entre la comunidad local y los turistas. En este trabajo, a partir de documentación y estadísticas sobre el tema y de entrevistas a participantes, se ha analizado el caso de las romerías en la Cerdanya española (los llamados "aplecs"), y se ha confirmado que se trata de unos eventos populares que Recibido: 3 de marzo de 2017 Devuelto para su revisión:

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Tourism and Spirituality: A Phenomenological Analysis

Cited by 159 publications

References 58 publications

Review of Optimism, Creativity, and Spirituality in Tourism Research

Review of Optimism, Creativity, and Spirituality in Tourism Research

El turismo religioso en distintas zonas geográficas de España: características de los turistas

Las romerías, oportunidad turística y relaciones sociales entre locales y visitantes. El caso de la Cerdanya en Cataluña

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