Tag: religious tourism
Pakistan eases visa restrictions: Promoting religious tourism
editor- May 18, 2019 01:10Pakistan is promoting religious pluralism by easing visa restrictions and promoting religious tourism to support religious inclusivity. This was explained by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Asad Majeed ... Read More
South Africa Tourism Ministry and African Tourism Board Officials meet and agree with SA President Cyril Ramaphosa
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 4, 2019 22:00African Tourism Board Vice President Cuthbert Ncube today at Indaba in Durban met with the Honorable Deputy Minister of Tourism for the Republic of South Africa, Elizabeth Thabethe; Her Excellency ... Read More
ATM: Tourism crucial for reducing Saudi Arabia’s dependence on oil revenues
Chief Assignment Editor- April 30, 2019 19:40According to the experts speaking at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019, tourism will play a major role in reducing Saudi Arabia’s dependence on oil revenues. In a panel discussion titled ... Read More
Syrian Tourism Minister: Work in progress to attract tourists from Russia
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2019 01:20Syria’s authorities are making persistent efforts to attract guests from Russia, with religious tourism viewed as a major area, Syrian Tourism Minister Rami Radwan Martini said on Friday. "Work is ... Read More
Saudi tourism sector worth over $70 billion in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2019 13:30Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector is expected to contribute $70.9 billion (SAR 263.1 billion) in total to the country’s GDP in 2019, according to data from the World Travel ... Read More
Pakistan regrets India’s decision to postpone Kartarpur meeting
editor- March 30, 2019 00:55Pakistan was set to welcome a meeting between the India and Pakistan on the Kartarpur Corridor, which will be one of the top religious tourism destinations in South Asia. The ... Read More
Krakow hosts 3rd International Congress of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimages
Chief Assignment Editor- February 27, 2019 16:05The 3rd International Congress of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimages "100th birthday of Karol Wojtyla - Saint John Paul II" will take place in Krakow, from 6th to 10th November 2019. ... Read More
AITA chief: Iran wants ‘balance in tourist flow rates’ with Turkey
Chief Assignment Editor- February 16, 2019 20:25Head of the Association of Iranian Travel Agents has emphasized the need to attain a balance in tourist flow rates between Iran and Turkey. “Iran intends to reach a balance ... Read More
Tanzania all set for Israel Tourism Exhibition
Chief Assignment Editor- February 8, 2019 18:10Tourism and travel trade executive from Tanzania are set to participate the International Mediterranean Travel Market (IMTM) slated in Tel Aviv, Israel, next week. Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) in collaboration ... Read More
Rwanda gets ready to launch religious tourism circuit in Kihebo
editor- June 18, 2013 10:10(eTN) - The Tourism and Conservation Department of the Rwanda Development Board will this week launch the country’s first religious tourism product, focusing on the Kibeho area in Southern Rwanda. Read More
Rites of Holy Week are in progress in the Salento region of Italy
editor- March 27, 2013 08:10ITALY (eTN) - The Salento region, geographically positioned in the remote Southeast of Italy, extends its land to the extreme southern heel of the boot-shaped peninsula, and its eastern lands ... Read More
Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism
editor- March 2, 2013 02:05LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism industry, Kevin Wright told 150 local travel professionals during a workshop in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday. Read More
Sacred sites: value beyond belief
editor- October 17, 2012 12:00WHERE AND WHAT BECOME WHO AND WHY Read More
Fundamentals of faith-based travel delivered to online audience
editor- October 15, 2012 01:23LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Kevin J. Wright delivered the fundamentals of faith-based travel to an international online audience. Read More
Religious tourism growing in UK
editor- June 11, 2012 02:34Religious tourism is on the increase with a growing number of people visiting historic places, according to the Church in Wales. Read More
Faith-based tourism a two-way street
editor- April 26, 2012 06:29Thousands of US citizens travel abroad to visit religious sites and regions, but faith-based tourism is a two-way street. Read More
Mauritius to promote spiritual heritage tourism
editor- November 19, 2011 08:03(eTN) - Hot on the heels of a report about the establishment of the "Praslin Heritage Route" in the Seychelles, comes news from Mauritius, another member of the "Vanilla Islands," ... Read More
Identifying trends in faith-based tourism
editor- October 21, 2011 03:50LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Faith-based tourism will be an important focus at the 2011 NTA Convention in Las Vegas, highlighted by the association’s first-ever Faith-based Tourism Leaders Forum, set for D Read More
NTA hires expert on faith tourism
editor- June 25, 2011 07:22LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA is taking steps to expand its members’ opportunities for business within the US$18 billion faith-based tourism and hospitality market, starting with hiring an industry expe Read More
Report: Religious tourism to bring 15 million visitors to Saudi Arabia
editor- May 4, 2011 05:06The religious tourism sector in Saudi Arabia, which generated more than $7 billion in 2009 and registered 12 million visitors to pilgrimage sites, will attract 15 million visitors in 2013, ... Read More
Najaf thriving as a religious tourism destination
editor- March 1, 2010 05:52The city of Najaf in Iraq is thriving as a religious tourist destination for Shia Muslims, with thousands of Iranians making a weekly pilgrimage to the sacred Imam Ali shrine. Read More
Monks and residents collide in tiny Assiut
editor- November 26, 2009 22:24Assiut is a tiny, reserved, quiet tourist town in Egypt with few post-Pharaonic attractions gaining widespread tourist attention. Read More
Lebanon to capitalize on religious tourism
editor- September 16, 2009 03:36BESHWAT, Lebanon — Abandoned wheelchairs and crutches are propped up against the walls in the entry hall, left there for good by believers who say she healed them when no ... Read More
Marketing in times of financial crisis: Tourism recovery strategies for turbulent times
editor- June 3, 2009 10:07A common believe among tourism professionals is that the financial crisis has damaged the entire tourism industry evenly. Read More
Cairo explosion near popular Apparition Church blamed on Hezbollah
editor- May 29, 2009 06:11Investigators of the bombing incident that took place May 12 near the famous Virgin’s Church in Cairo nabbed their suspects. Read More
Jordan River to host thousands of pilgrims
editor- January 8, 2009 08:52Thousands of Christian pilgrims are expected to congregate at the “baptism site” at the Jordan River to mark Epiphany and pilgrimage day. Read More
Amid conflicts, Middle East region pins hope on religious travel
editor- November 26, 2008 07:52Despite hard times in today’s financial world, tourism has been given hope in religion and faith-based travel. Read More
From peace through tourism, Jordan expands religious tourism
editor- November 20, 2008 09:10Jordan, the Biblical Land of Refuge in the Middle East, is the only location in the Holy Land that links the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Lot, Moses, Elijah, Ruth, John, ... Read More
Onward Christian tourists, destination…Jamaica
editor- March 24, 2008 04:26KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica plans to tap into the thriving market for religious-oriented tourism to invigorate the island's sagging economy, government officials and business leaders said. Read More
Jamaica to tap into lucrative market for religious tourism
editor- February 1, 2008 05:35KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica plans to tap into the thriving market for religious-oriented tourism to invigorate the island's sagging economy, government officials and business leaders said Wednesday. Read More
Religious tourism taking off in Agra
editor- January 13, 2008 07:39Agra - Most tourists flock to Agra to see that ever-beautiful monument to love, the Taj Mahal, but the city is a treasure trove of many religious monuments as well. ... Read More